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Cardiosphere-Derived Stem Cells for Treatment of Heart Disease

Posted on September 30, 2008

Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Aaliya LandholtDuring the recently held Southern California BioMedical Council (SoCalBio or SCBC) 10th Investor Conference, biotech firm Capricor Inc presented their Cardiosphere-derived Stem Cells or CDC technology, and the multi-billion dollar market potential for heart therapies using CDC. CDCs are the perfect stem cells to treat heart attacks and chronic heart failure said Foellmer [President and CEO]. Our stem cells are easily accessible from the patient themselves, readily grown in large numbers, and have proven themselves extremely safe. Unlike embryon...

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