Cell-based therapies can be developed in various ways, but companies look for methods that are faster and more efficient. At Houston, TX-based FibroBiologics scientists turn fibroblasts into potentially therapeutic uses. Hamid Khoja, PhD, chief scientific officer at FibroBiologics, calls fibroblasts “one of the most abundant cells in the human body.” He adds, “They can differentiate […]

The therapy could be ready for human clinical trials later this year. Researchers used implantable “drug factories” the size of a pinhead to deliver continuous, high doses of interleukin-2, a natural compound that activates white blood cells to fight cancer. The drug-producing beads can be implanted with minimally invasive surgery. Each contains cells engineered to […]

Like many financial executives puzzling over how to save money as offices sat largely empty in the pandemic, Axogen CFO Pete Mariani briefly toyed with subleasing some office space to cut the company’s real estate costs. In September 2020 the biotech company moved into two of three leased floors totaling about 75,000 square feet in […]