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Stryker Corporation and NuVasive

Regenerative Medicine Market: Competitive Landscape

The last chapter of the Regenerative Medicine market research report focuses exclusively on the competitive landscape. It examines the main market players. In addition to a brief overview of the business, analysts provide information on their assessment and development. The list of important products in preparation is also mentioned. The competitive landscape is analyzed by understanding the companies strategies and the initiatives they have taken in recent years to overcome intense competition.

Regenerative Medicine Market: Drivers and Restraints

The report explains the drivers of the future of the Regenerative Medicine market. It assesses the different forces which should have a positive impact on the whole market. Analysts have looked at investments in research and development for products and technologies, which should give players a significant boost. In addition, the researchers undertook an analysis of the evolution of consumer behavior which should have an impact on the cycles of supply and demand in the Regenerative Medicine market. In this research report, changes in per capita income, improvement in the economic situation and emerging trends were examined.

The research report also explains the potential restrictions on the Regenerative Medicine market. The aspects assessed are likely to hamper market growth in the near future. In addition to this assessment, it offers a list of opportunities that could prove lucrative for the entire market. Analysts offer solutions to turn threats and restrictions into successful opportunities in the years to come.

Regenerative Medicine Market: Regional Segmentation

In the following chapters, analysts have examined the regional segments of the Regenerative Medicine market. This gives readers a deeper insight into the global market and allows for a closer look at the elements that could determine its evolution. Countless regional aspects, such as the effects of culture, environment and government policies, which affect regional markets are highlighted.

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Global Market Forecast: Readers receive production and sales forecasts for the Regenerative Medicine market, production and consumption forecasts for regional markets, production, sales and price forecasts for the Regenerative Medicine market by type and consumption forecasts for the Regenerative Medicine market per application.

Regional Market Analysis: It can be divided into two different sections: one for the analysis of regional production and one for the analysis of regional consumption. Here, analysts share gross margin, prices, sales, production, CAGR, and other factors that indicate the growth of all regional markets examined in the report.

Market Competition: In this section, the report provides information on the situation and trends of competition, including mergers and acquisitions and expansion, the market shares of the three or five main players and the concentration of the market. Readers could also get the production, revenue, and average price shares of manufacturers.

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Community resilience is facing Its greatest threat, and colleges are helping | Opinion – pennlive.com

Posted: April 19, 2020 at 11:42 am

Throughout history, the nations colleges and universities have set the foundation for innovation and social change. Weve uncovered the secrets of DNA. Weve unleashed bioengineering. We have harnessed intellectual power to create new technologyoften through the partnerships between land grant colleges and local industries and agriculturebringing the latest science to where it was needed. And we have done it all while demanding intellectual rigor and a sharp focus on the common good for society.

At Boston University, the Center for Regenerative Medicine at BUs Medical Center, alerted by colleagues at the University of Washington in Seattle, coordinated with MITs Broad Institute as well as Harvard to produce a test for the virus with a turn around time of within 24 hours. More than 50 volunteered in this round the clock effort. Testing is now underway. Rutgers University has launched its own virus testing program. Its RUCDR Infinite Biologicsa part of the Universitys Human Genetics Institute of New Jerseyis now capable of testing tens of thousands.

Tiny Bay Mills Community College, a Michigan tribal college of fewer than 500 students, has used 3-D technology to design and now produce 1,000 face masks for first responders every week.

Institutions of higher education, large and small, can and do play a significant role in serving our country and our world at this critical moment in history. But our work starts at home. Whats required is a community approach, as local areas are impacted in distinct ways while this crisis unfolds.

I learned the power of community response to overwhelming challenges at the American University of Nigeria. I served there as president when Boko Haram began to surge near the campus and federal assistance was nowhere to be found. The university brought the community together and kept the terrorist group at bay and fed refugees.

Drawing on that experience, when I arrived at Dickinson three years ago, I immediately began to gather with community members to identify their most pressing issues and to connect them with college resources. What started out as a dozen people has now grown to more than 50 representing nearly every sectornonprofits, school districts, health care, government and business. We are meeting remotely in the age of COVID-19, but the relationships we have built have allowed us to respond quickly in a coordinated manner to the communitys growing needs.

Working with Carlisle Borough, the Chamber of Commerce and Community CARES partnered to convert the Stuart Community Center into a shelter for the homeless. UPMC Carlisle anticipated a potential need for housing and shelter for its exhausted medical workers; Dickinson stepped up and agreed to make space available in our vacated residence halls. Local businesses needed an online presence to offer goods and services, but lacked the know-how; Dickinson students are developing e-commerce websites for those businesses. Our organic farm is supplying much-needed fresh produce for the community.

Colleges areand should beat the epicenter of community responses to COVID. They can and should be the assembly point for community action. Its imperative that colleges start building or strengthening relationships with leaders in their communities now, to help in recovery and before the next crisis or disaster occurs.

When students return to class, they will return to communities that have changed in myriad ways. The old ideas, approaches and leadership simply wont do. Our students and young people are the ones we will need to help us with the necessary reconstruction. Those students will rely on the knowledge and problem-solving skills our institutions of higher learning should be providing.

In these difficult times, the country must demand much of its colleges and universities. Communities must know that we are in the trenches with you, and that we are all of us prepared to do more. When students return to our campuses we should work together to build a program of national service. This is how we will rebuild America and prepare the next generation for more unprecedented challenges.

Margee M. Ensign is president of Dickinson College, in Carlisle. Previously, Ensign served as president of the American University of Nigeria, where she developed aid and relief programs for hundreds of thousands of internally displaced people fleeing Boko Haram.

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Leading the Movement Towards Direct Cell Conversion: An Interview With Mogrify – Technology Networks

Posted: April 19, 2020 at 11:42 am

Biotech company Mogrify is deploying its proprietary direct cellular conversion technology to develop cell therapies in a variety of disease areas, including auto-immune, musculoskeletal, respiratory diseases and in cancer immunotherapy.The platform utilizes data from next-generation sequencing and cellular networks to identify transcription factors or small molecules required to directly convert a cell, addressing key challenges that are typically associated with the safety and efficacy of cell therapies.Technology Networks recently spoke with Joe Foster, COO, Mogrify, to learn more about the platform, the challenges encountered in developing cell therapies, and to gain Mogrify's insights on the future of this exciting research space.Molly Campbell (MC): What were some of the major highlights for Mogrify in 2019?Joe Foster (JF): In the past year, Mogrify has solidified its reputation as a pioneer in the expanding field of cell therapy. Using a systematic, data-driven approach, our innovative cell conversion platform addresses many of the challenges impeding systematic discovery, process development and the manufacturing processes.At an operational level, Mogrify has seen unprecedented growth in the last year, with emphasis on world-class science. We have established a leadership team with unparalleled track records, including the appointment of Dr Darrin M. Disley OBE, as CEO and Dr Jane Osbourn OBE, as Chair. Looking forward and with plans to boost our team to 70 individuals working across all disciplines, Mogrify has also moved operations to the new Bio-Innovation Centre in Cambridge, giving our team access to state-of-the-art facilities to continue their work in developing novel approaches to cell therapy.Mogrify received MSDs Innovation Award at the 15th Annual Scrip Awards, in acknowledgement of our potential to transform future cell therapies. Dr Jane Osbourn OBE was also the first female to win the Lifetime Achievement Award, recognizing her significant contributions to the biotech industry. Mogrifys significant fundraising success was also marked at the prestigious European Lifestars Awards, which celebrates excellence in the life science industry. Here, Mogrify was recognized as the Seed Stage Finance Raise of the Year.MC: In Mogrify's opinion, what key trends can we expect to see in the cell therapy space in 2020?JF: Many of the current approaches to cell therapy involve first converting cells back into a stem cell-like stateinduced pluripotent stem cellsbefore then converting them into the cell type required.Mogrify plans to lead the movement towards direct cell conversion, or transdifferentiation, where cells can be transformed from one cell type to another, without having to go through an intermediate pluripotent stage. Direct conversion of cells would enhance the speed of cell therapy development, as cells do not need to use traditional developmental pathways to reach a mature state.

Another bottleneck in the delivery of cell therapies is that most approaches rely on autologous transplants, which are carried out using patient-derived cells. Future innovations are moving towards using allogeneic therapies, where the cells used for therapy are derived from a healthy donor. Such advances are paving the way towards the development of universal donor cells, which would turn cell therapies into off-the-shelf treatments, enhancing the scale and accessibility of the treatments.

Finally, cell therapy methods are likely to move from ex vivo approaches (where cells are isolated from the patient, reprogrammed, and delivered back into the patient), to in vivo approaches, where cell therapies are delivered directly to the recipient, for example, through the use of small molecules present in a reprogramming cocktail or direct gene editing. In vivo technologies would, therefore, be able to reprogram cells directly in living humans, expanding the scope of cell therapy in a clinical setting. Overall, future cell therapies will have the capacity to be more effective, safer, and widely accessible.

MC: What are the key challenges that currently exist when developing and testing cell therapies? How does Mogrify hope to overcome such challenges?JF: The biggest challenges in producing cell therapies surround the efficacy, safety profile, and scalability of clinical treatment regimes. To make treatments safer, delivered cells must bypass the host immune system. This can be achieved with autologous therapy, but comes at the cost of scale and efficiency, as the patients cells need to be extracted, cultured, and reprogrammed before treatment can be delivered. Genetic engineering technologies (such as CRISPR/Cas9) that can be employed to remove the antigenic potential of allogeneic cell therapies (e.g. CAR-T) can be used in conjunction with such treatments, but this brings an additional layer of complication.Another difficulty comes from the technical challenges associated with generating, culturing, and expanding the required cells. In theory, any cell type can be derived from pluripotent cells. However, determining precisely how to generate any cell from pluripotent cells is conceptually and practically complex. Each cell type would require a distinct combination of transcription factors (or small molecules) and optimized culture conditions to ensure robust conversion into the desired phenotype. These technical challenges are associated with slow progress and poor efficiency in deriving reliable therapeutic cells.

Mogrify aims to tackle these hurdles with solutions involving big data, computational predictions, and bioinformatics. Mogrifys proprietary algorithm uses next generation sequencing data to predict the combination of transcription factors necessary to reliably convert any cell type into another cell type. Mogrifys technology provides a framework for direct cell conversion, and can also identify the best culture conditions to ensure that the cell populations remain stable and viable. This greatly improves cell therapy efficiency, as mature cells are created without the often arduous and imprecise process of differentiating cells from pluripotency.

Mogrifys technology is also compatible with in vivo cell therapies, as it can identify a combination of small molecules that will drive the necessary transcriptional networks to create the cells of choice. Therefore, Mogrifys technology can also be applied to overcome safety issues associated with allogeneic ex vivo approaches, and has the potential to greatly enhance the scale at which cell therapies can be delivered.MC: Are you able to tell us more about the latest developments in Mogrify's pipeline?JF: Currently, Mogrify is focused on applying the platform to musculoskeletal disorders, cancer immunotherapy, and auto-immune, ocular and respiratory diseases. Specifically, Mogrify is committed to identifying opportunities in regenerative medicine contexts, where direct cell conversion could have strong therapeutic potential.The current lead musculoskeletal program is in the development of chondrocytes for the treatment of cartilage defects and osteoarthritis. Mogrifys platform identified a cocktail of small molecules that successfully drives the conversion of fibroblast cells to chondrocytes, which has been proven to form functional hyaline cartilage in vitro. This can even be performed using an allogeneic approach without the need for gene editing (as the cartilage is immunopriviliged). Thus, it represents an opportunity for an off-the-shelf therapy that could be a relatively inexpensive and accessible treatment. At present, this treatment is in pre-clinical stages, and has a powerful potential for success in regenerative cartilage therapy. Similarly, an in vivo method of transdifferentiating osteoarthritic chondrocytes to healthy cells is being investigated in ongoing studies using a cocktail of small molecules.

Joe Foster, COO, Mogrify was speaking to Molly Campbell, Science Writer, Technology Networks.

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Predictive Submits Emergency Use Authorization Application for Treatment of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Secondary to COVID -19 with Umbilical…

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SALT LAKE CITY, April 13, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Predictive Biology, a wholly owned subsidiary of Predictive Technology Group (OTC PINK: PRED) (Predictive or The Company), announced that on April 9th it submitted an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) application with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the immediate use of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) derived from umbilical cord tissue for the treatment of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS), secondary to SARS-CoV-2, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

The pandemic caused by COVID-19 has shown to develop into severe ARDS in 30% of hospitalized patients with a 22%-62% mortality rate (Murthy et al., 2020) for those requiring hospitalization in an intensive care unit. Currently, there is no confirmed treatment that can demonstrate safety or efficacy for the treatment of COVID-19.

Coronavirus can be deadly, in large part because the virus can cause cytokine storms in which the patients own immune system triggers a runaway response causing more damage to the patient, than to the virus it's trying to eliminate, said John Sorrentino, Chairman of Predictive Technology Group. Respiratory distress kills hundreds of thousands of people each year worldwide. There is clinical data from early clinical trials that seem to indicate that the avoidance of the cytokine storm utilizing MSCs may be a critical component for the treatment of COVID-19 infected patients.

A recent review article published in Pain Physician, concluded that, The limited but emerging evidence regarding UC MSC [umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells] in managing COVID-19 suggests that it might be considered for compassionate use in critically ill patients to reduce morbidity and mortality in the United States.

The proposed IND clinical trial will utilize Predictives proprietary core technology of naturally occurring MSCs derived from umbilical cord tissue (UC-MSCs) to assess the efficacy as an add-on therapy to standard treatment of patients with severe Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) secondary to COVID-19.

Predictives UC MSC product, CoreCyte, [currently regulated by the FDA as a tissue-based product under 21 CFR 1271.3(d)(1) and Section 361 of the Public Health Service Act] has already beenused as an allograft in over50,000 patients. Physicians have reported to Predictive that over 1,100 patients have been treated with CoreCyte via intravenous administration. No serious adverse events have been reported with CoreCyte regardless of the route of administration. If Predictives EUA request is approved, CoreCyte would be available immediately to critically ill patients with ARDS due to COVID-19 infections.

About Predictive Technology Group, Inc.

Predictive Technology Group aims to revolutionize and personalize precision patient care. The Companys entities harness predictive gene-based analytics to develop genetic and molecular diagnostic tests and companion therapeutics in order to support a patient from diagnosis through treatment.

Dedicated to identifying the barriers that impact lifelong health through our genetic library, genomic mapping and individualized diagnostics, Predictives tests and products empower clinicians to provide their patients with the highest level of care. For more information, visit http://www.predtechgroup.com

About Predictive Biotech, Inc.

Predictive Biotech is a leader in regenerative medicine, its products are derived from tissue sources rich in properties that support the bodys natural ability to heal itself. All products are safely, ethically and minimally processed to deliver allografts that preserve the naturally occurring characteristics and factors of the donor tissue. Predictives signature products are uniquely born from the Whartons jelly layer of the umbilical cord and amniotic fluid and tissue.

With over 100,000 units delivered, product safety and consistency has been realized by thousands of practices throughout the United States. A national network of clinics, health systems, researchers and physicians leverage Predictives four proprietary products: AmnioCyte, AmnioCyte Plus, PolyCyte, and CoreCyte.

Forward-Looking Statements:

To the extent any statements made in this release contain information that is not historical, these statements are essentially forward-looking and are subject to risks and uncertainties, including the difficulty of predicting FDA approvals, acceptance and demand for human cell and tissue products and other pharmaceutical products, the impact of competitive products and pricing, new product development and launch, reliance on key strategic alliances, availability of raw materials, availability of additional intellectual property rights, availability of future financing sources, the regulatory environment, and other risks The Company may identify from time to time in the future. These forward-looking statements are based on the current plans and expectations of management and are subject to a number of uncertainties and risks that could significantly affect The Company's current plans and expectations, as well as future results of operations and financial condition. A more extensive listing of risks and factors that may affect The Company's business prospects and cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements can be found in the reports and other documents filed by The Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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Is It Moral To Work For A Tech Giant? – Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies

Posted: April 19, 2020 at 11:41 am

I recently read The Great Google Revolt in the New York Times Magazine. The article chronicles the conflict between Google and some of its employees over company practices that some of their employees deem unethical. I found the article interesting because I taught computer ethics for many years and Ive always wanted to do meaningful work. Ive also written about ethics and tech previously in Are Google and Facebook Evil? Irrational Protests Against Google, and How Technology Hijacks Peoples Mindsfrom a Magician and Googles Design Ethicist.

Working for Tech Companies

The tech giants---Apple, Google, Facebook, Microsoft---undoubtedly do things that aren't in the public interest. Think about how Facebook allows the blatant dissemination of falsehoods in political material, a policy that subverts the integrity of the electoral process and undermines social stability. Moreover, much time is wasted on Facebook, YouTube contains a lot of junk, and staring at your Apple phone all day has its downsides. This list could go on.

Of course, not always serving the common good isn't a unique feature of tech companies; other corporations do sinister things too. Oil companies fund climate change denial, thereby increasing the chance of a future environmental catastrophe that threatens the species' survival; tobacco companies systematically suppressed evidence of the lethality of their products for decades, leading to millions of deaths. This list could go on too.

So it's hard to single out tech companies for criticism---especially as a transhumanist. If only science and technology properly applied can save us, and if rich tech companies support important research in artificial intelligence, robotics, nanotechnology, and longevity research, then we need big tech. Furthermore, if the American government won't fund such research, then big tech companies are the only ones who might step up.

I do believe that tech companies have civic responsibilities, but taking such responsibilities seriously depends largely on creating a new economy, since the drive for profit, as opposed to increasing societal good, is a large part of the problem. We need an economic system that doesn't emphasize profit, weaponize disinformation, encourage despoiling the natural environment and climate, and create vast wealth inequality.

But if you have a job at a tech company and you have moral qualms about how they use their technology, then your choices include:

No doubt my readers can imagine other options.

What Work Should We Do and Why?

No matter what you choose remember that we live in a world where money is power. Money can then be used either for either good (Bill Gates, Warren Buffett) or ill (Charles Koch, Sheldon Adelson.) So leaving your job will decrease your ability to do good unless, for example, you can make more money doing something else. The way the system is set up, you just have to have something to be able to give something.

While I am sympathetic to opting out of the system, it is nearly impossible to avoid the global social-economic-political system altogether. No matter what you do or where you go you are enmeshed within it. In addition, if we push our concerns about causing harm to their logical limit, simply living and consuming resources may be morally problematic. Living itself may entail a kind of existential guilt. Afterall what we necessarily consume---food, clothing, shelter---is unavailable to others if we consume them.

I suppose the philosophical problem is, to put it simply, how to do good in an imperfect and sometimes bad world. Unfortunately, I don't think there is any way to live in an imperfect world that isn't (somewhat) complicit in evil. What then should we do? Here is how I answered the question in a previous essay, "Should You Do What You Love?"

So what practical counsel do we give people, in our current time and place, regarding work? Unfortunately, my advice is dull and unremarkable, like so much of the available work. For now, the best recommendation is: do the least objectionable, most satisfying work available given your options. That we cant say more reveals the gap between the real and the ideal, which is itself symptomatic of a flawed society. Perhaps working to change the world so that people can engage in satisfying work is the most meaningful work of all.

Assuming you find work that isn't too objectionable and somewhat satisfying, what is the point of doing that work? Here's what I wrote in "Fulfilling Work."

In the end, we are small creatures in a big universe. We cant change the whole world but we can influence it through our interaction with those closest to us, finding joy in the process. We may not change the world by administering to the sick as doctors or nurses or psychologists, or by installing someones dishwasher, cleaning their teeth or keeping their internet running. We may not even change it by caring lovingly for our children. But the recipients of such labors may find our work significant indeed. For they received medical care, had someone to talk to, got their teeth cleaned, found an old friend on the internet, didn't have to do the dishes, or grew up to be the kind of functioning adult this world so desperately needs because of that loving parental care. These may be small things, but if they are not important, nothing is.

Perhaps then it is the sum total of our labors that make us large. Our labors are not always exciting, but they are necessary to bring about a better future. All those mothers who cared for children and fathers who worked to support them, all those plumbers and doctors and nurses and teachers and firefighters doing their little part in the cosmic dance. All of them recognizing what Victor Frankl taught, that productive work is a constitutive element of a meaningful life.

Addendum - Previous articles about high-tech and work

Irrational Protests against Google

Are Google and Facebook Evil?

https://reasonandmeaning.com/2016/10/31/summary-of-how-technology-hijacks-peoples-minds%e2%80%8a-%e2%80%8afrom-a-magician-and-googles-design-ethicist/

Fulfilling Work

Meaningful Work

Should you “Do What You Love?”

The Monotony of Work

https://reasonandmeaning.com/2015/10/05/autonomy-mastery-and-purpose-what-we-really-want-from-our-work/

Rethinking Work

Friendship is Another Reason to Work

What Is The Point of Money?

The Problem of Work-Life Balance

https://reasonandmeaning.com/2014/01/22/overworked/

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Transfection Market : Demand and Future Scope Analysis. Leading Players are Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., Promega Corporation, QIAGEN, Maxcyte, Inc.,…

Posted: April 18, 2020 at 4:46 am

The Transfection Market report offers a complete and intelligent analysis of the competition, segmentation, dynamics, and geographical advancement of the global Transfection market. The market report is sure to lend a hand in enhancing sales and improving return on investment (ROI). This market research report provides clients with the supreme level of market data and information which is specific to their niche and their business requirements. This global Transfection market research report is a proven source to gain valuable market insights and take better decisions about the important business strategies.

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Transfection market is expected to gain market growth in the forecast period of 2020 to 2027. Data Bridge Market Research analyses the market to account to USD 1173.02 million by 2027 growing at a CAGR of 6.70% in the above-mentioned forecast period. Increasing cases of cancer is expected to create new opportunity for the market.

The major players covered in the transfection market report are Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., Promega Corporation, QIAGEN, Maxcyte, Inc., Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Lonza, Merck KGaA, POLYPLUS TRANSFECTION, Mirus Bio LLC, Agilent Technologies, Inc. among other domestic and global players. Market share and data is available for Global, North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific (APAC), Middle East and Africa (MEA) and South America separately. DBMR analysts understand competitive strengths and provide competitive analysis for each competitor separately.

Market Analysis and Insights of Global Transfection Market:

Transfection is the method in which exogenous nucleic acids including RNA, DNA or oligonucleotides are inserted into cells. Using various biological, chemical, or physical approaches, the delivery of nucleic acid from a particular type of cell can be accomplished.

Rising research activities in cell science is expected to enhance the market growth. Some of the other factors such as technological advancement in transfection technology, increasing R&D spending by pharmaceutical & biotech companies and increasing demand for synthetic genes will also drive the transfection market in the forecast period of 2020 to 2027.

High cost of transfection reagents and risk associated with the adverse reaction with the cell will hamper the market in the mentioned forecast period.

This transfection market report provides details of new recent developments, trade regulations, import export analysis, production analysis, value chain optimization, market share, impact of domestic and localised market players, analyses opportunities in terms of emerging revenue pockets, changes in market regulations, strategic market growth analysis, market size, category market growths, application niches and dominance, product approvals, product launches, geographic expansions, technological innovations in the market. To gain more info on Data Bridge Market Research transfection market contact us for an Analyst Brief, our team will help you take an informed market decision to achieve market growth.

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Global Transfection Market Scope and Market Size:

Transfection market is segmented of the basis of product, method, application and end-users. The growth amongst these segments will help you analyse meagre growth segments in the industries, and provide the users with valuable market overview and market insights to help them in making strategic decisions for identification of core market applications.

Product segment of the transfection market is divided into reagents and equipment.

On the basis of method, the transfection market is segmented into cotransfection, electroporation, cationic lipid transfection and in vivo transfection.

The application segment of the transfection market is divided into virus production, protein production, gene silencing, stem cell reprogramming & differentiation and stable cell line generation.

The transfection market on the basis of end-user is segmented into academics & research institutes and pharmaceutical & biotechnology companies.

Transfection Market Country Level Analysis:

Transfection market is analysed and market size insights and trends are provided by method, application, end- users and product as referenced above.

The countries covered in the transfection market report are U.S., Canada and Mexico in North America, Germany, France, U.K., Netherlands, Switzerland, Belgium, Russia, Italy, Spain, Turkey, Rest of Europe in Europe, China, Japan, India, South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Australia, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, Rest of Asia-Pacific (APAC) in the Asia-Pacific (APAC), Saudi Arabia, U.A.E, South Africa, Egypt, Israel, Rest of Middle East and Africa (MEA) as a part of Middle East and Africa (MEA), Brazil, Argentina and Rest of South America as part of South America.

The country section of the transfection market report also provides individual market impacting factors and changes in regulation in the market domestically that impacts the current and future trends of the market. Data points such as consumption volumes, production sites and volumes, import export analysis, price trend analysis, cost of raw materials, down-stream and upstream value chain analysis are some of the major pointers used to forecast the market scenario for individual countries. Also, presence and availability of global brands and their challenges faced due to large or scarce competition from local and domestic brands, impact of domestic tariffs and trade routes are considered while providing forecast analysis of the country data.

Healthcare Infrastructure Growth Installed Base and New Technology Penetration:

Transfection market also provides you with detailed market analysis for every country growth in healthcare expenditure for capital equipments, installed base of different kind of products for transfection market, impact of technology using life line curves and changes in healthcare regulatory scenarios and their impact on the transfection market. The data is available for historic period 2010 to 2018.

Competitive Landscape and Transfection Market Share Analysis:

Transfection market competitive landscape provides details by competitor. Details included are company overview, company financials, revenue generated, market potential, investment in research and development, new market initiatives, global presence, production sites and facilities, production capacities, company strengths and weaknesses, product launch, product width and breadth, application dominance. The above data points provided are only related to the companies focus related to transfection market.

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SONDERMANN | Is it time to send a scientist to the Senate? – coloradopolitics.com

Posted: April 18, 2020 at 4:45 am

Hippocrates, not a bad source at the moment, is thought to have originated the phrase, Drastic times call for drastic measures.

His reference was to disease and extreme cures. But, perhaps, a similar curative might be the prescription for an ailing, diseased political system.

With a primary coming soon for the U.S. Senate nomination, Democrats (along with unaffiliated voters wanting to participate) will be confronted with a choice between two standard-issue candidates, both long on the Colorado scene.

John Hickenlooper and Andrew Romanoff are each able politicians whove been around the block many times. But neither comes close to qualifying as fresh or new. Or, more importantly, as a drastic, on-point response to this particular juncture.

My place is not to offer an endorsement. However, it is to call out and highlight a below-the-radar alternative who merits on-the-radar attention.

The name of that candidate is Trish Zornio. Here are four quick reasons why she might be worthy of a serious look.

First, Zornio has an abundance of brain cells. That still counts for something. Second, she is a scientist; the real kind with real credentials. Third, she is only in her mid-30s and represents generational change in a party demonstrably needing it. Fourth, stating the obvious, shes a she and would break that hard-to-believe barrier of supposedly progressive, enlightened Colorado having never sent a female to the U.S. Senate.

Think of many of the public policy challenges of the coming decade or two. Any such list has to include genetic engineering, artificial intelligence, data privacy, automation and robotics, and biological warfare. Those are just for starters. Add in the global climate. And distressing as it is to contemplate, the coronavirus will not be the last planetary contagion with which we contend.

No one seriously suggests that we have a Senate of 100 scientists to grapple with such questions. But heres a novel idea: How about having one such senator as part of the mix?

The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, the group responsible for all hearings and bill-drafting on matters of science, consists of 26 members. Thats more than one-quarter of the full body. Colorados Sen. Cory Gardner is among the committee roster. The committee includes a marketing consultant; a financial adviser; two nonprofit leaders; two business honchos; a couple of tech sector folks; two farmers or ranchers; three university types; a nurse; a social worker; and, wait for it, eleven lawyers.

But not a single, solitary member with a meaningful background in the sciences.

How does that provide for smart, informed policy-making? How does that even represent critical diversity?

With so much national and even international focus on STEM education (science, technology, engineering and math), and a particular emphasis on encouraging girls and young women into the field, is it too much to expect that a measly 1% of our top legislative institution be comprised of someone with a scientific background and working experience?

True enough, science does not lead to a uniform or monolithic set of conclusions. In fact, that is the very nature of the enterprise to develop and test hypotheses, and push the bounds of knowledge.

Both parties are quick to don the mantle of science when it suits their own predisposed agenda. Further, both parties have their scientific blind spots Republicans, too often, with respect to climate change and Democrats, increasingly, on the changing technology of fetal viability, to name but two such examples.

When either party claims to be, the party of science, grab your hat and know that is a political boast rife with contradictions and inconsistencies.

But that is almost always a case of politicians adopting scientific arguments to bolster a position; not of a scientist making a case grounded, first and foremost, in scientific thinking and methodology.

After growing up in tough circumstances in small-town America, Trish Zornio became the first member of her family to earn an advanced degree. Hers was in clinical neuropsychology. She started her career as a researcher and project manager at the Stanford University School of Medicine, developing an expertise in rare and undiagnosed diseases. Seems just a tad timely.

Shes now been a proud, outdoor-loving, rock-climbing Coloradan for a full decade. On top of the insurgent campaign she is waging, Zornio teaches behavioral neuroscience at the University of Colorado Denver. She also serves as the lead coordinator of the Colorado STEM and Policy Research Initiative.

Clearly, thats not the prototypical political resume. Zornio does not know her way around Colorado boardrooms and the top, deal-making, big-donation law firms. But shes banking on a simple notion, that voters tired of the same old same old might stop voting for the ultra-conventional.

For all her energy and brainpower, timing may be working against Zornio, even in this moment with a premium on scientific knowledge. Also, she may have made a critical misjudgment in foregoing her grassroots manner in favor of a stale caucus and assembly process many years past its sell-by date. Its hard to be a new candidate playing by old, antiquated rules.

COVID and the attendant stay-at-home orders have had the effect of basically freezing that nomination process. Her campaign is now on the backburner, grounded is her word, as she makes a priority of using her perspective to communicate the dos and donts and calm the anxiety of those in her substantial circle.

Colorado Democrats, including Trish Zornio, may well wake up later this month without her having qualified for the June primary ballot. She certainly grasps that possibility, even likelihood.

But just imagine if she could meet the threshold and be part of that field. What a contrast she would offer with spirited intellect, perhaps even dressed in a lab coat perfectly suited to the hour.

Eric Sondermann is a Colorado-based independent political commentator. His column appears regularly on Sundays in ColoradoPolitics. Reach him atEWS@EricSondermann.com; follow him at @EricSondermann

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5 Things to Know About Hemp-CBD In Pet Products – The Fresh Toast

Posted: April 18, 2020 at 4:45 am

Given that weve all been staying home lately, it seemed like a good time to talk about our four-legged friends and CBD. In fact, if I think about it, I first saw hemp-derived CBD (Hemp CBD) in the wild at my local pet store here in Seattle. Now CBD is so ubiquitous that I hardly notice it sitting on the counter when I pick up dog treats.

That changed when I started looking into Hemp CBD pet products in preparing for a CLE put on by the Seminar Group. Below are five things I learned about Hemp CBD for pet products in preparing for my presentation atCBD Considerations in the Northwest.

The endocannabinoid system (ECS) is a signaling system found in the cells of most mammals, including humans, cats, and dogs. The ECS is essentially a network of receptors in the brain, organs, tissue, glands and nervous system. The ECS is far from fully understood but is believed to promote homeostasis in mammals, keeping internal systems balanced despite external factors. This can include regulating things like appetite and digestion, motor control, sleep, and muscle and bone growth. Endocannabinoids, produced naturally in the body of mammals, are neurotransmitters that act as messengers in the body to communicate with itself.

Endocannabinoids connect to receptors to relay messages within the body.There are two main endocannabinoid receptors:

Unlike endocannabinoids which are naturally occurring in mammals, phytocannabinoids are produced by the cannabis plant, as well as other plants. Phytocannabinoids include THC, CBD, CBN, and CBG. THC binds to the CB1 receptors, but the way that CBD interacts with ECS is not fully understood in humans or animals, despite the fact thatEpidiolexhas been approved as a drug for treating epilepsy.

The impact of phytocannabinoids on the ECS is far from fully understood, whether in humans or animals, but there are some findings on phytocannabinoids and the ECS in dogs. For example, the US government conductedstudiesand found that dogs have many cannabinoid receptors in their cerebellum, brain stem, and medulla oblongata. This is believed to explain why THC causes static ataxia, an inability to sit still causing shaking and imbalance, in dogs. Remember, sometimes things that are safe for humans are dangerous for animals, including chocolate which is toxic in dogs.

When it comes to CBD the research is limited, but a small clinical trial at Colorado State Universityfound that CBD oil reduced seizures in epileptic dogs meaning that it may have similar effects as found in humans.

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has taken a position on Hemp CBD in pet products that is very similar to its position on Hemp CBD in food. CBD products intended to have a therapeutic benefit or intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent disease are drugs under the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. The FDA has sentwarning lettersto manufacturers of Hemp CBD pet products who made such claims. There is no equivalent to dietary supplements for animals, so structure-function claims about Hemp CBD also can classify pet products as drugs.

New animal drugs are subject to pre-market approval. The FDA requires that sponsors of new drugs establish that the drug is safe and effective. At this time the FDA has not approved any drugs for animals.

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Similarly, animal food products are also subject to pre-market approval. Food must be approved for specific species. The FDA has not approved the use of CBD in animal food either.

The FDA regulates pet food labeling but has a powerful partner. The Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO) establishes model labeling regulations which are in turn implemented by many states. AAFCO is a non-profit, non-governmental agency that doesnt have actual regulatory authority over pet food. Instead, it is an important advisory body that works with the FDA. AAFCO members include state agencies, the FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine and the Candian Food Inspection Agency.

According to a statement released by AAFCO in 2019, hemp and hemp products may not be used in animal feed or pet food in the United States. AAFCO reasons that although private companies are working on applications to determine that pet food is safe, those applications have not been approved.

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To really understand the power of AAFCO in regulating animal food, look no further than Colorado. Colorado was one of the first states to embrace hemp and has passed legislation that allows Hemp CBD to be added to man food and dietary supplements, so long as those products are prepared in licensed food handling facilities. But things are different when it comes to pet food.

According to the Colorado Department of Agricultureswebsite, the same is not true for animal feed:

Currently, CDA does not approve registration applications for commercial feed products that contain industrial hemp since it is not an approved ingredient recognized by the Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO, an organization of state agriculture departments from all 50 states) or the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Center for Veterinary Medicine. CDAs decision not to approve these products complies with AAFCOs position on industrial hemp as well as the positions of other state agriculture departments. Products in the Colorado marketplace containing unapproved ingredients can be subject to Withdrawal from Distribution Orders.

But not every state follows AAFCO. For example,Floridaallows for hemp extract in animal feed.

One of the first states to strongly regulate the sale of Hemp CBD products was Indiana. Back in 2018, Iwroteabout how Indiana had passed comprehensive legislation on labeling and manufacturing Hemp CBD products. Since then, many other states, including Utah and Texas have adopted similar labeling standards, making Indiana a leader in Hemp CBD policy. Thats in large part thanks to Indiana dog and CBD user Teddy McDermott.

RELATED: FDA And USDA Start Making Sense On Hemp CBD

A few months before Indianas Governor Eric Holcolmb signed Indianas CBD legislation, he got involved in a public dispute regarding CBD products and pets. This started when Hammond, Indianas mayor Thomas McDermott Jr. publicly stated that he would be giving his aging dog Teddy, CBD. McDermott did this in defiance of Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hills statement that CBD products were illegal in Indiana. Gov. Holcomb joined the Fido-based fray when he told theTimes of Northwest Indianathat he was open to treating Indianas first dog Henry with CBD oil if it could relieve the miniature schnauzers pain.

Perhaps Governor Holcomb did his research in treating Henry with CBD but I like to think it had to do with McDermotts dog Teddy and his Twitter feud with AG Hill. Dont worry, I have receipts:

Teddy even went so far as to quote-retweet AG Hills praise of former US Attorney General Jeff Sessions rescinding of the Cole Memo.

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New Treatment Shows Vision Benefit in Age Related Macular Degeneration – Benzinga

Posted: April 18, 2020 at 4:44 am

MD Stem Cells reports results for Dry AMD from their clinical study SCOTS - the Stem Cell Ophthalmology Treatment Study. 63% of treated and evaluated eyes achieved improvement in vision while an additional 34% had vision remain stable in follow up. No complications occurred. Results were statistically significant.

Westport, CT, April 18, 2020 --(PR.com)-- Age Related Macular Degeneration - specifically dry AMD - will affect almost 200 million people worldwide in 2020. An approach, pioneered by MD Stem Cells, using bone marrow stem cells from the actual patient has now shown visual improvement for 63% of dry AMD eyes and stability in another 34%, demonstrating statistical significance in helping patients with this blinding disease. Results were recently published in the Medicines Journal - a highly regarded international medical journal. The title of the paper: Stem Cell Ophthalmology Treatment Study (SCOTS): Bone Marrow-Derived Stem Cells in the Treatment of Age-Related Macular Degeneration.

There is no FDA approved medication for treating dry AMD. Certain vitamins may reduce the risk of bleeding or wet AMD. But vitamins do not appear to stop the relentless loss of retinal cells and vision called geographic atrophy (GA) from AMD.

The highlight of the MD Stem Cell report was that 63% of dry AMD eyes treated and followed had vision improvement. This ranged from 2.5% to 44.6% with an average of 27.6% on a scientific vision scale called LogMAR. An additional 34% of eyes remained stable for the follow up period- important because many of the eyes had previously been losing vision. The findings were highly statistically significant with p < 0.001 meaning that the results overwhelmingly met that medical standard and confirming that the BMSC treatment was responsible for the improvements seen.

The Stem Cell Treatment Ophthalmology Study- both SCOTS and SCOTS2 - has been treating many different eye diseases since 2013 using the patients own bone marrow stem cells (BMSC) injected in the orbit around the eye. The study is Institutional Board Approved and National Institutes of Health registered on http://www.clinicaltrials.gov NCT 03011541. The physicians involved with MD Stem Cells now have 14 world class medical and scientific publications primarily reporting their clinical results in ophthalmology. This is vastly more than any other stem cell research group working with eye disease and should be reassuring to patients and health care providers seeking treatment options. Different optic nerve diseases, NAION, LHON, DOA, optic atrophy; as well as several retinal diseases including Retinitis Pigmentosa, Ushers and now AMD have all shown benefit. MD Stem Cells has worked to achieve the safest, most effective approach to dry AMD using BMSC - with gratifying success.

Following multiple patient treatments and over a dozen peer-reviewed papers, our studies have shown that a patients own bone marrow stem cells (BMSC) can have positive effects on different retinal and optic nerve diseases, explains Dr. Levy, CEO and Chief Science Officer for MD Stem Cells. As we have continued the study, other researchers have published numerous papers revealing how this may be occurring: release of exosomes with neurotrophic factors helping neurons and photoreceptors, transfer of cytoplasmic structures such as mitochondria to injured cells, and transdifferentiation of BMSC into neurons.

Dr. Levy concludes: The research has shown that patients with dry AMD choosing to participate in the SCOTS 2 may have a significant likelihood of either improving or stabilizing their vision.

Patients may receive information about SCOTS 2 by emailing stevenlevy@mdstemcells.com, using the contact us page on http://www.mdstemcellscom, or calling 203-423-9494. The Stem Cell Ophthalmology Study 2 is enrolling patients with different retina and optic nerve diseases. MD Stem Cells has no grant support and is not a pharmaceutical company; these are patient sponsored studies and the patients pay for both treatment and travel.

Contact Information:MD Stem CellsSteven Levy MD203-423-9494Contact via Emailwww.mdstemcells.com

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Stem Cells and Silk Make a New Way to Study the Brain – Tufts Now

Posted: April 18, 2020 at 4:44 am

More than five million Americans, mostly sixty-five or older, suffer from Alzheimers disease (AD), and that number is expected to triple by 2060, as todays twenty-somethings become seniors. No treatments exist for this devastating disease, and its root causes remain as tangled as the curious brain deformities that German physician Alois Alzheimer first described in 1906.

Now a team of Tufts researchers from the School of Medicine and the School of Engineering has received a five-year, $5 million grant from the National Institute on Aging, part of the National Institutes of Health, to study the role of different cell types and mutations in AD. They will use a unique bioengineered mini brain that realistically simulates the human brain environment for years.

The work, which builds on years of collaboration among the researchers, will overcome two traditional stumbling blocks to such studies: the limited relevance of animal models and the inability of cell culture systems to reproduce the physiology of the human brain. While age is the biggest risk factor for AD, genetics also plays a role. Scientists have uncovered twenty gene variants that increase the risk of AD, said Giuseppina Tesco, professor of neuroscience and lead investigator on the research, who has devoted her career to studying the disease.

Recent studies show that most of the genes that carry these variants are expressed in glial cells, particularly astrocytes and microglial cells. Once dismissed as onlookers in the brain, glia are now front and center in Alzheimers research said glia expert Philip Haydon, a principal investigator on the project. Haydon, the Annetta and Gustav Grisard Professor of Neuroscience, likens these cells to the pit crew for the flashy race-car-like neurons, supporting top performance by, for example, preventing buildup of protein plaques.

But unlike neurons, human glial cells behave very differently from those of other mammals. What we can learn from mouse models is very limited. It is very important to study these genes in human cells, said Tesco. And we need to do this over time. It may take months to see the effect of genetic variation.

The Tufts team will use cells derived from patients with AD as well as healthy subjects, drawing on advanced stem cell technology that makes it possible to reverse engineer human primary cells into induced pluripotent stem cells, which can then differentiate into neurons, astrocytes, and microglia.

These glia and other brain cells will grow on a unique three-dimensional doughnut-shaped scaffold made of porous silk and collagenwhat the researchers have dubbed a mini brain. Bioengineer David Kaplan, Stern Family Professor and a principal investigator on the grant, and his team have spent six years perfecting the mini brain for research on AD, traumatic brain injury, and brain cancer.

This model allows us to put cells where we want, determine ratios of different cells to use in the system, and control interactions, so we can study electrophysiology, synaptic activity, and other functions as the tissue ages, said Kaplan. That control over the long term supports exploration of age-related questions about disease progression and contributes to reproducibility, a scientific pillar. Past experiments using these mini brains have mimicked structural and functional features and neural activity for up to two years.

In contrast, a two-dimensional culture systemlike the proverbial petri dishwont replicate the complexities of multiple cell types and physiologies. And organoidssimplified organs in miniature now in vogueare subject to cellular death after a few weeks or months.

To complement the in vitro studies with the scaffolds, scientists in Haydons lab will transplant some of the human cells, both mutated and normal, into mice. As they grow, the human glia cells will replace the mouse cells, giving researchers an opportunity to study human brain function. This is the first step towards translational studies, said Haydon.

The grant complements donations from Tufts alumni, parents, friends, and other private individuals who have experienced the pain of Alzheimers disease in their own lives. Donor dollars really got some of our early, exploratory work up and running, said Haydon. Now we are building on that.

The NIH support is a bright spot at a time when COVID-19 has forced Tufts scientists, like their peers around the world, to halt laboratory research, sometimes losing years of work.

Tesco said that while it is difficult to be away from her lab, safety is more important than anything else. Im from Italy, where we have more than 22,000 deaths, she said. Being healthy and having the possibility to continue to do some work, I feel lucky. Well be in the best position possible when were ready to start because well be able to start something completely new and very exciting.

Kim Thurler can be reached at kimberly.thurler@tufts.edu.

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