Company type | Public |
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Industry | Biotechnology |
Founded | 1 January 1992 |
Headquarters | , |
Key people | Ian Massey (CEO) Irving L. Weissman, M.D. (Founder) |
Website | www.stemcellsinc.com |
StemCells, Inc. is a public biopharmaceutical company headquartered in Newark, California, that is developing purified human neural stem cells (HuCNS-SCs) in the hopes of treating central nervous system disorders and paralysis. StemCells' HuCNS-SCs have the ability to differentiate into the three main types of cells found in the central nervous system: neurons, astrocytes and oligodendrocytes.[1][2]
They are being studied in early stage trials.[3][4]
In March 2020, Microbot Medical Inc. announced the appointment of Eyal Morag, M.D. to Chief Medical Officer.[5]