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NEW CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM DEVELOPED FOR REGENERATIVE CELL-BASED THERAPIES

Dr. Cato T. Laurencin, CEO of The Connecticut Convergence Institute for Translation in Regenerative Engineering at UConn Health, has created a new classification system for cell-based therapies.
The objective was to create a strategy that will benefit patients, encourage regulatory efforts, and further inform the scientific community, according to UConn Health.

“The rapidly expanding direct-to-consumer marketplace allows for public consumption of unregulated treatments, so we identified an opportunity to enhance regulation and ensure greater public health,” said Laurencin, who is a BMES fellow.

The new system will aid in categorizing proposed interventions to determine suitability for immediate clinical use or therapies that require further investigational studies prior to clinical use.

Utilization of this system will result in increased regulation and widespread standardization, which in turn decreases patient health and financial risks associated with unregulated treatments.

Doctors at UConn Health have developed the first classification system for regenerative cell-based therapies designed to stratify therapies based on scientific evidence and potential for harm.

The unregulated U.S. stem cell market has been widely reported as it offers potentially harmful therapies to patients without FDA approval. Currently, there are no regenerative cell-based therapies approved by the FDA, although high demand for such treatments is ongoing.

In light of these concerns, the current climate has generated demand for a systematic method to assess potential therapies.

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Extending the Abstract Submission Deadline and 2025 Annual Meeting Highlights

Extending the Abstract Submission Deadline and 2025 Annual Meeting Highlights

Because we understand the complexity of this year’s funding and travel uncertainty, we are extending the abstract submissions deadline for this...

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Call for Candidates: Seeking Two Editors-in-Chief for BMES Journals

Call for Candidates: Seeking Two Editors-in-Chief for BMES Journals

Open Editor-in-Chief Positions for BMES Journals: Biomedical Engineering Education (BMEE) Cardiovascular Engineering and Technology (CVET)

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Call for Chapter Development Report Reviewers

Call for Chapter Development Report Reviewers

Want to make an impact? As a CDR reviewer, you’ll evaluate submissions from student chapters and help determine which ones deserve top recognition....

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The Impact of the Supreme Court Decision to Overturn Roe v. Wade in Relation to BMES 2022

The Impact of the Supreme Court Decision to Overturn Roe v. Wade in Relation to BMES 2022

The Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) is devoted to developing and utilizing biomedical engineering to improve health and well-being for all...

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FDA TO HOLD PUBLIC WORKSHOP ABOUT MODELING AND SIMULATION PRACTICES USED IN HEALTH TECHNOLOGIES

FDA TO HOLD PUBLIC WORKSHOP ABOUT MODELING AND SIMULATION PRACTICES USED IN HEALTH TECHNOLOGIES

The Food and Drug Administration will hold a public workshop entitled “Towards Good Simulation Practices in Health Technologies.” The meeting will be...

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WICHITA STATE ADDS BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING PH.D. PROGRAM

WICHITA STATE ADDS BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING PH.D. PROGRAM

Wichita State University is moving forward with a plan to create a biomedical engineering doctoral program, the universityannounced.The new Ph.D. in...

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