While the European Research Council exists to fund excellent basic science, its proof of concept grants allow researchers to go one step further and embark on the path to commercialisation. A spinout formed as a result has been named ‘Most Investible Company’
The London Project to Cure Blindness reported completion of the first procedure to implant a patch seeded with retinal cells derived from an embryo. The treatment is for macular degeneration, a leading cause of vision loss
Stem Sel, a University of Bologna spin-off lead by Prof. Pierluigi Reschiglian, is one of the five finalists of the most important Italian start-up competition, the Gaetano Marzotto Prize.
The controversy over embryonic stem cell research will not dissipate until the technology proves itself in the clinic. Now the regulators have to move, say Science|Business’s Nuala Moran.