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Clinical Trial Stage Projects

The mission of California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) is to accelerate stem cell treatments to patients with unmet medical needs. With our Clinical Stage Programs, we intend to speed up ...
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Digging Deeper Into Cardiovascular Plasma Proteomics: Opportunities and Limitations of Current Platforms.

Pich Chhay, Owen Tang, Lizhuo Ai, Stuart J Cordwell, Michael P Gray, Jean Y H Yang, Jennifer E Van Eyk, Peter J Psaltis, Gemma A Figtree Even though doctors have gotten much better at managing classic ...
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What a pain in the back: etiology, diagnosis and future treatment directions for discogenic low back pain.

Giselle Kaneda, Lea Zila, Jacob T Wechsler, Karim Shafi, Karandeep Cheema, Hyun Bae, Sang D Kim, Alexander Tuchman, Debiao Li, Dmitriy Sheyn Chronic lower back pain is a massive global issue that is ...
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Stem cell research in space: Advancing regenerative medicine beyond Earth.

Sending stem cells into space turns out to be an incredible way to study human biology because the lack of gravity profoundly changes how these cells grow, divide, and transform. By launching ...
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CIRM approves over $160M to support preclinical and clinical research, advances education opportunities and access to clinical trials

South San Francisco, CA, December 11, 2025 – The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) governing board today approved funding of over $160 million for 16 new research awards to develop ...
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CIRM approves new $100 million plan to accelerate genetic therapies for patients with rare diseases

South San Francisco, Calif., January 30, 2026 – The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) has approved a new funding program to accelerate therapies for rare diseases, which sets aside ...
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CIRM approves over $111 million to support discovery and clinical research

The awards approved by the board support three clinical trial (CLIN2) grant applications with a combined approved total of $31M in financial support from CIRM. These grants fund clinical trials for ...
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CIRM awards $27 million to launch novel program designed to bring cell and gene therapies to underserved California communities

South San Francisco, Calif., October 30, 2025 – The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) has approved awarding $27 million through three grants across the state to create a network of ...
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Disease Team Therapy Development – Research

The Disease Team Therapy Development Award initiative is an expansion of our original Disease Team Award Initiative. The purpose of the CIRM Disease Team Therapy Development Awards is to advance ...
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Kevin Xu Joins Board of California’s Stem Cell Agency

South San Francisco, CA – The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM), the world’s largest institution dedicated to regenerative medicine, is pleased to announce the appointment of Kevin ...
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CIRM funds clinical research in heart failure and cystic fibrosis, supports 10 new translational projects

South San Francisco, CA, May 30, 2024 – The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM), one of the world’s largest institutions dedicated to regenerative medicine, has awarded $53 million ...
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CIRM awards $4.7 million for vision loss gene therapy

South San Francisco, CA, May 29, 2025 – The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM), one of the world’s largest institutions dedicated to regenerative medicine, awarded $4.7 million to ...