Project description
Large-scale stem cell production for regenerative medicine
Treatments based on stem cells have great potential in many situations, particularly when tissue regeneration is needed, such as in the case of injury or degeneration. Using the patients' autologous stem cells overcomes histocompatibility issues, but the process is laborious and often does not produce the number of required cells. The EU-funded PRO-SCT project has established an industrially applicable platform that can produce stem cells from healthy donor adipose tissue in large quantities. These cells can be frozen in big batches and used when needed for treatment. The PRO-SCT platform has the potential to open a global market for adipose tissue-derived donor stem cells.
Objective
The market for stem cells is growing fast as new possibilities for stem cell treatments evolve. Today stem cell treatments are often based on a process where the patient’s own cells are grown for weeks, and thereafter patients are treated with their own stem cells. This process limits a wider use of these treatments, as it is a slow and costly procedure. The key novelty in the PRO-SCT project is that it is the first fully compliant industrially applicable platform capable of large-scale stem cell production from healthy donor adipose tissue, making ready-to-use stem cells available whenever and wherever needed. Cell2Cure has leading competencies in the areas of producing, storing, and distributing stem cells from donors, and clinical and regulatory know-how in the use of cell-based therapies. C2C stem cells will be manufactured in large batches, stored frozen in vials that can be ready for use in a few minutes before treatment. The C2C technology uses state-of-the-art automated closed bioreactor systems with animal component free expansion of allogeneic cells and long-term cryopreservation of ready-to-use vials. Compared to today's stem cell treatment, this allows for scalability and easy distribution - improving availability and reducing both cost and time to treatment. With a strong scientific basis, Cell2Cure has made significant progress in the understanding of donor derived stem cells in the development of treatments for heart failure. Clinical trials have shown that C2C stem cells are safe, usable and have promising clinical effects. The aim of the PRO-SCT project is to develop a strong commercial and operational position for Cell2Cure to move from small scale to large scale capacity and unlock a new global market for adipose tissue derived donor stem cells. To do this successfully, the support of EU-Instrument phase I will be of immense importance. Cell2Cure has firm control of the intellectual property with a broadly covering WO-patent application in place.
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- engineering and technology environmental biotechnology bioremediation bioreactors
- medical and health sciences health sciences inflammatory diseases
- medical and health sciences medical biotechnology cells technologies stem cells
- medical and health sciences clinical medicine cardiology
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H2020-EU.2.3. - INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Innovation In SMEs
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H2020-EU.3. - PRIORITY 'Societal challenges
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SME-1 - SME instrument phase 1
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(opens in new window) H2020-EIC-SMEInst-2018-2020
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3460 Birkerod
Denmark
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