Re: BresaGen says to develop catheter for brain cells

[ariela <a_blum@xxxxxxxxxx>]

dear judith,
would you happen to have the original website address from which this
article is quoted?  would greatly appreciate it.
thanks,
ariela

----    Judith Richards <judithr@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> BresaGen says to develop catheter for brain cells
>
> THEBARTON, South Australia, Sept 26, 2001 (Reuters) - Australian stem
> cell firm BresaGen Ltd. announced on Wednesday plans to develop and
> distribute a specialized catheter used to deliver cells into the brain
> to treat Parkinson's disease.
>
> The catheter will be developed by Image-Guided Neurologics, a
> medical device company based in Melbourne, Florida, and BresaGen
> will have an exclusive license to commercialize the device, the
> companies said in a statement.
>
> BresaGen said it will test the cell delivery catheter in pre-clinical
> research studies at several universities. IGN has first rights to
> negotiate
> an exclusive agreement for distribution of the catheter once FDA
> approval is obtained.
>
> "The cell delivery catheter that is being developed will cause minimal
> damage to brain tissue. The catheter tip is visible under magnetic
> resonance imaging, allowing cells to be delivered to target locations
> with greater accuracy than possible with currently used catheters,''
> BresaGen chief scientific officer Dr. Allan Robins said.
>
> Studies have demonstrated that Parkinson's disease symptoms can be
> improved by transplanting dopamine-secreting cells
> into the striatum of the brain, with accurate cell delivery a critical
> part of the procedure, Bresagen said.
>
> The company, which has a U.S. subsidiary BresaGen Inc., said it is
> developing a comprehensive cell therapy product line
> that includes cells derived from stem cells, catheter devices to
> accurately deliver the cells into target locations, and imaging
> technologies to evaluate affected tissue.
>   Copyright © 2001 Yahoo! Inc.
>
>
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> Judith Richards, London, Ontario, Canada
> judithr@xxxxxxxx
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