4 COVID Cell Therapies and the Companies That Are Making Them

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The COVID-19 pandemic is one of modern medicine’s greatest challenges with 20 million (and counting) confirmed cases worldwide. Drugs in development to treat infections span small molecules, vaccines, and antibody-based therapies. Apart from these modalities, scientists are also using regenerative medicine paradigms as inspiration for new cell-based therapies to combat COVID-19. Earlier in the year, a small pilot study in China showed that COVID patients who were infused with mesenchymal stem cells, or MSCs, had improved outcomes — perhaps due to the ability of stem cells to modulate the immune system. The truth is, we don’t fully know and much…...

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Tara Fernandez Tara Fernandez is a PhD-qualified Cell Biologist who works in marketing disruptive technologies in the biotechnology industry. Tara reports on innovation and trends in health tech, drug discovery, and more. Follow Tara on Twitter @DrTFern.