This technology includes a method for differentiating human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) into stable chondrocytes, capable of producing cartilage, and their use in cartilage repair in human injury and degenerative diseases. In suspension culture, hiPSC aggregates demonstrate gene and protein expression patterns similar to articular cartilage.

This technology includes irradiated Epstein-Barr virus-transformed lymphoblastoid cell lines (EBV-LCL) as feeder cells for the ex vivo expansion of natural killer (NK) cells. EBV-LCL feeder cells, altered by radiation to prevent uncontrolled growth, provide a supportive environment for NK cells to multiply effectively. This method addresses the challenge of obtaining sufficient quantities of functionally active NK cells, which are crucial components of the immune system known for their ability to target and destroy tumor cells and virally infected cells.

This technology includes an efficient lentiviral vector-based method for gene transfer into NK cells and demonstrates a stable and long-term robust expression of transgenes for the treatment of cancer. High gene transfer rates into primary cells being transduced and the ability to produce high titers of virus particles for large-scale transduction of patient cells are prerequisites for clinical trials. Lentiviral vectors can be produced in high titer and concentrated without compromising their transduction efficiency.

This technology includes the method of blocking CD38 in expanded natural killer (NK) cell therapy in combination with daratumumab in patients with multiple myeloma. Our in vitro studies have already confirmed the addition of NK cells to myeloma cells that have been exposed to daratumumab enhances myeloma killing compared to single agent treatment.

This technology includes the method of blocking CD38 in expanded natural killer (NK) cell therapy in combination with daratumumab in patients with multiple myeloma. Our in vitro studies have already confirmed the addition of NK cells to myeloma cells that have been exposed to daratumumab enhances myeloma killing compared to single agent treatment.

This technology includes in vitro-generated trophectoderm (TE) cells, which are ideal for modeling diseases of the placenta, drug screening, and cell-based therapies. The TE lineage which gives rise to placental cells during early human development. Derivation of definitive placental cells from human pluripotent stem cells in culture remains controversial and so far, placental cells can only be derived directly from primary placental tissue, which largely limits their access and study in the laboratory.

This technology includes a generated muscle cell line derived from lysosomal enzyme acid alpha-glucosidase knockout mice, to be used in therapeutic development for Pompe disease. Pompe disease, a deficiency of a lysosomal enzyme acid alpha-glucosidase (GM), is a severe and debilitating muscle disorder. The currently available therapy involves replacement of the missing enzymes effective in reversing the cardiac but not skeletal muscle abnormalities. The search for new therapies is hampered by the lack of adequate In vitro cellular model of the disease.

This technology includes a neural stem cell (NSC) line derived from a Niemann Pick C (NPC) patient, aimed at advancing research and drug development for NPC, an inherited neurodegenerative disorder characterized by the accumulation of cholesterol in neurons. The NSCs, which serve as a crucial intermediate cell type, can be differentiated into any neuronal or glial cell of the brain or spinal cord under appropriate culture conditions. These cells originate from fibroblasts reprogrammed into induced pluripotent stem cells.

This technology involves neural stem cells (NSCs) derived from pluripotent stem cells (PSCs) that can differentiate into neurons and glia. The key feature of this technology is the CY2 EEF1A1 GFP iPSC line, which includes a green fluorescent protein (GFP) expressed under the EEF1A1 promoter, leading to its ubiquitous expression in cells. This characteristic makes the NSCs and the neural cells differentiated from this line exhibit green fluorescence. Such cells, when transplanted into animal models like mice and rats, can be easily tracked due to their fluorescence.

This technology includes an innovative method for differentiating astrocytes from neural stem cells (NSCs). The process involves using Life Technologies StemPro embryonic stem cell serum-free medium to initially guide NSCs towards a neuronal lineage. Over a period of 28-35 days, as the cells are continually passaged, neurons gradually die off, leading to the proliferation of astrocytes. By the end of this differentiation protocol, approximately 70% of the cells exhibit markers characteristic of mature astrocytes, specifically GFAP.