California Institute for Regenerative Medicine Awards $14.3M for Testing Cell-Based Spine Cord Injury Therapies

The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine has awarded Asterias Biotherapeutics $14.3 million to test the transplantation of oligodendrocyte progenitor cells to the site of a spinal cord injury.

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The company will conduct a trial aimed at transplanting OPCs to the site of a spinal cord injury and examining whether it could help restore some function to the patient.

 

Asterias Biotherapeutics is a biotechnology company focused on the emerging field of regenerative medicine.  

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