$150m Californian stem cell hand-out includes support for StemCells' spinal programme
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) governing board has approved a $20m loan for StemCells Inc's neural stem cell transplantation for chronic cervical spinal cord injury program. It also awarded $130m in grants to seven multidisciplinary teams of academic scientists and hospital researchers preparing to advance their projects into clinical trials.