CIRM Approves Nearly $20M in Grants To Fund Clinical Trials To Treat Spinal Cord Injuries, HIV Infection
The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine's governing committee has approved two multi-million dollar grants to help fund clinical trials to test new treatments for spinal cord injuries and HIV infections. The committee awarded Asterias Biotherapeutics $14.3 million for research on transplants of human tissue grown from the embryonic stem cells to treat spinal injuries, while Sangamo Biosciences received $5.6 million for a trial to cure HIV infection using gene therapy.
- "Spinal Cord, HIV Stem Cell Treatments Funded" (Fikes, U-T San Diego, 5/29).