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Automated iPSC to Cardiac Muscle Differentiation

Cardiomyocytes Cardiomyopathies disrupt heart muscle function, causing irreversible, enduring issues. Current treatment mainly alleviates symptoms, often necessitating heart transplants. The specialized muscle cells of the heart, known as cardiomyocytes (CM), have limited capacity for replication and are in a terminal state of differentiation. This...

Published: 10/12/2023 | Inventor(s): Jeffrey Jacot, Christopher Tsao, Ennio Tasciotti

Disease Areas Dermatology, Regenerative Medicine

Category(s): Medical Devices

Amniocyte-derived Patch for Repair of Congenital Heart Defects

Challenge with Current Treatment for CHD Congenital heart defects (CHD) are the most common type of birth defect and are considered a leading cause of birth defect-associated infant illness and death. About 40,000 babies are affected each year in the US (source: CDC). When treating patients with CHD, surgical repairs often require patches. Currently,...

Published: 10/5/2023 | Inventor(s): Jeffrey Jacot

Disease Areas Cardiology, Regenerative Medicine

Category(s): Medical Devices