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David Kekich - Stem Cell Therapy Breakthrough
Centagen is developing technology to help millions of people who suffer from chronic pain, disease and injury with an advanced form of adult stem cell therapy. For more information go to http://www.indiegogo.comFrom:CentagenViews:187 80ratingsTime:02:35More inScience Technology

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Princess Margaret Cancer Program will implement ComprehensiveBMT and Investigate Cell Therapy to continue leading role in cancer care and research

SALT LAKE CITY , Nov. 14, 2012 /CNW/ - Remedy Informatics, the leading provider of registries and research informatics software for Life Science and Translational Research and Healthcare, today announced the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre at University Health Network in Toronto has selected ComprehensiveBMT and Investigate Cell Therapy, two of Remedy's innovative clinical informatics solutions.

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"The Princess Margaret is one of the largest comprehensive cancer facilities in the world with the largest Blood and Marrow Transplant program in Canada and a gold standard cancer research facility," said Gary Kennedy , Founder and CEO of Remedy Informatics. "Both InvestigateCT and ComprehensiveBMT offer unmatched integration of information to improve treatment outcomes by aggregating, mapping, harmonizing and analyzing data across clinical and scientific disciplines. Valuable information will give valuable insights into patient safety, patient survivorship, and quality improvement for transplant physicians, nurses and researchers."

Built on Remedy's flagship Mosaic Platform, InvestigateCT and ComprehensiveBMT offer the Princess Margaret the world's first and only truly integrated research management system. In addition to combining blood and marrow registries with cell therapy laboratories and biobanks, clinicians and researchers will have an unprecedented view of their data through the Mosaic Ontology, which aggregates, maps and harmonizes the data to facilitate pattern recognition. Together researchers are able to manage and aggregate more data sources, across disciplines, including next-generation sequencing, cross-disease registries, LIMS and the Blood and Marrow Transplant Program to advance research of cell therapies, blood and marrow transplantation, and related diseases.

"The future of patient care and innovative research in blood and marrow transplantation requires rapid data analysis to track and improve patient outcomes. We are confident Remedy Informatics can meet our needs," said Dr. John Kuruvilla , MD, FRCP(C), director, Clinical Program, Blood and Marrow Transplant program at the Princess Margaret . "We foresee better information management as the cornerstone for improving patient outcomes in hematologic malignancies."

The Princess Margaret BMT program has an international reputation as a global leader in clinical and research programs and as a gold standard in transplant technologies like Apheresis collections for peripheral stem cell transplant infusions and Extracorporeal Photopheresis for selected graft-vs-host conditions. Over the next year, Remedy will work with the Princess Margaret BMT program to implement InvestigateCT, the world's first Integrated Research Management System designed for cancer centers involved in clinical research using cell therapies. InvestigateCT will facilitate multi-directional data flow throughout the BMT program, cell therapy labs and biobanks to improve real-time analytics, therapies, patient safety, and quality across the transplant care pathway as well as long-term patient survivorship for patients who are living longer and healthier lives.

Remedy serves a wide range of leading Life Science and Translational Research institutions across the country, including the Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah, Cleveland Clinic's Bariatric and Metabolic Institute and Heart and Vascular Institute, the American Joint Replacement Registry, Baylor Health Care System, and many more.

For more information about Investigate Cell Therapy or ComprehensiveBMT, or Remedy's leading patient registry technology, please visit our website, http://www.remedyinformatics.com. InvestigateCT is for research use only and is not intended for clinical or cell processing purposes.

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Princess Margaret Cancer Program will implement ComprehensiveBMT and Investigate Cell Therapy to continue leading role in cancer care and research

SALT LAKE CITY , Nov. 14, 2012 /CNW/ - Remedy Informatics, the leading provider of registries and research informatics software for Life Science and Translational Research and Healthcare, today announced the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre at University Health Network in Toronto has selected ComprehensiveBMT and Investigate Cell Therapy, two of Remedy's innovative clinical informatics solutions.

(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120206/SF47874LOGO)

"The Princess Margaret is one of the largest comprehensive cancer facilities in the world with the largest Blood and Marrow Transplant program in Canada and a gold standard cancer research facility," said Gary Kennedy , Founder and CEO of Remedy Informatics. "Both InvestigateCT and ComprehensiveBMT offer unmatched integration of information to improve treatment outcomes by aggregating, mapping, harmonizing and analyzing data across clinical and scientific disciplines. Valuable information will give valuable insights into patient safety, patient survivorship, and quality improvement for transplant physicians, nurses and researchers."

Built on Remedy's flagship Mosaic Platform, InvestigateCT and ComprehensiveBMT offer the Princess Margaret the world's first and only truly integrated research management system. In addition to combining blood and marrow registries with cell therapy laboratories and biobanks, clinicians and researchers will have an unprecedented view of their data through the Mosaic Ontology, which aggregates, maps and harmonizes the data to facilitate pattern recognition. Together researchers are able to manage and aggregate more data sources, across disciplines, including next-generation sequencing, cross-disease registries, LIMS and the Blood and Marrow Transplant Program to advance research of cell therapies, blood and marrow transplantation, and related diseases.

"The future of patient care and innovative research in blood and marrow transplantation requires rapid data analysis to track and improve patient outcomes. We are confident Remedy Informatics can meet our needs," said Dr. John Kuruvilla , MD, FRCP(C), director, Clinical Program, Blood and Marrow Transplant program at the Princess Margaret . "We foresee better information management as the cornerstone for improving patient outcomes in hematologic malignancies."

The Princess Margaret BMT program has an international reputation as a global leader in clinical and research programs and as a gold standard in transplant technologies like Apheresis collections for peripheral stem cell transplant infusions and Extracorporeal Photopheresis for selected graft-vs-host conditions. Over the next year, Remedy will work with the Princess Margaret BMT program to implement InvestigateCT, the world's first Integrated Research Management System designed for cancer centers involved in clinical research using cell therapies. InvestigateCT will facilitate multi-directional data flow throughout the BMT program, cell therapy labs and biobanks to improve real-time analytics, therapies, patient safety, and quality across the transplant care pathway as well as long-term patient survivorship for patients who are living longer and healthier lives.

Remedy serves a wide range of leading Life Science and Translational Research institutions across the country, including the Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah, Cleveland Clinic's Bariatric and Metabolic Institute and Heart and Vascular Institute, the American Joint Replacement Registry, Baylor Health Care System, and many more.

For more information about Investigate Cell Therapy or ComprehensiveBMT, or Remedy's leading patient registry technology, please visit our website, http://www.remedyinformatics.com. InvestigateCT is for research use only and is not intended for clinical or cell processing purposes.

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umbilical cord blood | Cord Blood - Life Saving Out of the Womb
http://www.cordbloodrecommendation.com The collected blood should be processed by specialists in the laboratory within 48 hours and stored properly. Stems cells are very important. Again, these are not hard and fast numbers but just estimates. This procedure also supplies a rapid chromosome analysis within high levels of accuracy. As we all know that it is rich in Hematopoietic stem cells. Extracting bone marrow is a very painful and difficult procedure, and if you have your own blood, then you do not need to make your family members go through the bone marrow transplant procedure. If your child is able to pass the pre-screening process, the program has been highly regarded and is an excellent, free alternative to private registry. Preserved stem cells are used when the body is in a weakened state from disease or treatments such as chemotherapy. Cord blood stem cell therapy has regenerative characteristics. This kind of disease typically attacks the neurons of the central nervous system in the brain. If they decide to donate to a public facility, there are no storage fees however because of privacy concerns all identification features are removed from that particular storage lot within a few years. How many years can a baby #39;s cord blood be saved?Cord blood banking is a relatively new concept. If they are able to grow sufficiently, the new cell will make new blood cells. If you have stem cells of your child, then you will not even need to find bone marrow donors in case your child isFrom:Implantes DentalesViews:0 0ratingsTime:01:18More inScience Technology

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Patient Jerry and his wife discuss their Rejuvenare experience in Jerry receiving stem cell therapy for Parkinson #39;s disease. They are very impressed with how fantastic the experience has been and wonders how Rejuvenare can offer such excellent services to its patient clients.From:rejuvenareViews:0 0ratingsTime:01:11More inEducation

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Gamida Cell Ltd., a world leader in stem cell population expansion technologies and stem cell therapy products for transplantation and regenerative medicine, announced today that the first patient, enrolled in its pilot study of NiCord as an investigational treatment for sickle cell disease (SCD), has been transplanted at Duke University in North Carolina.

Gamida Cell CEO Dr. Yael Margolin said, The NiCord study is a first step in broadening Gamida Cells pipeline of cell therapies to treat patients who suffer from severe non-malignant diseases with a very large unmet clinical need.

SCD is a group of inherited red blood cell disorders where red blood cells become hard and sticky and look like a C-shaped farm tool called a sickle. According to statistics, SCD affects 90,000 to 100,000 in the US alone, mainly African-Americans and Hispanic-Americans. Symptoms range in type and severity. SCD can be fatal and to date, the only cure for SCD is stem cell transplantation from a family related matched donor.

Dr. Margolin continued, Sickle cell disease can be cured with a successful bone marrow transplantation, especially from a family related fully matched donor. Most patients do not pursue this option, since they do not have the suitable donor. NiCord is intended to reverse this situation and provide a readily available cure.

NiCord is an expanded cell graft derived from an entire unit of umbilical cord blood and enriched with stem cells. NiCord was developed based on Gamida Cells proprietary NAM technology.

The official name of the study is Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation of NiCord, Umbilical Cord Blood-Derived Ex Vivo Expanded Stem and Progenitor Cells, in Combination With a Second, Unmanipulated Cord Blood Unit in Patients With Sickle Cell Disease. http://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01590628?term=nicord&rank=1. A total of 10 patients, ages 2 21, will be enrolled in the NiCord study, a single center, single arm trial evaluating the safety and efficacy of transplanting NiCord together with a second un-manipulated cord blood unit in patients with SCD following myeloablative therapy. The study will also assess transplant-related mortality, event-free survival and overall survival at 100, 180 and 365 days, respectively.

About Gamida Cell

Gamida Cell is a world leader in stem cell population expansion technologies and stem cell therapy products for transplantation and regenerative medicine. The companys pipeline of stem cell therapy products are in development to treat a wide range of conditions including blood cancers, solid tumors, non-malignant hematological diseases such as hemoglobinopathies, neutropenia and acute radiation syndrome, autoimmune diseases and metabolic diseases as well as conditions that can be helped by regenerative medicine. Gamida Cells therapeutic candidates contain populations of adult stem cells, selected from non-controversial sources such as umbilical cord blood, bone marrow and peripheral blood, which are expanded in culture. Gamida Cells current shareholders include: Elbit Imaging (EMITF), Clal Biotechnology Industries (CBI.TA), Israel Healthcare Venture, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (TEVA), Amgen, Denali Ventures and Auriga Ventures. For more information, please visit: http://www.gamida-cell.com.

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