Report: CA stem cell agency needs a restructuring
California has transformed into a powerhouse player in stem cell research, but the taxpayer-funded institute responsible for that needs an overhaul, a report released Thursday found. The review by the...
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LOS ANGELES — California has transformed into a major player in stem cell research, but the taxpayer-funded institute responsible has “significant deficiencies” in how research dollars are...
View ArticleConsumer Watchdog Welcomes Institute of Medicine Report Calling for Sweeping...
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Dec. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Consumer Watchdog Thursday welcomed a report from the prestigious Institute of Medicine (IOM) calling for sweeping reforms in governance...
View ArticleReport: California stem cell agency needs overhaul
A report by the Institute of Medicine found too many members on the board of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine represented schools that won funding and recommended a restructuring to...
View ArticleStem-cell board in California riddled with conflicts of interest, report...
LOS ANGELES-The board of California's stem cell funding agency is rife with conflicts of interest and should be restructured to improve the integrity of its grant-making process, according to a new...
View ArticleInstitute of Medicine Report Praises Stem Cell Agency as a “Bold Social...
December 06, 2012 San Francisco, CA - An in-depth report by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) praised California's stem cell agency, the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) for its...
View ArticleEditorial: California's conflicted stem-cell agency must look inward -...
For years, numerous outside critics have urged lawmakers and the state's stem cell agency, the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, to take a hard look at CIRM's internal structure and...
View ArticleEDITORIAL: Stem-cell agency must restructure
For years, the state's stem-cell agency, the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, has needed to revamp its internal structure to avoid conflicts of...
View ArticleResearch into Therapies for Preeclampsia, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, and...
(Source: CIRM - California Institute for Regenerative Medicine) December 12, 2012 Los Angeles, CA - More than $36 million was awarded to research stem cell therapies for diseases that affect millions...
View ArticleCalifornia Stem Cell Agency Awards $12 Million in Grants to UCSF Physician...
(Source: University of California) The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) has awarded $12 million in stem cell research grants to fund four projects at UCSF, part of a total $36...
View ArticleStem cell research institute must fix itself
In passing Proposition 71 in 2004 with nearly 60 percent of the vote, creating the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine and authorizing it to spend $3 billion in bond money over 10 years,...
View ArticleStem cell agency's top salaries stand out on state roster
As other agencies scale back, the top two officials at the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine have combined salaries of nearly $1 million a year. 0...
View ArticleCIRM meeting could determine stem cell agency's future
Activities regarding California's stem cell agency are heating up, so here's a quick blog post of mine regarding them: "Two days next week at the posh Claremont Hotel in the Berkeley hills could...
View ArticleCIRM: California stem cell funding institute may fund clinical trial
The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine may reach a milestone of sorts Wednesday when its governing board will vote on whether to fund a clinical trial involving a therapy derived from stem...
View ArticleReport: Calif. stem cell agency needs overhaul
California has transformed into a major player in stem cell research, but the taxpayer-funded institute responsible has "significant deficiencies" in how research dollars are distributed, experts said...
View ArticleCalifornia's stem cell agency ponders its future
LOS ANGELES — The creation of California's stem cell agency in 2004 was greeted by scientists and patients as a turning point in a field mired in debates about the destruction of embryos and hampered...
View ArticleAt a crossroads, California's stem cell agency ponders a future without...
LOS ANGELES - The creation of California's stem cell agency in 2004 was greeted by scientists and patients as a turning point in a field mired in debates about the destruction of embryos and hampered...
View ArticleNoted Golden West Chapter ALS Advocate Diane Winokur to Serve on California...
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The ALS Association Golden West Chapter congratulates Diane Winokur on her recent appointment by California Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom as...
View ArticleTime to end stem cell institute
0 Mike Kepka / The Chronicle The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine on King Street in San Francisco. Images View Larger Images Open Forum Use a camera, go to prison? It's not the law - yet...
View ArticlePresident of World’s Largest Stem Cell Research Funding Agency Visits Qatar...
President of World's Largest Stem Cell Research Funding Agency Visits Qatar Biomedical Research Institute Publication Date: 25/11/12 7:16 PM Dr Alan Trounson, president of the Californian Institute...
View ArticleNew ‘How To’ Guide Offers Companies Help on Moving Stem Cell Therapies to...
October 17, 2012 San Francisco, CA - Moving promising therapies from the lab into clinical trials is one of the biggest challenges in developing new drugs. This is doubly true with stem cell and other...
View ArticleNoted Golden West Chapter ALS Advocate Diane Winokur to Serve on California...
Google , Nov. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The ALS Association Golden West Chapter congratulates Diane Winokur on her recent appointment by California Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom as the...
View ArticleStem cells: CIRM funds Geron Corp. spinal cord injury trial
On Wednesday morning the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine announced a $25-million award to support a spinal cord injury trial. It is the first time that the $3-billion state stem cell...
View ArticleCalifornia officials nominate new board chairman for stem cell agency
FAMILY: Bob Klein and his son Jordan, 14, hug after Klein was elected chairman. Jordan has insulin-dependent diabetes. -- PHOTOGRAPHER: Bob Klein hugs his son Jordan, then 14, after being elected...
View ArticleStem Cell Agency Awards Almost $20 million to Companies Developing Therapies...
October 25, 2012 San Francisco, CA - Biotech companies ViaCyte and Bluebird Bio will get almost $20 million dollars to move promising therapies in diabetes and Beta-thalassemia from the lab and into...
View ArticleStem Cell Agency Wins National Honor for Health Research Advocacy (CIRM -...
October 02, 2012 San Francisco, CA - California's stem cell agency, the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM), has been named one of the winners of Research!America's Advocacy Awards...
View ArticleALS and MS Patient Advocate Diane Winokur Appointed to Stem Cell Agency...
November 27, 2012 San Francisco, CA - Diane Winokur, a tireless advocate for people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and Multiple Sclerosis, has been appointed to the Independent Citizens...
View ArticleSTATE STEM CELL AGENCY ENDORSES CONFLICT GUIDELINES STEM CELL AGENCY...
California’s $3 billion stem cell agency voted Wednesday to accept in concept proposed changes aimed at reducing conflicts of interest on its governing committee. The unanimously adopted...
View ArticleCalifornia stem cell agency proposes change after critical report
Changes may be on the way at California’s stem cell funding agency. The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, or CIRM, came under fire in December when an Institute of Medicine report...
View ArticleStem Cell Agency’s Governing Board Proposes Dramatic Changes in Response to...
(Source: CIRM - California Institute for Regenerative Medicine) January 24, 2013 San Francisco, CA - The Governing Board of California's stem cell agency, the California Institute for Regenerative...
View ArticleStem cell agency board criticized for conflicts of interest
The board of California's stem cell funding agency is rife with conflicts of interest and should be restructured to improve the integrity of its grant-making process, according to a new report from...
View ArticleSTEM CELL AGENCY GENERATING $286 MILLION IN TAXES FOR CALIFORNIA AND 38,000...
(Source: CIRM - California Institute for Regenerative Medicine) January 31, 2013 San Francisco, CA - California's stem cell agency, the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) today...
View ArticleSTEM CELL AGENCY SUPPORTERS BACK CHANGES
Supporters of California’s $3 billion stem cell research program are endorsing proposed changes to remove conflicts of interest and build public trust. While the agency has won praise for supporting...
View ArticleStem-cell agency reforms shift focus to its good work
In 2004, California voters established a unique state stem-cell research agency when they approved Proposition 71 and gave it $3 billion in bond funding. The California Institute for Regenerative...
View ArticleStem cell agency awards $1.97 million to Stanford autism, heart disorder...
(Source: Stanford University) MAR. 20, 2013 BY KRISTA CONGER Two School of Medicine researchers have been awarded a total of $1.97 million by the state stem cell agency - the California Institute for...
View ArticleEditorial: Stem cell agency finally addresses potential for conflicts
Politics is the art of the possible. Jonathan Thomas, who chairs the oversight committee for California's stem cell institute, has taken important steps in reducing the potential for conflicts within...
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