Pluripotent Stem Cell Patents

Pluripotent stem cells are cells that have the ability to self-renew and differentiate into other cell types such as myocytes, lymphocytes, cardiomyocytes, keratinocytes, and cartilage. This is a great scientific and research tool that has numerous applications in the field of regenerative medicine, tissue engineering, and cell replacement therapy. The landscape of pluripotent stem cells can be classified broadly into three categories, patents that (1) outline the technology to isolate and maintain the stem cells from embryonic tissue; (2) identify and expand the knowledge base about the proliferation and manipulation of these in vitro stem cell lines to differentiate into other cell types and induction of differentiated cells to form pluripotent stem cells; and (3) technologies developed to deliver these differentiated cell types into the ...