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DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Global Regenerative Medicine Partnering Terms and Agreements 2014 to 2020" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

The Global Regenerative Medicine Partnering Terms and Agreements 2014-2020 report provides comprehensive understanding and unprecedented access to the regenerative medicine including cell therapy, organ regeneration, stem cells and tissue regeneration partnering deals and agreements entered into by the worlds leading healthcare companies.

The report provides a detailed understanding and analysis of how and why companies enter Regenerative Medicine partnering deals. These deals tend to be multicomponent, starting with collaborative R&D, and proceed to commercialization of outcomes.

This report provides details of the latest Regenerative Medicine agreements announced in the life sciences since 2014.

The report takes the reader through a comprehensive review Regenerative Medicine deal trends, key players, top deal values, as well as deal financials, allowing the understanding of how, why and under what terms, companies are entering Regenerative Medicine partnering deals.

The report presents financial deal term values for Regenerative Medicine deals, listing by headline value, upfront payments, milestone payments and royalties, enabling readers to analyse and benchmark the financial value of deals.

The middle section of the report explores the leading dealmakers in the Regenerative Medicine partnering field; both the leading deal values and most active Regenerative Medicine dealmaker companies are reported allowing the reader to see who is succeeding in this dynamic dealmaking market.

One of the key highlights of the report is that over 1100 online deal records of actual Regenerative Medicine deals, as disclosed by the deal parties, are included towards the end of the report in a directory format - by company A-Z, stage of development, deal type, therapy focus, and technology type - that is easy to reference. Each deal record in the report links via Weblink to an online version of the deal.

In addition, where available, records include contract documents as submitted to the Securities Exchange Commission by companies and their partners. Whilst many companies will be seeking details of the payment clauses, the devil is in the detail in terms of how payments are triggered - contract documents provide this insight where press releases and databases do not.

Key benefits

Key Topics Covered:

Chapter 1 - Introduction

Chapter 2 - Trends in Regenerative Medicine dealmaking

2.1. Introduction

2.2. Regenerative Medicine partnering over the years

2.3. Most active Regenerative Medicine dealmakers

2.4. Regenerative Medicine partnering by deal type

2.5. Regenerative Medicine partnering by therapy area

2.6. Deal terms for Regenerative Medicine partnering

2.6.1 Regenerative Medicine partnering headline values

2.6.2 Regenerative Medicine deal upfront payments7

2.6.3 Regenerative Medicine deal milestone payments

2.6.4 Regenerative Medicine royalty rates

Chapter 3 - Leading Regenerative Medicine deals

3.1. Introduction

3.2. Top Regenerative Medicine deals by value

Chapter 4 - Most active Regenerative Medicine dealmakers

4.1. Introduction

4.2. Most active Regenerative Medicine dealmakers

4.3. Most active Regenerative Medicine partnering company profiles

Chapter 5 - Regenerative Medicine contracts dealmaking directory

5.1. Introduction

5.2. Regenerative Medicine contracts dealmaking directory

Chapter 6 - Regenerative Medicine dealmaking by technology type

Chapter 7 - Partnering resource center

7.1. Online partnering

7.2. Partnering events

7.3. Further reading on dealmaking

Companies Mentioned

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COVID-19 Impact and Recovery Analysis- Regenerative Medicine Market 2020-2024 | Increasing Prevalence of Chronic Diseases to Boost Growth | Technavio…

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Technavio has been monitoring the regenerative medicine market and it is poised to grow by USD 9.55 billion during 2020-2024, progressing at a CAGR of over 20% during the forecast period. The report offers an up-to-date analysis regarding the current market scenario, latest trends and drivers, and the overall market environment.

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The market is fragmented, and the degree of fragmentation will accelerate during the forecast period. Allergan Plc, Amgen Inc., Hitachi Chemical Co. Ltd., Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp., Medtronic Plc, MiMedx Group Inc., Organogenesis Holdings Inc., Smith & Nephew Plc, Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., and Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc. are some of the major market participants. The increasing prevalence of chronic diseases will offer immense growth opportunities. To make the most of the opportunities, market vendors should focus more on the growth prospects in the fast-growing segments, while maintaining their positions in the slow-growing segments.

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Stem Cell Therapy Designed To Treat Severely Ill Coronavirus Patients Being Tested In Maryland – CBS Baltimore

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BALTIMORE (WJZ) A stem cell therapy trial for the most critically ill coronavirus patients is underway in Maryland.

Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine are trying to save the maximum number of patients who are significantly sickened by the virus and reduce the mortality rate.

Thanks to a sponsorship by Australian regenerative medicine company Mesoblast, the stem cell therapy trial is underway at several sites across the U.S., including in Maryland.

The therapy involves 300 people hospitalized with COVID-19 with moderate to severe acute respiratory distress syndrome.

These are patients that are intubated, requiring great support for their lung function, Dr. Sunjay Kaushal with the University of Maryland said.

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COVID-19 patients often become very ill from an escalated immune response referred to as a cytokine storm, which creates high levels of inflammation that can be fatal. The experimental stem cell therapy called remestemcel-L, which has been developed for various inflammatory conditions like what is being seen with the coronavirus, aims to block or mitigate that response, Kaushal said.

Were trying to extrapolate from what they have been shown to be efficacious in trying to treat before and trying to use that type of therapy now for COVID-19 patients, he said.

Once the final results from the trial are available, which could take between six and eight months, researchers hope to reach even more patients.

Were excited, weve seen some early signs that these cells may be efficacious, Kaushal said.

Ultimately, their hope is to provide a new treatment for those suffering from the worst cases of COVID-19.

Were hoping we can save a lot of patients lives, Kaushal said.

For the latest information on coronavirus go to the Maryland Health Departments website or call 211. You can find all of WJZs coverage on coronavirus in Maryland here.

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Akouos Aims for an IPO to Advance Hearing Loss Gene Therapy to Clinic – Xconomy

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Hearing loss can stem from a variety of reasons, but in rare cases its caused by genetic defects. Akouos is developing a gene therapy to address these problems and its planning an IPO to finance the first tests of its approach in humans.

In paperwork filed with regulators late Friday, Boston-based Akouos set a preliminary $100 million goal for its IPO.

The first target for Akouos is hearing loss due to mutations in the OTOF gene, which encodes a protein called otoferlin. Hearing happens when tiny hair cells in the inner ear pick up vibrations and turn them into signals that the brain interprets as sound. Otoferlin is key to this process, as it enables the sensory cells of the ear to release tiny membranes carrying neurotransmitters, Akouos says in its filing. These neurotransmitters activate auditory neurons, which in turn relay the information to the brain where it is recognized as sound.

Those who have OTOF gene mutations are typically born deaf. There are currently no FDA-approved therapies for this form of hearing loss. The experimental Akouos gene therapy, AK-OTOF, is intended to deliver a functioning version of the OTOF gene with the goal of restoring proper otoferlin expression.

The Akouos therapy is delivered using an engineered version of adeno-associated virus (AAV), an approach used by some FDA-approved gene therapies marketed by other companies for other diseases, as well as for some gene therapies still in development. But the anatomy of the inner ear presents challenges for AAV gene therapy delivery, the company says in its filing. Also, AAV has a limited capacity for carrying a genetic payload.

To overcome those limitations, Akouos uses synthetic AAVs that recreate naturally occurring viruses called ancestral AAVs, which the company says can reach the target in the ear. Furthermore, the company uses a dual vector approach that employs two engineered viruses, each carrying a fragment of the OTOF gene. The Akouos approach to gene therapy is based on the research of Luk Vandenberge, director of the Grousbeck Gene Therapy Center in Boston and a professor at Harvard Medical School. In mouse studies, Akouos says AK-OTOF delivered its genetic payload to the inner ear hair cells, restoring auditory function. Now the company wants to test its technology in humans.

Paperwork seeking FDA permission to start a clinical trial is on track to be submitted in 2021, Akouos says in its filing. If all goes as planned, the company expects to report preliminary data from the clinical trial the following year.

Akouos isnt the only company developing new treatments for inherited forms of hearing loss.Decibel Therapeutics is also developing a gene therapy to address the same genetic protein deficiency that Akouos is targeting. The Boston-based companys experimental gene therapy, DB-OTO, is in preclinical development with partner Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: REGN). Otonomy (NASDAQ: OTIC), in San Diego, is advancing a preclinical gene therapy program intended to address hearing loss caused by mutations in another key gene, GJB2. Frequency Therapeutics (NASDAQ: FREQ) is addressing hearing loss caused by the loss of hair cells in the inner ear. The Woburn, MA-based company is developing a regenerative medicine approach that coaxes the regrowth of these hairs.

Akouos was founded in 2016 and unveiled $50 million in financing two years later. In March, the company closed a $105 million Series B round of financing that added crossover investors. The biggest shareholders in Akouos prior to the IPO are 5AM Ventures and New Enterprise Associates, which own about 21.6 and 18.5 percent respectively, according to the filing.

Akouos has applied for a listing on the Nasdaq under the stock symbol AKUS. If the company successfully completes the IPO, it says it will apply the capital toward clinical development of AK-OTOF, as well as the preclinical development of other programs in its pipeline.

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Frank Vinluan is an Xconomy editor based in Research Triangle Park. You can reach him at fvinluan@xconomy.com.

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Miracle cures and fast-track approval threatens medical advances, say scientists – The University of Manchester

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Prof Volker ter Meulen, Co-chair of the EASAC-FEAM working group and past president of EASAC, said: Stem cell and gene-based therapies hold great medical promises. But we are alarmed over a trend to lower requirements of evidence. Also, we see an increasing problem of commercial clinics offering unregulated products and services.

The Academies say the idea of regenerative medicine is to tackle diseases which up to now are incurable. According to the report, cosmetic applications are inappropriate for the time being.

So far, regenerative medicine has proven itself only in few specific clinical indications, for example for skin disorders. Yet, we see an increasing number of unregulated clinics promising a wide range of benefits based on poorly characterised medicinal products with little evidence of effectiveness. They usually advertise their services via the internet with the primary intention of financial profit, explains EASAC Biosciences Programme Director, Dr Robin Fears.

The scientists urge the EU to resist the pressure and put patients first:When countries lower regulatory standards in their eagerness to support national economic interests, it is even more important for the EU as a major global player to defend the principles of international cooperation in health regulation, says Prof George Griffin, Co-chair of the working group and President of FEAM.

We all want cures to be available in the shortest time frame possible. But our analysis and recommendations aim at ensuring that regulatory procedures are robust, transparent and evidence-based, concludes Cossu. Scientific research and proof are more important than ever. The EU and national regulators should be wary of not undermining public trust in science.

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Mokalled receives national early career award – Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis

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Mayssa H. Mokalled, PhD, an assistant professor of developmental biology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has received the 2020 H.W. Mossman Award in Developmental Biology from the American Association for Anatomy.

This award recognizes outstanding researchers in developmental biology who, though still in the early stages of their careers, already have made important contributions to the field and show promise for future accomplishments.

Mokalled studies spinal cord regeneration in zebrafish, a model organism that has the capacity to heal even severe spinal cord injuries. Her lab is investigating whether the regenerative capacity of zebrafish is conserved in mammals but masked by other molecular pathways. Specifying the details of the cellular and molecular pathways of spinal cord regeneration in zebrafish could provide insight into the potential for such regeneration in mammals.

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Regenerative Medicine Market 2019 Break Down by Top Companies, Countries, Applications, Challenges, Trends, Opportunities and Forecast 2026 – Cole of…

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A new market report by Verified Market Research on the Regenerative Medicine Market has been released with reliable information and accurate forecasts for a better understanding of the current and future market scenarios. The report offers an in-depth analysis of the global market, including qualitative and quantitative insights, historical data, and estimated projections about the market size and share in the forecast period. The forecasts mentioned in the report have been acquired by using proven research assumptions and methodologies. Hence, this research study serves as an important depository of the information for every market landscape. The report is segmented on the basis of types, end-users, applications, and regional markets.

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Switzerland named as the safest country in the world for Covid-19 – Time Out

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Switzerlandisthe safest country in the world for Covid-19according to a new report. Published by the Deep Knowledge Group (described on its website as a Hong Kong venture-capital firm specialising in regenerative medicine), the report assesses the safety level and risk factor for Covid-19 of 200 countries,based on 130 parameters.

Switzerland topped the list with a cumulative score of 752, thanks to factors like an efficient quarantining programme, and effective monitoring, detection and treatment of the virus, preventing an overburdening of the countrys healthcare system.

The report says that Switzerlands ranking is largely due to a continuing decline in its rate of infection spread and mortality, and key factors that put it in a better position to maintain a healthy post-pandemic economy.

Switzerlands economy was also a big factor in achieving the top spot. The report claims that a low level of state debt and a reputation as the major economic and financial epicenter of Europe gives Switzerland a high degree of economic resilience to the financial effects of the pandemic.

Germany was ranked as the second-safest country, and Israel was third, after being named the safest country in a previous edition of the report. The UK was ranked at 68, and the United States at 58.

You can read the full report on Deep Knowledge Groups website.

With most lockdown measures now eased, the Swiss Government announced last week that it would lift entry restrictions and reopen its borders. From June 15, all countries from the European Union, the EU Free Trade Association (Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway) and the UK will be able to travel to Switzerland.

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Proteintech announces ISO 13485 Certification for Its HumanKine Human Cell-expressed Cytokines and Growth Factors – The Scientist

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With this certification, Proteintechs HumanKine Human cell-expressed cytokines and growth factors are now available in GMP-compliant versions for use in clinical trials and commercial manufacturing.

Cytokines and growth factors are critical components to cell and gene therapies. Unlike traditional pharmacologics, cell and gene therapies require the expansion and maintenance of living cells. Cytokines and growth factors coordinate and sustain these processes.

With the rise in clinical trials, there is not only a greater demand for GMP-compliant proteins, but also a demand for safer and more active proteins. Besides being xeno-free and free of animal-derived components, Proteintechs HumanKine Human cell-expressed proteins are produced with native folding, glycosylation, and processing. These properties result in higher efficacy and stability than proteins produced using other systems.

Jeff Lee, Chief Operating Officer at Proteintech, said, It is exciting to have our certification completed in less than 10 months after opening. The timing is great, as it aligns with the completion of several of our product validations.

Deepa Shankar, Chief Scientific Officer at Proteintech, commented, The advances in cell and gene therapy and regenerative medicine have been astounding. As these therapies scale up, the need for quality reagents is more significant than ever. By investing in a new GMP facility and the quality systems to ensure GMP-compliance and ISO 13485 certification, we at Proteintech aim to meet this demand with our suite of GMP grade Human-expressed, well-characterized bioactive proteins.

Proteintech has launched four GMP grade cytokines and has many more planned for launch later this year.

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Do you have the rocket gene? Why genetics may decide whether you like the peppery veggie – The Independent

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Love it or hate it, rocket is popular all over the world. Also known as arugula, roquette and rucola, its known for its pungent and peppery flavours. It might look like an unassuming leafy vegetable, but the reasons for its taste, health benefits and whether we like it all comes down to genetics.

Rocket actually encompasses several species, all of them part of the same family as broccoli, cabbage, kale, mustard and watercress the Brassicales. Its distinctive aroma and flavours are created by chemical compounds produced by its leaves, called isothiocyanates. Some of these compounds can be eye-wateringly hot, whereas others can have a radishy flavour or none at all.

In the wild, isothiocyanates are thought to help defend plants from herbivores and disease, and also help it tolerate environmental stress. But for humans, eating isothiocyanates confers health benefits. Studies have shown them to have anti-cancer properties, and anti-neurodegenerative effects against diseases such as Alzheimers.

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For this reason, plants containing isothiocyanates interest scientists particularly those with little taste and flavour. One such compound is sulforaphane, which is found in rocket and broccoli. Several years ago, researchers produced a super broccoli with high amounts of sulforaphane. Consumers couldnt taste the difference, and it was later shown to be effective in preventing and slowing prostate cancer and in lowering cholesterol.

But one advantage with rocket is that it doesnt need cooked to be eaten. Heating other Brassicales, like broccoli, to over 65C inactivates myrosinase, which is an enzyme in their tissues that converts compounds called glucosinolates into sulforaphane and other isothiocyanates when people chew these plants. If the myrosinase is inactivated, consumers will receive little or none of the associated health benefits, no matter how much is bred into the plants.

Chewing aside, theres some evidence to suggest that our gut microflora possess their own myrosinase and can convert glucosinolates to isothiocyanates for us. The amounts this produces are likely to be quite small, but release may be sustained, exposing our cells to compounds like sulforaphane for longer periods.

But the biggest barrier to people getting these beneficial molecules from rocket is the taste. This depends on when and where rocket crops are grown. In the summer, leaves can be extremely spicy and pungent, whereas in the winter they can be bland and tasteless.

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Growth temperature likely plays a big role in determining the amounts of isothiocyanates released from leaves. Probably a stress response by the plants, it means hotter countries like Italy may produce more pungent leaves.

You can test this effect at home. Get two small pots and some rocket seeds from a local garden centre or supermarket. Plant two or three seeds in each. Keep one well-watered and relatively shaded, and the other in direct sunlight, watering infrequently. After a few weeks, taste the leaves from each pot one should taste much hotter.

The taste and flavour of rocket also varies because of the genetics of different varieties. Not only do leaves contain hot, pungent isothiocyanates, but also sugars (which create sweetness); pyrazines (which can smell earthy and pea-like); aldehydes (which smell like grass); alcohols (one in particular smells just like mushrooms); and many other types yet to be identified.

Recently, the worlds first rocket genome and transcriptome sequence was produced from the Eruca sativa species, allowing researchers to understand which genes may be responsible for making the compounds related to taste and flavour. Its genome contains up to 45,000 genes, which is more than the 42,611 genes humans are thought to have.

The research also found that different varieties produce more isothiocyanates and sugars than others. This explains why leaves can taste so different in the supermarket, even when bought from the same shop at the same time of the year. By knowing which genes are expressed in tissues and when, we can select rocket plants with improved taste and flavour profiles and breed new and improved cultivars.

To further complicate matters, our own genetics mean we dont all taste chemical compounds the same. We have many thousands of different odour receptors in our brains, and many different combinations of taste receptors on our tongues. These genetic differences are one of the reasons why coriander tastes different to different people. Those with a variant of the OR6A2 gene perceive the leaves as having a soapy flavour, which is thanks to the aldehyde compounds in coriander that activate this receptor variant.

Depending on whether you have a functioning or non-functioning copy of certain taste receptor genes, you may not be able to taste certain compounds at all. In the other extreme, if you have two working copies of a particular gene, some foods may taste unbearably bitter and unpleasant.

Another classic example is Brussels sprouts. Some people love them, while others loathe them. This is because of the gene TAS2R38 which gives us the ability to taste the bitter glucosinolate compounds in these vegetables as well as rocket.

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Those people with two working copies of the gene are bitter supertasters. People with only one are medium tasters, while those with no working copies are blind to these compounds. So what is intense and inedible to one person might be pleasant and mild to another.

This partly explains peoples general food preferences and rocket leaves are an excellent example of these processes in action. A consumer study of rocket leaves showed that some people like them hot and pungent, others like them sweet and mild, and others just dont like them at all.

However, peoples culture and life experience probably also determine whether they like rocket and other foods. A previous study of rocket showed that peoples genetic differences are not necessarily an indicator of whether they will like something. Its perfectly possible to be a bitter supertaster and like rocket and Brussels sprouts depending on your upbringing and exposure to them.

Another study showed that preference for flavour and pungency of white radish is linked to differences in geography and culture. Japanese and Korean people liked pungency created by an isothiocyanate much more than Australians. Pickled radish is a common condiment in Asian countries: being regularly exposed to a food may predispose people to like it, irrespective of their taste sensitivity.

Very little is currently known about the interactions between plant and human genotypes. But ongoing research aims to find out which compounds people with different TAS2R38 genotypes are sensitive to. This will make it possible in the future to selectively breed in (or out) certain genes, and produce rocket types tailored to a persons preferences.

Luke Bell is a lecturer in temperate horticulture at the University of Reading. This article first appeared on The Conversation

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Do you have the rocket gene? Why genetics may decide whether you like the peppery veggie - The Independent

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