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Roche early adopter of Cellular Dynamics' iPS cell platform for tox testing
iPS predicting toxicity
By Tim Fulmer
Senior Writer
Published on
Monday, March 26, 2012
Through early access programs with pharma customers, Cellular
Dynamics International Inc. is gathering data that show its iPS cells
can predict hepatic and cardiac toxicity better than conventional assays. At
least one of these partners is now using the cells to evaluate and prioritize
development of all early stage compounds that might have cardiotoxicity.
The platform, called iCells,
begins with human adult somatic cells such as fibroblasts or peripheral blood
cells. These are reprogrammed to become induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells,
and then differentiated into organ-specific cell lineages (see BioCentury,
Jan. 4, 2010).
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