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Applied StemCell specializes in cell and gene therapy products and services. QHP's investment in the company reflects a history of healthcare and pharma investment.

RTP's QHP Capital acquires gene tech firm Applied StemCell

KaryoLogic, which is based in Durham, is teaming up with a French biotechnology company to test and analyze chromosomes in human stem cells. Here are the details.

Stem cell research boost: Durham firm, France-based biotech strike testing partnership

Carl Icahn prevails in battle for control of genetics firm Illumina

The 20th World Stem Cell Summit will be held in Winston-Salem on June 5-9, 2023, alongside the tenth year of a regenerative medicine course.

World Stem Cell Summit coming to Winston-Salem as regenerative medicine gains traction

Former FDA official joins Winston-Salem-based RegenMed Hub

New Duke University Department of Biomedical Engineering faculty member Sharon Gerecht uses biomaterials and other engineered environments to help stem cells evolve into vascular cells, the foundation of blood vessels. Here's a look at her research.

Engineering stem cells for blood vessel growth is focus of new Duke bioengineering professor

While not disputing the church officials' contention that an abortion-derived cell line is used in the production, Johnson & Johnson issued a statement Tuesday stressing that there is no fetal tissue in its vaccine.

WELL ON WRAL'S MORNING NEWS STARTING AT 4:30. BACK TO YOU. >>> AND TONIGHT THE MORALITY OF CLINICAL TRIALS FOR THE JOHNSON & JOHNSON VACCINE IS COMING UNDER SCRUTINY. THE U.S. CONFERENCE OF CATHOLIC BISHOP SAY BECAUSE SCIENTISTS USED ABORTION DERIVED CELLS TO TEST AND TO PRODUCE THE VACCINE. THEY HAVE SOME SERIES OF ETHICAL QUESTIONS. REACHED OUT TO LOCAL FAITH LEADERS AND THEY SPOKE TO A UNC DOCTOR ABOUT THE RESEARCH BEHIND THE VACCINE. >> MANY PEOPLE WANT IT. THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF SUPPORT FOR IT AND A LOT OF FOLKS WHO WILL TELL US THEY PREFER IT AND IT IS A ONE AND DONE SHOT. >> WHEN ASKED ABOUT THAT NEW JOHNSON & JOHNSON VACCINE, DR. DAVID WALL AT UNC SAYS DEMAND IS VERY HIGH. >> AND SO RIGHT NOW WE ARE OFFERING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE TO SIGN UP. TO GET THE JOHNSON & JOHNSON VACCINE. EXPLICITLY KNOW THEY ARE COMING TO GET THAT VACCINE. >> Reporter: WHILE MANY PEOPLE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING THAT ONE SHOT, SOME IN THE CATHOLIC CHURCH ARE EXPRESSING THEIR CONCERNS. THE APPROVAL OF JOHNSON & JOHNSON'S COVID-19 VACCINE FOR THE USE IN THE UNITED STATES AGAIN RAISES QUESTIONS ABOUT THE MORAL PERMISSION OF USING VACCINES TESTED OR PRODUCED WITHIN THE HELP OF ABORTION DERIVED CELL LINES. DR. WALL EXPLAINED THE SCIENCE BEHIND THE TESTING. >> WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT CELLS THAT WERE TAKEN FROM ABORTED FETUSES. THAT IS NOT WHAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT. THESE CELL LINES HAVE BEEN CLONED MILLIONS OF TIMES. THEY HAVE BEEN AROUND FOR DECADES. >> Reporter: WHEN I ASKED THE CATHOLIC DIOCESE FOR AN INTERVIEW, THEY SENT US ANOTHER STATEMENT. WHILE SOME VACCINES MAY NOT BE CONSIDERED ETHICALLY APPROACHABLE, AGREEING BEING ACTIVATED IS AN ACT OF CHARITY AND SERVES THE COMMON GOOD. >> THESE CELLS ARE WORKHORSES IN THE INDUSTRY. AND IN LABORATORIES AND WITHOUT THOSE KINDS OF CELLS, WE MAY NOT HAVE COVID-19 VACCINES THAT ARE SAVING LIVES EVERY DAY. >>> THE U.S. CONFERENCE OF CATHOLIC BISHOP SAY THEY WILL CONTINUE TO INSIST PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES TO

Concerns emerge in Catholic community over Johnson & Johnson vaccine 

A 74-year-old Raleigh man spends an average of two weeks a month traveling around the world delivering stem cells or bone marrow to patients. 

ACCORDING TO THE WEBSITE, ECONOMY PARKING LOTS ARE FULL, THAT TELLS YOU SOMETHING RIGHT THERE. >>> THE REST FOR COVID TEST NOT ONLY IMPACTS PEOPLE WITH THANKSGIVING PLANS BUT ALSO CAUSING PROBLEMS FOR A RALEIGH MAN TRAVELING TO HELP SAVE LIVES. ADAM OWENS HAS THE STORY.>> COVID MAKES EVERYTHING SO DIFFERENT. >> Reporter: 74-YEAR-OLD DAVIS MOORE SPENDS HIS RETIREMENT TRAVELING THE WORLD, NOT FOR LEISURE, HE HELPS TO SAVE LIVES. >> I FLY AND PICK IT UP AND BRING IT BACK. >> Reporter: FOR THE LAST 17 YEARS HE HAS BEEN A VOLUNTEER CARRIER FOR BE THE MATCH, THE NATIONAL MARROW DONOR PROGRAM, TRANSPORTING MARROW AND BLOOD STEM CELLS TO PATIENT SICK WITH LEUKEMIA AND ANOTHER DEADLY BLOOD DISEASES, MANY OF THEM ARE KIDS. HE HAS MADE A LOT OF TRIPS. >> ABOUT 336. >> WOW. >> THAT'S A LOT OF LIVES IMPACTED. >> Reporter: THE NEXT DESTINATION IS SOUTH AMERICA, BUT BEFORE HE CAN GO, HE NEEDS A RAPID COVID TEST. >> I SPENT A GOOD HALF A DAY ON THE PHONE CALLING AROUND TO DIFFERENT PLACES IN RALEIGH, MANY PLACES, AND THEY WERE OUT OF IT. >> Reporter: BEFORE HE LEAVES THE COUNTRY, HE HAS A LAYOVER IN FLORIDA, AND THAT IS WHERE HE FINALLY FOUND A TEST. >> SURE ENOUGH I FOUND A PLACE IN NORTH MIAMI BEACH THAT I WAS ABLE TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT. >> Reporter: IT IS NOT EASY, THE VIRUS HAS MADE IT THAT MUCH MORE DIFFICULT.>> YES, IT IS VERY TAXING, AS I'VE GOTTEN OLDER. >> PACKING HIS BAGS AGAIN, AND PEOPLE ARE COUNTING ON HIM. >> IT MAKES ME FEEL GOOD, MAKES ME FEEL LIKE MY RETIREMENT YEARS WERE TRULY USEFUL, AND PRODUCTIVE.>> Reporter: ADAM OWENS, WRAL NEWS. >> ADAM LEFT US WITH MORE INFORMATION, HE IS LOT MORE THAN 5000 VOLUNTEER HOURS,  HE OFTEN TRAVELS UP TO TWO WEEKS

Raleigh man helping people around the world as bone marrow courier 

A 74-year-old Raleigh man spends an average of two weeks a month traveling around the word delivering stem cells to patients as part of Be The Match, a volunteer-based national marrow donor program.

Raleigh man delivers stem cells to patients around the world

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Duke researches now use artificial human "mini-lungs" for testing new therapies to beat COVID-19. They may also be able to repair lung damage from the virus.

Duke researchers use stem cell models to test therapies for lung infections including coronaviruses

The US Food and Drug Administration won a major legal victory in its ongoing effort to crack down on clinics marketing bogus and potentially hazardous stem cell products.

FDA scores legal victory in crackdown on stem cell clinics, products

Stem cells have become an increasingly advantageous option for patients with spinal disorders.