Stem Cell Innovations opens facility in Leiden, The Netherlands.Stem Cell stem cell In living organisms, an undifferentiated cell that can produce other cells that eventually make up specialized tissues and organs. There are two major types of stem cells, embryonic and adult. Innovations, Inc., Houston, TX, has opened a new research and development facility in Leiden, The Netherlands to commercialize their proprietary platform of human pluripotent stem cells pluripotent stem cell Hematology The 'mother of all cells'–the progenitor of all hematopoietic cells–eg, platelets, RBCs, neutrophils, macrophages, lymphocytes. See Stem celll. (PCs) in Europe. The company disclosed recently it has produced multiple lines of human pluripotent stem cell lines that are able to maintain their undifferentiated undifferentiated /un·dif·fer·en·ti·at·ed/ (un-dif?er-en´she-at-ed) anaplastic. un·dif·fer·en·ti·at·ed adj. Having no special structure or function; primitive; embryonic. state and normal chromosome complement chromosome complement The entire set of chromosomes in a species–in humans, 46 chromosomes . In addition, the cells can be efficiently cultured in tissue culture plates without the use of feeder layers (xenofree). Contact: Web site: www.stemcellinnovations.com |
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