What's NEW @ NCRM
MILESTONES & DEVELOPMENTS
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21st Apr 2008:
India's First unique PhD Programme in Stem Cell under Acharya Nagarjuna University, Guntur
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14th Apr 2008:
Stem Cell Research Collaboration with Kaveri Medical Centre, Trichy
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8th Jan 2008:
NCRM opens office in Tokyo, Japan
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9th Dec 2007:
MoU signed for stem cell studies in Madurai
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Second Anniversary of NCRM commemorated in style on the 27th October 2007
Inter-institutional quiz for the Fujio Cup on stem cells & regenerative medicine
Second Annual Symposium on Regenerative Medicine
Release of Cell-e'bration; the anniversary news bulletin of NCRM
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10th May 2007:
New project to develop cell coated hybrid- cardiac stent inaugurated with
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07th May 2007:
ICRM - Stemcell Task Force Visits NCRM
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09th Apr 2007:
NCRM Signs MoU for technological exchange
with Yamanashi University-Faculty of Medicine, Japan
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24th Feb 2007:
FIRST TIME IN INDIA we have successfully accomplished the
Autologous Stem Cell Therapy for Spinal Cord Injury.
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14th February 2007: Inauguration of a Collaborative Centre in Erode,
A Collaborative centre for Stem cell therapy for liver cirrhosis and Autologous Immune Enhancement Therapy
for cancer was inaugurated at Maruthi Medical Centre, Erode.
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19th Jan 2007: A New collaboration initiated for offering of
Stem cell Therapy for Cirrhosis of Liver;
with technology know-how from Prof. Isao Sakaida,
Yamaguchi University, Japan
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Autologous Bone Marrow Stem Cell Treatment started for
Non-healing ischemic ulcer of the lower limb
(Vijaya Hospital, Dept. of Vascular Surgery)
Ischemic Myocardium (Life Line Hopital* , Perungudy)
Spinal Cord Injury
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First Anniversary of NCRM commemorated in style on the 17th October 2006
Inter-institutional quiz for the Fujio Cup on stem cells & regenerative medicine
First Annual Symposium on Regenerative Medicine
Launching of the Journal of Stem Cells & Regenerative Medicine
Release of Cell-e'bration; the anniversary news bulletin of NCRM
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FIRST TIME IN INDIA we have successfully accomplished the Autologous Immune Enhancement Therapy for cancer.
Abstract of the presentation in JSRM Media coverage
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FIRST TIME IN INDIA, we have successfully treated a Diabetic patient* with Critical Limb Ischemia using Bone Marrow Stem Cells, jointly with Vijaya Vascular Surgery Department.
Abstract of the presentation Media coverage Press Release
* For patients with non-diabetic critical limb ischemia earlier similar treatments have been reported in other places.
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2006 August 09th: A Collaborative Centre for AIET in Tirunelveli, a remote place:
Collaborative centre forAutologous Immune Enhancement Therapy for cancer was inaugurated at Peace Health Centre, Tirunelveli.
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2006 August: A wetlab on RPE dissection was conducted by Dr S. Natarajan, Director, Aditya Jyot Eye Hospital, Mumbai. The scientists of NCRM were trained on tissue handling and an exposure to the anatomy and intricacies of Approaching retinal, subretinal regions in case of trying cell therapeutics to ARMD etc.,
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2006 June: In the 4th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR: http://www.isscr.org) our work on Hepatic failure treatment using foetal hepatocytes was presented. This was done jointly with Owaisi Hospital, Hyderabad headed by Dr C.M. Habibullah.
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2006 April : Our collaborative work on Corneal Limbal Epithelial Stem Cells was presented at the 2006 Annual meeting of ARVO (Association for Research in Vision & Ophthalmology) at Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA (28th Apr~03May2006)
Dr Samuel JK Abraham (NCRM) and Dr H.N. Madhavan (Sankara Nethralaya) in front of the poster presentation.
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2006 April : Autologous Immune Enhancement Therapy
for malignancies (Cancer)
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2006 March : A collaborative research programme
with Joseph Eye Hospital, Trichy has been inaugurated
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Dr Terunuma Hiroshi, Biotherapy Institute, Japan.
2006 March: A MoU was signed with M/S Biotherapy Institute, Tokyo Japan headed by Dr Terunuma Hiroshi, a cell biologist turned Immunologist for starting Autologous Immune Enhancement Therapy for Cancer in India
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2006 February Research on Retinal stem cells have been started jointly with
Aditya Jyot Eye Hospital, Mumbai.
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2005 Dec: NCRM offers to provide all necessary technological assistance to the
"Indian Face of Courage" in retrieving his jeopardized vision.
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2005 September: Nichi-In Centre for Regenerative Medicine (NCRM) was inaugurated followed by a CME
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2005 August: A formal agreement for collaborative research on treating acute liver failure using cell therapeutics was signed with Owaisi Hospital, Hyderabad
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2004 March: The first patent jointly with Sankara Nethralaya was applied as per PCT norms
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2004 Feb: A formal MoU signed with Sankara Nethralaya for research
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2002 An initial study in India was started with Vision Research Foundation, Sankara Nethralaya
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1994 Toxicity studies were undertaken
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1988. Prof. Mori et al started the polymer research in Japan to find out a non-biological substrate for cell culture.
*our services were provided to this Institute until 29th Feb 2008
