Curing Sickle cell Disease with CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing
Translational Candidate The principal objective of this program is to bring a Cas9-based gene editing cure for sickle cell disease to the pre-IND stage of development. Area of Impact The…
Translational Candidate The principal objective of this program is to bring a Cas9-based gene editing cure for sickle cell disease to the pre-IND stage of development. Area of Impact The…
Translational Candidate An autologous somatic stem cell therapy for the treatment of osteonecrosis. Area of Impact Osteonecrosis is a painful, progressive disease for which there is no treatment, save replacing…
Translational Candidate Placental-derived stem cells becoming a unique NK-like cell Area of Impact solid tissue cancers Mechanism of Action These expanded cells share many characteristics as NK cells but appear…
Translational Candidate Lenti/iNKT-sr39TK Modified Autologous Human CD34+ Hematopoietic Stem Cells (HSCs) Area of Impact The targeted area of impact for the candidate is cancer therapy, in particular cancers that are…
Translational Candidate Autologous hematopoietic stem cells transduced with a lentiviral vector expressing wild type human HexA and HexB. Area of Impact The therapeutic candidate would halt disease progression in Tay-Sachs…
Therapeutic Candidate or Device Retina pigment epithelial stem cell (RPESC)-derived RPE progeny at 4 weeks of differentiation (RPESC-RPE-4W) Indication Dry age-related macular degeneration (dry AMD). Therapeutic Mechanism Dry AMD involves…
Therapeutic Candidate or Device Allogeneic Placenta-derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells Seeded on Cook Biodesign® Dural Graft Extracellular Matrix (PMSC-ECM) Indication Myelomeningocele (MMC) -or Spina Bifida -diagnosed prenatally Therapeutic Mechanism Placenta-derived mesenchymal…
Therapeutic Candidate or Device Autologous T cells genetically engineered to express a Chimeric Antigen Receptor targeting B7-H3 (B7-H3CART) Indication Brain tumors in adults: Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM) Therapeutic Mechanism Progenitor B7-H3CART…