California Stem Cell, Inc. Partners On CIRM Grant To Develop Transplantable 3D Retinas

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IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--California Stem Cell, Inc. (“CSC”) announced today the initiation of a collaborative study with the University of California, Irvine (UCI) aimed to create transplantable 3D retinal tissue. The study, funded by a $4.5 million grant from the California Institute of Regenerative Medicine (CIRM), is a continuation of methods pioneered by CSC scientists in 2010, and will investigate the potential of improving a patient’s visual function by transplanting human stem cell-derived three-dimensional (3D) retinal tissue into their retina.

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