Month: June 2026

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Funding Available to Create Software to Integrate Regenerative Medicine Data

/ California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM)

Scientific breakthroughs are built on insights from good data, but sometimes those breakthroughs are hidden under an ocean of too much of it.   Integrating data Recently the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) approved a new kind of investment. A new infrastructure award aims to create tools to make sense of the massive, complex biological datasets produced through CIRM-funded research. The program would fund the creation of new … Continue reading Funding Available to Create Software to Integrate Regenerative Medicine Data

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Progress on Sickle Cell Disease Treatments 

/ California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM)

Only three years ago, the FDA approved the first gene therapies for sickle cell disease (Lyfgenia and Casvegy), historic breakthroughs decades in the making. Yet on World Sickle Cell Awareness Day this year, the reality is that high cost, limited availability, and complex logistics keep these treatments out of reach for most people who need them.   Yet these breakthroughs offer tremendous hope. For many years, the … Continue reading Progress on Sickle Cell Disease Treatments 

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Understanding the Phases of Clinical Trials: How Success Builds at Every Step

/ California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM)

To speed promising new stem cell or gene therapies to patients who need them, the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) supports work at every phase of clinical trials, from early discovery research through clinical testing. CIRM currently supports more than 100 clinical trials in California, conditions that range from rare diseases to cancers and … Continue reading Understanding the Phases of Clinical Trials: How Success Builds at Every Step

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New Dashboard Helps Californians Find Clinical Trials 

/ Amy Adams

More than a decade ago, the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) started funding clinical trials in California. Now, with more than 100 clinical trials directly funded by CIRM and more than double that number running at CIRM-supported facilities throughout the state, the agency is making it easy for anyone to find California cell and gene therapy trials.  A new dashboard on the CIRM … Continue reading New Dashboard Helps Californians Find Clinical Trials 

How California Built a Global Powerhouse in Stem Cell and Gene Therapy 

/ California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM)

A decision California voters made more than two decades ago helped build an unparalleled scientific ecosystem that's now paying dividends for the state, according to Johnathan Thomas, the president and CEO of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM). "(California) is pretty much now the largest funder of stem cell and gene therapy research in the world," … Continue reading How California Built a Global Powerhouse in Stem Cell and Gene TherapyÂ