Aastrom Treats Patients In Adult Stem Cell Clinical Trial For Osteonecrosis
Aastrom Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: ASTM), a company focused on the use of autologous cells for regenerative medicine, today announced that the first two patients have been treated in a pivotal clinical trial utilizing the Company’s Tissue Repair Cells (TRCs) for the treatment of osteonecrosis (also known as avascular necrosis) of the femoral head. The pivotal trial sponsored by Aastrom is being conducted at Centro Medico Teknon (Teknon) located in Barcelona, Spain. [click link for full article]
NOVA To Air Two-hour Documentary On Pioneering African American Chemist
The remarkable life story of pioneering African American chemist Percy Julian is the subject of a two-hour PBS/NOVA documentary to air Feb. 6 during Black History Month. The grandson of Alabama slaves, Julian won world-wide fame for his accomplishments in organic chemistry, especially in the synthesis of medicinal drugs.Entitled “Forgotten Genius,” the film, in the words of Jim Shoffner, Ph.D. [click link for full article]
