COVID-19 Antiviral Therapy to Block Direct Cell Injury and Associated Tissue Damage
Translational Candidate Berzosertib (VE-822), a safe drug candidate for treatment against COVID-19, will be investigated. Area of Impact The outcome of the proposed studies will have a significant health benefit…
Purification of Human Hematopoietic Stem Cells (HSCs) for Clinical Stem Cell Transplantation
Translational Candidate Two new monoclonal antibodies anti-CD34 and anti-CD90, and protocols to purify cancer-free and/or T cell free human HSC for clinical transplantation. Area of Impact The development of hematopoietic…
Development of a low-cost, clinical-grade iPS maintenance medium for enabling stem cell therapy manufacturing
Translational Candidate HiDef-B8, an iPS cell maintenance medium designed to reduce stem cell GMP manufacturing costs and risk. Area of Impact HiDef-B8 addresses scale-up manufacturing, by being lower-cost ($300/L) and…
Generation of human universal donor iPS cells
Translational Candidate Universal donor cell that is a genetically-engineered iPSC clone and is equipped with a safety switch. Area of Impact Regenerative medicine including replacement therapies affected by immune rejection…
T-Pure: Peripheral Blood Processing Tool for Point of Care CAR-T Manufacturing
Translational Candidate Tool kit added directly to peripheral blood allowing for purification of T cell enriched product suitable for (CAR)-T cell generation. Area of Impact The goal is to generate…
Cell Villages and Clinical Trial in a Dish with Pooled iPSC-CMs for Drug Discovery
Translational Candidate Human stem cells in a dish engineered into heart cells to supplement, refine, reduce, and/or ultimately replace human clinical trials. Area of Impact Increase genetic diversity of preclinical…
Human iPSC-derived micro-heart muscles for high-throughput cardiac drug discovery
Translational Candidate In vitro miniaturized array of heart muscle amenable for use in efficient high-throughput drug discovery and screening campaigns. Area of Impact Effective high-throughput screening of drugs on human…
