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It is generally accepted that the first successful organ transplant was the one performed by Dr. Joseph E. Murray at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital in Boston in 1954. Dr. Murray, who won the Nobel Prize…

A publicly-traded biotech company, International Stem Cell Corporation (OTCQB: ISCO) focuses its efforts toward developing innovative solutions that advance the field of regenerative medicine. This field strives to create functional tissue to repair and replace…

The entry on International Stem Cell Corporation (OTCQB: ISCO) in the SAGE Encyclopedia tells a bit of the company’s story. At first, the researchers at ISCO were working on finding a stem cell treatment for…

Human embryonic stem cells typically come from fertilized eggs. International Stem Cell Corp. (OTCQB: ISCO) uses a process called parthenogenesis, in which researchers use chemicals to induce the egg to begin developing as if it…

Before the opening bell, International Stem Cell Corporation (OTCQB: ISCO) provided a business update and announced its fourth quarter and year-end financial results for the period ended December 31, 2015. Through wholly-owned subsidiaries Lifeline Skin…

International Stem Cell Corporation (OTCQB: ISCO) is a company focused on the therapeutic applications of human parthenogenetic stem cells (hpSCs) and the development of cell-based research and cosmetic products leading to commercialization. ISCO’s core technology,…

We are apt to scoff at stories of virgin birth, and the term itself is something of an oxymoron, since the virgin usually has had some ‘knowledge’ of a male progenitor. Many of the classical…

International Stem Cell Corporation (OTCQB: ISCO) builds shareholder value through its research with stem cells, otherwise known as cells that can both proliferate (divide) and change (differentiate) into more specialized cells, such as skin, nerve…

Before the opening bell, International Stem Cell Corporation (OTCQB: ISCO) announced entry into a definitive agreement with two institutional healthcare investors and its management team through which the company will raise $6.3 million to fund…

Before the opening bell, International Stem Cell Corporation (OTCQB: ISCO) took a major step in the development of its human parthenogenetic stem cell-derived neural stem cells (ISC-hpNSC) for the treatment of moderate to severe Parkinson’s…

In a recent article on the Jewish Journal website (http://dtn.fm/DhxK8), doctors, dignitaries and officials representing Israel and California convened at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center on February 8, 2016, to witness the signing of an agreement between…

International Stem Cell Corp. (OTCQB: ISCO) is considered among industry experts as a leader and pioneer in the field of regenerative medicine as a result of its development of a new class of stem cells.…

Parkinson’s disease is caused by death of dopamine-producing cells in a brain region called the substantia nigra, which hampers movement. Current treatments focus primarily on replacing the lost dopamine, but these treatments eventually fail because…

International Stem Cell Corp. (OTCQB: ISCO) builds shareholder value through the development of restorative medicine using stem cell technology. Through its innovative parthenogenesis technology, the company makes use of human stem cells from unfertilized oocytes…

A California-based biotechnology company, International Stem Cell Corporation (OTCQB: ISCO) focuses its energies on developing restorative medicine using stem cell technology. Its innovative parthenogenesis technology uses human stem cells derived from unfertilized oocytes (eggs), which…

International Stem Cell Corporation (OTCQB: ISCO) is the company behind a powerful new stem cell technology called parthenogenesis, which promises to significantly advance the field of regenerative medicine by addressing the problem of immune-rejection. Derived…

As part of its quest to successfully develop stem cells for research and therapy, the International Stem Cell Corporation (OTCQB: ISCO) has been using a powerful new stem cell technology to address the problem of…

International Stem Cell Corporation (OTCQB: ISCO), a clinical stage biotechnology company developing novel stem cell-based therapies, recently announced that it has entered into an agreement with the Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health (Florey)…

International Stem Cell Corporation (OTCQB: ISCO) has its fingers in many pies. It develops and markets products in three different lines, and two of those businesses turn a profit. Its biomedical division is the most…

With the recent announcement from Australia’s version of the FDA, the Therapeutic Goods Administration, that pluripotent stem cell manufacturing innovator International Stem Cell Corp. (OTCQB: ISCO) has been cleared to start Phase I/IIa dose escalation…