Image Credit: Canva stock images After 21 years (and a few months), the California Institute of Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) has hit a major milestone: the first therapy supported by CIRM has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration for use in patients. In 2004, when California voters created CIRM to fund research with stem cells — cells that can divide to form many different tissues … Continue reading First therapy supported by CIRM approved by the FDA
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CIRM approves $2.5 million to establish a Patient Support Program
Hataalii Tiisyatonii Begay (HT) participated in a CIRM-funded clinical trial at UCSF for Artemis-SCID, a condition that can be life-threatening or fatal. Photo courtesy Barbara Ries / UCSF. The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) funds innovative cell and gene therapy research and educational programs to advance regenerative medicine in the Golden State. Just as … Continue reading CIRM approves $2.5 million to establish a Patient Support Program