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Cord Blood News 2.30, August 12, 2010.
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POLICY NEWS
House Bill Reauthorizes National Marrow Donor Registry
Representatives introduced legislation that would reauthorize the national registry for people looking for a marrow donor or umbilical cord blood unit. The Senate recently introduced sister legislation. [House of Representatives, United States]
Decision Memo for Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for Myelodysplastic Syndrome (CAG-00415N)
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services have determined that the evidence does not demonstrate that the use of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation improves health outcomes in Medicare beneficiaries with myelodysplastic syndrome. [Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, United States]
Scientists Decry Proposed Ban on Chimp Research
In the latest twist in the protracted debate over the use of chimpanzees in biomedical research, U.S. senators introduced the Great Ape Protection Act, an identical bill to one that has been stuck in a House of Representatives committee for more than a year. [Senate, United States]
Senate Bill Would Encourage Drugs Targeting Rare Kids' Diseases
A group of bipartisan senators introduced legislation to entice drug makers to focus more intently on cures for uncommon children's diseases. [Senate, United States]
EU Agency Allows Access to Drug Side Effects Data
The European Medicines Agency has agreed to provide access to studies about drug side effects, following criticism over data secrecy from the European Ombudsman. [European Medicines Agency, European Union]
Blood and Marrow Transplant Clinical Trials Network (BMT CTN)-Data Coordinating Center (U10) (RFA-HL-11-028) [National Institutes of Health, United States]
Blood and Marrow Transplant Clinical Trials Network (BMT CTN)-Core Clinical Centers (U10) (RFA-HL-11-013) [National Institutes of Health, United States]
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; Notice of Closed Meetings (FR Doc. 2010-19933) [National Institutes of Health, United States]
Technical Assistance Videocast for RFA-RR-10-007: Clinical and Translational Science Coordinating Center (U54) (NOT-RR-10-012) [National Institutes of Health, United States]
NIH Common Fund Transformative Research Projects Program (R01) (RFA-RM-10-010) [National Institutes of Health, United States]
Chimpanzee Biomedical Research Program Limited Competition (U42) (RFA-RR-10-008) [National Institutes of Health, United States]
National Human Genome Research Institute; Notice of Closed Meeting (FR Doc. 2010-19939) [National Institutes of Health, United States]
Center for Scientific Review, Notice of Closed Meetings (FR Doc. 2010-19938) [National Institutes of Health, United States]
2010 Biological License Application Supplement Noteworthy Approvals [Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, United States]
Memorandum of Understanding Between United States Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services [Docket No. FDA-2010-N-0004] [Food and Drug Administration, United States]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Generic Food and Drug Administration Rapid Response Surveys [Docket No. FDA-2010-N-0380] [Food and Drug Administration, United States]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Comment Request; Administrative Procedures for the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 Categorization [Docket No. FDA-2010-N-0199] [Food and Drug Administration, United States]
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EVENTS (Listed by Date)
Select Biosciences 3rd Annual Stem Cells Europe Conference
August 24-25, 2010
Edinburgh, Scotland
Select Biosciences World Biobanking Summit
August 24-25, 2010
Edinburgh, Scotland
Select Biosciences Inaugural Cellular Therapy Summit
August 24-25, 2010
Edinburgh, Scotland
International Society for Cellular Therapy – Europe 2nd Regional Meeting
September 11-14, 2010
Belgirate, Italy
Stem Cells USA & Regenerative Medicine Congress 2010
September 13-15, 2010
Philadelphia, United States
Tissue Engineering & Regenerative Medicine International Society (TERMIS) - Asia Pacific 2010
September 15-17, 2010
Sydney, Australia
International Society for Hematology and Stem Cells (ISEH) 2010 Meeting
September 15-18, 2010
Melbourne, Australia
Cellular Therapy of Cancer Symposium - ATTACK Project Meeting
September 24-27, 2010
Montpellier, France
International Society for Cell and Gene Therapy of Cancer (ISCGT) Congress
September 27-29, 2010
Doha, Qatar
5th Annual Meeting of the German Society for Stem Cell Research
September 30-October 2, 2010
Lübeck, Germany
AABB (formerly known as the American Association of Blood Banks) Annual Meeting & Cellular Therapy and Transfusion Medicine Expo (CTTXPO) 2010
October 9-12, 2010
Baltimore, United States
Institute for Genomic Medicine Inaugural Symposium
October 11-12, 2010
San Diego, United States
5th Annual Translational Stem Cell Research Conference
October 12-13, 2010
New York City, United States
Fraunhofer Life Science Symposium Leipzig 2010
October 29-30, 2010
Leipzig, Germany
World Cord Blood Congress
November 4-7, 2010
Marseille, France
Cambridge Healthtech Institute's Inaugural Stem Cells in Drug Discovery and Development
November 8-9, 2010
San Diego, United States
Select Biosciences 2nd International Forum on Stem Cells (2010 IFSC)
November 12-13, 2010
Tianjin, China
The 16th International Conference of the International Society of Differentiation: From Stem Cells to Organisms
November 15-18, 2010
Nara, Japan
Stem Cell Network's 10th Annual Scientific Meeting
November, 22-24, 2010
Calgary, Alberta
52nd American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting and Exposition
December 4-7, 2010
Orlando, United States
Select Biosciences 5th Annual Stem Cells World Congress
January 24-25, 2011
San Diego, United States
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