Xconomy: BioBridge Plans to Grow $7.8M into Large-Scale Stem Cell Production
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BioBridge Plans to Grow $7.8M into Large-Scale Stem Cell Production Xconomy Texas — San Antonio — A San Antonio life sciences nonprofit is working with three other organizations to learn how to produce larger volumes of stem cells, and has received $7.8 million from a military-based nonprofit group to do so.BioBridge Global and its subsidiary, GenCure, plan to develop a methodology for increasing the amount of clinical-grade stem cells that can be produced in biomanufacturing, targeting corporate and academic researchers that may need larger levels of stem cells for regenerative medicine and cellular therapy research, says Becky Cap, the chief operating officer of GenCure.That could include people who are researching fields such as 3-D bioprinting of soft-tissue cartilage and joints or something as complex as growing a human heart, Cap says.Then, the group will work with RoosterBio, a company focused on biological engineering processes, to scale up the technology from plastic dishes to small and large bioreactors.GenCure accepts and stores bone marrow and umbilical cord blood, both of which produce stem cells.
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