Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG

January 10, 2019

Longeveron Receives Prestigious NIH Small Business Innovation Research Grant

Grant will be applied to Longeveron’s Aging Frailty stem cell research MIAMI, Oct. 18, 2018 – Longeveron LLC, a biopharmaceutical company that develops stem cell therapies for aging-related diseases, announced that the company has been awarded a $3.8 million Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for its research […]

January 8, 2019

Regenerative Medicine Manufacturing Society (RMMS) to hold Membership Meeting in Miami- part of pre-conference activities at World Stem Cell Summit & Phacilitate Leaders World

Miami, Fla. – Jan. 7, 2019 – The Regenerative Medicine Manufacturing Society (RMMS) returns to the Phacilitate Leaders World and World Stem Cell Summit for its second annual membership meeting to be held on the pre-conference day in Miami, Fl. The meeting, which will take place on Jan. 22 from 2:30 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. […]

January 7, 2019

Sanford Health – FDA approves safety of ongoing stem cell treatment project for partial rotator cuff tears

This clinical trial offers hope for millions living with partial rotator cuff tear issues, one of the most common orthopedic impairments in the US and other developed countries. Note that Sanford Health is a contributing partner at World Stem Cell Summit, Jan .22-25, Miami. Stem cell treatment for rotator cuff injuries gets safety approval from […]

January 4, 2019

CME credits and Hot Topics! The Regenerative Medicine in the Clinic track at World Stem Cell Summit

The World Stem Cell Summit presents the definitive “here and now” track for health care professionals. The Regenerative Medicine in the Clinic track takes place January 23-25 at he Hyatt Regency Miami. All registered attendees at the co-located Phacilitate Leaders World and WSCS may participate. We are extremely grateful to the program chairs of this […]

December 31, 2018

Soulmaz Boroumand, PhD: How the World Stem Cell Summit impacted my life

In 2005, as a patient advocate, I founded a conference to support burgeoning field of stem cells and regenerative medicine, with the hope it might change the world a bit for the better, uniting a diverse community of stakeholders and accelerating scientific research for cures. Was the task worth it? What impact has creating a […]

December 21, 2018

Warning to clinicians and consumers! Report that some stem cell injections tied to bacterial infection outbreak

There is obviously a right way and a wrong way for clinicians to practice regenerative medicine in the clinic. AP reported this week that 12 patients in three states -Florida, Texas and Arizona- became infected after getting “stem cell” shots for joint and back pain and other problems. The cell product culprit appears to be […]

December 15, 2018

Regenerative Medicine Foundation Announces 2019 “Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Action Award” Honorees

Awards to be presented at Gala Dinner at the 14th World Stem Cell Summit in Miami, January 23, 2019 #WSCS2019 MIAMI, FL, Dec. 14, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Five remarkable bridge-building healthcare heroes will be honored by the Regenerative Medicine Foundation (RMF) 2019 Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Action Awards. For 14 years, the nonprofit […]

December 8, 2018

Interdisciplinary in scope! The World Stem Cell Summit & Phacilitate Leaders World Poster Forum! Abstract deadline December 29

For 2019, the World Stem Cell Summit and Phacilitate Leaders World are staging a joint poster forum, sponsored by Fred Hutch and organized by the high-impact, research journal Stem Cell Translational Medicine. This poster showcase represents a remarkable opportunity for attendees to display innovations and ideas to a global audience of 2,000. One of the […]

October 22, 2018

Registration is Live for World’s Largest Advanced Therapies and Stem Cell Event with 2,000 Attendees Expected at Hyatt Regency Miami in January 2019

Early Bird Rate Ends November 15th, 2018! Miami, FL, Oct. 19, 2018 — The wait is over! Global leaders in advanced therapies, regenerative medicine and the stem cell field can register now for the co-located Phacilitate Leaders World and World Stem Cell Summit (WSCS) at the Hyatt Regency Miami, January 22-25, 2019. Phacilitate and the […]

August 7, 2018

Pittsburgh is a foundry for converging and disruptive technologies accelerating regenerative medicine

By Bernard Siegel August 6, 2018 – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – I spent 2 days in Pittsburgh immersed in the life science scene. My home base was the impressive, new headquarters at LifeX – https://www. lifexventures.com, an incubator and one stop shop for scientific insight, strategic guidance, marketing plans and contract negotiations. A key component […]

February 17, 2018

Launching the Regenerative Medicine Manufacturing Society: an interview with Anthony Atala

Anthony Atala is director of the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine (NC, USA) and founding member of the Regenerative Medicine Manufacturing Society (RMMS). In this interview, conducted at the World Stem Cell Summit, he explains why the Society was necessary. In a press release ahead of the World Stem Cell Summit, Atala explained: […]