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ESTIV 2018 International Congress
Congress Round-Up The International Congress on In Vitro Toxicology (ESTIV2018) organised by the European Society of Toxicology was held in Berlin this October 2018. This year marks its 20th meeting, with the general theme of new…
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iPSC-derived retinal organoids
The start of the field of stem cell biology dates back to 1938, when Hans Spemann suggested that a differentiated nucleus can express pluripotency. This was followed by decades…
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Leading drug transport & drug toxicity expert, Dr Colin Brown joins NB
Newcells Biotech has announced that Dr Colin Brown, one of the world’s leading experts on drug transport and drug toxicity in kidney will join the company as Director of ADMET Technology….
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22nd North American ISSX Meeting – Montréal, Canada (15th-19th July)
The meeting brings together individuals who are working on drug/xenobiotic research across a diverse range of fields such as clinical pharmacology and therapeutics, toxicology, oncology, endocrinology, physiology, biochemistry, medicinal…
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NB secures £2M investment from NVM Private Equity & Northstar Ventures to accelerate hiPSC growth
Founded on the technology of Prof Lyle Armstrong and Prof Majlinda Lako from Newcastle University, the company is at the forefront of the production and differentiation of human induced…
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How the NHS Changed Our World: Tyneside’s Genetic Pioneers on BBC 1 (North East & Cumbria)
To watch the full video click here.
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Review article – Cellular regeneration strategies for macular degeneration: past, present & future
Abstract Despite considerable effort and significant therapeutic advances, age-related macular degeneration (AMD) remains the commonest cause of blindness in the developed world. Progressive late-stage AMD with outer retinal degeneration currently…
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17th Annual World Preclinical Congress – Boston, MA (18th-21st June)
Dr Brown is the developer of the aProximateTM assay for measuring kidney transporter and nephrotoxicity licensed exclusively to Newcells Biotech. The World Preclinical Congress is a key networking event focusing on…
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FMS Post-Doc Symposium 2018 – Newcastle University (15th June 2018)
Dr Chichagova will be talking about Retinitis Pigmentosa, one of the most common forms of inherited blindness affecting over 1 million people worldwide.With no effective treatment available for Retinitis…
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Dr Chichagova awarded best In Vitro Toxicology Society poster
Using statistical modelling, Dr Chichagova was able to improve the differentiation outcome of human induced pluripotent stem cells to retinal organoids, which were subsequently successfully tested with a toxicologically relevant test compound. As…
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British Toxicological Society Annual Congress 2018 – Hilton Gateshead (16th-18th April)
Hilton Gateshead – 16th-18th April http://www.thebts.org/bts-annual-congress-2018/ The Newcells Biotech team will be attending the British Toxicological Society Annual Congress 2018 that is taking place in Gateshead on 16th-18th April. Newcells Biotech staff…
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NB to develop 3D retinal organoids using hiPSC derived skin cells
Newcells Biotech in partnership with Newcastle University has been awarded further funding from the NC3R CRACK IT project to create 3D retinal organoids that more closely recapitulate the structure…
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