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Cell Harvesting Market Report On Competitive Landscape, Key Players, Future Developments and Growth 2025 – Dagoretti News

Global Cell Harvesting Market report has been produced with the most up-to-date insight and analysis to give maximum benefits to the Healthcare IT industry. The report can be used by both established and new players in the industry for a complete understanding of the market. Besides, this document also includes historic data, present and future market trends, environment, technological innovation, upcoming technologies and the technical progress in the related industry. The scope of this Cell Harvesting Market research report involves industry research, customer insights, market sizing and forecast, competitive analysis, market entry strategy, pricing trends, sustainability trends, innovation trends, technology evolution, and distribution channel assessment.

The Global Cell Harvesting Market is expected to reach USD 387.9 Million by 2025, from USD 196.9 Million in 2017 growing at a CAGR of 8.9% during the forecast period of 2018 to 2025. Some of the major players operating in the global cell harvesting market are PerkinElmer Inc, Bertin, Tomtec, Terumo BCT, HynoDent AG, Avita Medical, Argos Technologies, SP Industries, Teleflex Incorporated, Arthrex, Inc, Thomas Scientific, Brand GMBH, Brandel, Cox Scientific, Connectorate, Scinomix, Adstec.

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This market report defines the market trends and forecast the upcoming opportunities and threats of the cell harvesting market in the next 8 years. Cell harvesting is extracting the cells either from bone marrow and peripheral blood cells and culturing the cells in the culture dish containing nutrient media. Cell harvesting is used in the cell therapy as well as in gene therapy. University of California developed a cure for bubble baby disease for new born babies by using the cell harvesting in stem cells and gene therapy. Moreover, Asterias developed the stem cell therapy to regain the upper body motor function. University of California, Irvine developed the stem cell therapy to destroy the breast cancer cells.. Now a days cell harvesting is also used in the animal research and development. Cell Harvesting is also used in may research labs for in-Vitro testing. In September 2016, Terumo BCT collaborated with Cognate Bioservices for developing the immunotherapies and other related products like cell therapy products. These innovations in the cell harvesting market is notably attributing towards its increasing demand at the global pace. Further, its demand is likely to gain momentum over the forecast period.

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Four-year-old girl meets stem cell donor for the first time in Bengaluru – The Hindu

It was an emotional moment on Tuesday for Debojyoti, a 26-year-old software professional from Bengaluru, when he met four-year-old Shia from Kolkata, recipient of his blood stem cells.

Mr. Debojyoti, who came to the rescue of the little girl by donating his stem cells, met her for the first time at a meeting organised by a non-profit organisation, DKMS-BMST Foundation India, an international blood stem cell donor registry in the city.

Thanks to the donation, Shia daughter of primary school teacher Saifulla Kobir and homemaker Sajida Kobir has been cured of thalassemia, an inherited blood disorder. When this family residing in Kolkata found that their daughter was suffering from thalassemia, they researched about the treatments available. Sharing his experience Mr. Kobir said: Due to lack of awareness about the blood stem cell transplant procedure we were turned down by the local doctors. When we were told that our daughter will need blood transfusion throughout her life to survive, we were devastated.

We got a ray of hope after meeting Dr. Revathi Raj in Chennai and she assured us that there is a treatment available in the form of a blood stem cell transplant. That is when our journey to find an unrelated blood stem cell match began, said an emotional Mr. Kobir.

With the help of doctors, they were lucky to find a match for their daughter within a year, and she underwent a blood stem cell transplantation in Chennai.

Mr. Debojyoti said, I registered myself as a potential stem cell donor in 2016 and after a year of registration I was found to be a match. As per protocols, the identity of the donor and recipient are kept anonymous for two years, and thereafter they can be introduced to each other.

Latha Jagannathan, director of DKMS-BMST, said many patients suffering from blood cancer and other blood disorders need a blood stem cell transplant to survive. Unfortunately, a majority of patients are unable to receive a transplant due to the unavailability of a matching blood stem cell donor. Their registry currently has over 40,000 registered potential blood stem cell donors.

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4-year-old thalassemia surivor meets lifesaver for first time – Yahoo India News

Bengaluru, Feb 4 (PTI) This World Cancer Day, Bengaluru witnessed a heart-warming moment where a thalassemia survivor met her lifesaver for the first time.

A techie from the city had donated his blood stem cells giving a second chance at life to the four-year-old Shia from West Bengal suffering from thalassemia.

The meeting was organised by the non-profit organisation DKMS BMST Foundation India, an international blood stem cell donor registry.

Shia flew for the first time and came here to meet her lifesaver Debojyoti, a 26-year-old techie, who donated his blood stem cells so that she could receive a second chance at life.

Expressing his emotions on World Cancer Day on Tuesday, Debojyoti told reporters he had registered himself as a potential stem cell donor in 2016 and after a year of registration he was found to be a match.

'I did not know the details of the patient to whom my blood stem cells will be given but now when I met her after all these years, I went numb. Being able to save a life is a feeling beyond words. It can only be experienced-cant be described,' he said.

When this family residing in Kolkata found their daughter suffering from thalassemia, they researched about the treatments available.

Sharing their experience, Shias father Saifulla said due to lack of awareness about the blood stem cell transplant procedure they were turned down by the local doctors.

'We were told that our daughter will need blood transfusion throughout her life to survive, we were devastated but kept doing our research. We got a ray of hope after meeting Dr Revathi Raj based in Chennai and she assured us of treatment available in the form of a blood stem cell transplant, he said.

Thats when the journey to find an unrelated blood stem cell match began for the family.

With the help of doctors, they were lucky to find a match for their daughter within a year and she underwent a blood stem cell transplantation.

Director of DKMS-BMST Dr Latha Jagannathan said many patients suffering from blood cancer and other blood disorders need a blood stem cell transplant to survive.

'Unfortunately, majority of patients are unable to receive a transplant due to the unavailability of a matching blood stem cell donor', she said.

The registry DKMS-BMST at present has over 40,000 registered potential blood stem cell donors.

'We will work hard that this number will increase considerably over the coming years', she added.

Paediatric hematologist, oncologist and BMT specialist at Narayana Health City, Bengaluru, Dr Pooja Prakash Mallya said every five minutes someone in India is diagnosed with blood cancer and other blood disorders. And many are not able to find a match within their families and hence need an unrelated donor.

This gap can be bridged only when more and more people from different ethnicities in India are a part of the donor registry maintained by organisations such as DKMS-BMST, she said.

CEO of DKMS BMST Foundation India Patrick Paul said mostly, for blood cancer patients a blood stem cell transplant is key for survival.

'Each one of us should register as a potential stem cell donor and encourage our near and dear ones to register themselves too', he said.

As per protocols, the identity of both the donor and recipient are kept anonymous for a period of two years and thereafter upon interest they can be introduced to each other.

Ever since I donated my blood stem cells, I was looking forward to meeting the recipient. I only knew her age and today I am glad that I could see her and meet her family, Debojyoti said.

Today, Shia is leading a normal life and is a hale and hearty girl who likes to draw and colour and is probably not even completely aware of the condition she was in, a DKMS-BMST statement said.

All she knows is Debojyoti is a friend who gifted her something she would cherish forever.

DKMS-BMST is a joint venture of two non-profit organisations: BMST (Bangalore Medical Services Trust) and DKMS, one of the largest international blood stem cell donor registries in the world. PTI RS NVG NVG

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Huey Lewis May Never Perform Again. But He Refuses to Give Up – Rolling Stone

Huey Lewis can pinpoint the exact moment his entire world fell apart. It was January 2018 and he was in Dallas to play a corporate gig with his longtime band the News. Opening act Pat Green was entertaining the audience and Lewis was taking the Elvis route to the stage through the kitchen.

I heard this huge noise, he says. It sounded like warfare was going on in the other room. I yelled, What is that? They said, Its just Pat, the opening act. I put in my in-ear [monitors] in and couldnt hear anything.

He hoped things would improve once he got onto the stage, but when the band kicked into the opening song, the sound only got worse. I thought the bass amp had blown a speaker, he says. I just heard this horrible noise and I couldnt find pitch or even hear myself. It was an absolute nightmare. The worst thing. Just horrible.

The last time anything like this happened was back in 1987, right at the apex of Lewis fame, when songs like Doing It All for My Baby and Hip to Be Square were all over Top 40 radio. One day, out of nowhere, the hearing in his right ear completely vanished. I felt like I had been in a swimming pool and my ear was full, he says. I couldnt shake it out or pop my ears. I went to all kinds of doctors and an EMT finally said to me, Get used to it. I said, Get used to it? Im a musician!'

The doctor explained to him that the hearing was unlikely to return but that great artists like Brian Wilson got by just fine with hearing in only one ear, since the body has a remarkable way of adjusting. Lewis was ultimately diagnosed with Menieres disease.

Its a syndrome based on symptoms, the singer says. If you have fullness in your ears, vertigo, and tinnitus, they call it Menieres, but they dont know what it is.

As predicted, Lewis quickly adjusted to life with one ear and went about his life and career until that horrible night in Dallas when his left ear dropped out too. He went to the House Ear Institute, the Stanford Ear Institute, and the Mayo Clinic to meet with the most renowned hearing specialists in the world. When they were unable to help, he visited a chiropractor and an acupuncturist, and even instituted an all-organic, low-fat, caffeine-free, essential-oils diet.

Nothing worked, and he was forced to cancel all his future tour dates. Singing had been at the center of Lewis life since he was a teenager and despair quickly set in. I was suicidal, he says. There was literally a roaring tinnitus in my head. I just laid in bed. There was nothing I could do. Id just lay in bed and contemplate my demise.

With the help of his children and close friends, he slowly pulled himself out of his misery.

It turns out you can get used to almost anything, he says. I told myself things like, At least I dont have pancreatic cancer '

He also realized that his condition was more complicated than he originally thought. Some days he was essentially deaf, but other days he heard well enough to engage in conversations. He created a scale of one to 10 to explain it to others. Ten is what it was before this happened, he says. Im at a five now right now, which means I can hear speech fine with hearing aids in. Under a three, I cant even hear the phone ring. (During the course of an hour-long conversation, Lewis hears me just fine and never asks me to repeat even a single question.)

But even on days where hes a five and can engage in conversation, listening to music is a very different story. Music is much harder to listen to than speech because even one note occurs in all frequencies with harmonics and overtones and undertones, he says. I call it distortion. When I hear a bass part that goes bump, bump, bump, I just hear [imitates the sound of loud, crunchy static]. I fight for pitch and I cant find it. If I cant find pitch, I cant sing. Its horrible.

I was suicidal. Id just lay in bed and contemplate my demise.

The timing of all this is particularly cruel because when it happened, Lewis was hard at work on the first album of original Huey Lewis and the News songs since 2001s Plan B. New music hadnt been a priority for him in quite a while. His most recent Top 40 hit was 1991s It Hit Me Like a Hammer, and he had more than enough classics to fill out a set list, but he still felt like it was time to try again.

As a storyteller, you need new stories every now and then, he says. But we were doing 80 shows a year and we had lives, so it didnt seem like there was time to make another record. Also, a real problem was the songs. Were not a prolific bunch as it is, especially since weve written a bunch of stuff and its hard to write more. Its harder now. I cant have a song with rock & roll in the title. I already did that!

But slowly over the years, prior to his hearing loss, he recorded the seven songs for his upcoming LP Weather, in stores February 14th. The label initially wanted to add more songs [from earlier points in my career], says Lewis. I said to them, Why poison the water? This is a body of work. Why contaminate it? Who cares about the number of songs? And if its just seven songs because I cant sing anymore, thats a better story! And Kanyes record just has seven songs. Case closed!'

Lead-off single Her Love Is Killin Me was written by Lewis and former News guitarist Chris Hayes about 25 years ago. It just didnt work for some reason, he says. We tired it onstage in all sorts of different arrangements and it never worked. Two years ago, [rhythm guitarist and saxophonist] Johnny [Colla] had an idea for a horn chart and we re-worked it and it happened. Sometimes it takes the simplest things to get a song right.

Another song, While Were Young, was written by News bassist John Pierce along with Colla and Lewis. The vocal was originally cut in Lewis San Diego condo and the song was pieced together by various members of the band over email. We never sat in the studio to make that one, says Lewis. We assembled it. And some of the vocals on the finished version were cut in my living room on that first day.

One of the Boys came about when producer Dave Cobb asked Lewis to write a song for a Willie Nelson project that never came to fruition. Now I had this song for Willie, says Lewis. I imagined it as his story, but suddenly I realized it was actually my story. John McFee, who worked with me in [my old band] Clover and is now in the Doobie Brothers, played pedal steel and we finished the tune.

Lewis now finds himself in the unusual position of having a new record that he cant tour to support. But hes filming a documentary about his life (Were going to kick Linda Rondstadts ass! he jokes) and trying to bring his musical The Heart of Rock & Roll to Broadway. Its the fictional story of a struggling rock singer who gives up on his dreams of stardom to work in a cardboard-box factory, where he falls in love with his boss daughter. When his group gets an offer to open up for a huge band on tour, he has decide if it makes sense to leave his new life behind and give music one last chance. Every song, of course, is by Huey Lewis and the News.

The musical played to packed houses in San Diego last year, but bringing it to Broadway has proved to be challenging. Its an interesting game, Broadway, Lewis says. The theater owners own all the cards and you have to find the right one. It cant be too big or too small. Union-wise, you need a certain number of musicians. Its quite complicated, but were navigating all that and hopefully well go to Broadway this year.

Even with all these projects occupying his time, along with golf and spending time with his two kids, Lewis still yearns to sing onstage again one day. On days where hes a five or higher, he sings into his computer just to keep his voice up. At two points in the past year, he had so many great days in a row that he booked a rehearsal space with his band just to see what would happen. The News flew in from all over the country, but both times his hearing dropped down below a two shortly before they could all get in the room together.

There have been brief moments of triumph, though. In October 2018, Lewis went to St. Andrews, Scotland, for a golf tournament, and he was having such a great hearing day that he went onstage with a band that was playing there and sang Hip to Be Square. I was able to do it because it was as tiny place, not an arena, and the band was very quiet, he says. It felt amazing though. I was so happy.

In theory, Lewis could play a full set on a good hearing day under the right conditions, but the logistics make it hard to pull off. Id need to book the show a month in advance, he says, and I never know what Ill be like in a couple days since it fluctuates so much.

His former production manager now oversees the Buddy Holly hologram tour and theyve joked about using the technology to get him back on the road. They had to use a model to ape Buddy Holly, he says with a laugh. Id be the perfect model for Huey Lewis! I could come on between tunes and do shtick. The crew loves the idea.

Thats obviously out of the question, and Lewis also rejects any idea that involves using pre-recorded vocals as part of a live show. But whatever happens going forward, hes refusing to give up hope that one day hell heal. The inner ear is one of the things that medical science knows the least about, he says. Its cased in bone and theres no surgery. But Im taking stem-cell stuff and trying everything. With my hearing always fluctuating, my body is doing something itself. What I have to do is stay healthy, exercise, and hope my body will slowly take care of itself.

And if he never gets his hearing back and therefore never plays live again, Lewis says hell be OK.

I have a great life, he says. Im a lucky guy. No matter what happens, Im a lucky guy. Sometimes I have to remind myself of that. But I am.

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Kochi to host first ever global meet on Integrative Oncology – Onmanorama

Kochi: Promising to showcase breakthrough findings in cancer care, the first ever integrative medicine global oncology conference will be held at Hotel Le Meridian in Kochi on February 8 and 9, 2020.

The International Conference on Integrative Oncology 2020 (ICIO 2020) is being organised by the Global Homeopathy Foundation (GHF) which will be attended by top oncologists from India and abroad representing medical, surgical, radiation, haematology, paediatric and gynaecology specialties.

Dr. Sreevals Menon, Managing Trustee of GHF, said that there will be four moderated panel discussions at the conference with AYUSH/TCAM (Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicine) oncology experts including Dr Michael Dixon, Chair to the Prince's Foundation of Integrated Health U.K. set up by Prince of Wales; Dr Manfred Mueller, US; Dr Ioannis Papasotiriou, Greece; Dr Issac Mathai, Bangalore; Luke Coutinho, celebrity onco-nutritionist and Aliya Almoayed from Bahrain, taking part. The ICIO 2020 is expected to be attended by over a thousand delegates from about 30 countries, he said.

Specialists from Germany, USA, UK, Austria, Switzerland, Australia, South Africa, India and others, engaged in integrative and clinical oncology, fundamental research, AYUSH/TCAM -based oncology in all major disciplines shall present about 25 key scientific papers.

The event will expose doctors, researchers, medical scholars and oncology enthusiasts among public to novel possibilities in integration of different oncology care streams. The disciplines in focus in this regard include AYUSH/TCAM sciences and conventional medicine in oncology, onco-nutrition, pharmacognosy, psycho-oncology, immunotherapy oncology, onco-diagnostics, stem cell therapy, Mistletoe & Iscador therapies, onco-physiotherapy and onco-nursing, among others, Dr. Menon added.

ICIO2020 shall also be inspired by special orations which are expected to stimulate strategies leading to formation of Integrative Oncology units in leading cancer care centres nationwide. A vision of the conference is to set up a major national institute of international standards in Integrative Oncology synchronising Integrative Medicine (IM) with other therapies, with a lead role for IM at multiple levels.

ICIO 2020 will also have a dedicated yoga hall for delegates to register and get training from international experts in clinical yoga therapy in 12 major diseases. The event will also witness a cancer survivors meet. In a pioneering session on psycho-oncology, Dr. Surendran, Ozan Bahcivan and Dr. E Vidhubala will address the delegates which will be co-ordinated by Dr. Veenavani Nallepali.

GHF is the most distinguished non-profit Homeopathy organisation in India, a global institution that delivers the benefits of Homeopathy. Operating as an advisory body with its affiliates and members in over 15 countries, GHF has organised major national and international conferences, led delegations of Homeopaths to various countries, routinely conducted charitable humanitarian activities and has supported integration of medicine systems, being co-organizer of three ICIO so far.

ICIO 2020 is held in association with Central Health & FW Ministry, AYUSH/TCAM Ministry, all AYUSH/TCAM research councils and State Governments of Kerala and Maharashtra, and National AYUSH Mission.

The last date for registration to attend the conference is February 6, 2020. One can visit http://www.icio2020.com for details and registration.

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[World Cancer Day] 5 women from Bollywood whose struggles with cancer are truly inspirational – YourStory

February 4 marks World Cancer Day and is designated to raise awareness of cancer and encourage its prevention, detection, and treatment. Battling cancer is tough, it alters your life but it's not the end. Cancer survivors are inspirations and a ray of hope for many others who are also battling the disease.

Cancer can be tougher on people who are in the limelight as they have to deal with intense public scrutiny. However, making the diagnosis public can have a positive effect on people, and help them in their battle against cancer.

(Top) Sonali Bendre, Lisa Ray, Tahira Kashyap; (Bottom) Nafisa Ali, Manisha Koirala.

In 2012, Manisha Koirala was diagnosed with late stage ovarian cancer. The actress of the Bombay and Dil Se fame writes about her struggle with the disease in her memoir, Healed: How Cancer Gave Me A New Life which was published in December 2018.

In it, she reveals that for over a decade she had abused her body and cancer taught her to lead a better lifestyle. Now, she hopes to promote the importance of preventive lifestyle and early detection.

She took a break from acting in 2012 and returned five years later with the coming-of-age drama Dear Maya, Netflix's Lust Stories and Sanju.

Lisa Ray was one of the first actresses to make her cancer diagnosis public. The Indo-Canadian actress had multiple myeloma, a cancer that affects white blood cells. She was diagnosed in 2009 and after a successful stem cell transplant, she announced that she was cancer free.

She has revealed that her diagnosis shocked her at first, which was then followed by denial. However, eventually she tried to transform the experience into something which could help others.

During her treatment, she used her blog The Yellow Diaries to post details of her treatment and pictures of her journey. She worked to remove the oppression and burden people try associating with the disease through her blog.

She has championed the cause of multiple myeloma, a little-known form of cancer and helped raise funds for its research. She has also supported other initiatives such as the Pantene Beautiful Lengths and the Multiple Myeloma M-Moving Together Toward The Cure Walk.

She even chronicled her life, love, and cancer experiences through sarees. The Ray of Hope saree collection in which each saree has a story behind it.

After being diagnosed with cancer in 2018, Sonali Bendre had an uphill battle with cancer. She was diagnosed with a "high-grade cancer" that had metastasized. The cancer had spread from the primary tumour to all over her abdomen.

On her husband Goldie Behls insistence, she sought treatment in New York. Only after getting there, did the doctors inform her thatshe had stage IV cancer and had only a 30 percent chance of survival.

The actress took to Twitter to share her diagnosis and used social media to document her cancer journey.

Filmmaker and writer Tahira Kashyap was diagnosed with pre-invasive breast cancer in September 2018. She was detected with DCIS - ductal carcinoma in situ - in her right breast with high grade malignant cells. She underwent a mastectomy procedure to surgically remove her breasts.

She has revealed that she was not ready to share it with the world. However, she decided that her making the diagnosis public would help remove the stigma and taboo associated with cancer. She is now spreading awareness about early breast cancer detection awareness and is sparing no medium to take it forward.

The yesteryear actress, Nafisa Ali Sodhi was diagnosed with stage 3 peritoneal and ovarian cancer. The politician and activist was diagnosed in 2018 and used Instagram to share health updates with people to raise awareness for the need for early diagnosis. Diagnosed at the age of 60, she has now turned into a crusader for early detection of cancer, especially among women. She has featured in films such as Junoon, Major Saab, Bewafaa , Life In A... Metro and Yamla Pagla Deewana.

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Son to shave head to support mum with leukaemia – Chronicle

WITH his mum being treated for leukaemia, Sana McFarlane-Smith is participating in the World's Greatest shave.

Sana's mother, Neda Master, was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a cancer of the plasma cells, in April 2019.

Since then she has undergone months of chemotherapy treatment and a stem cell transplant.

Neda said when she first got her diagnoses she was relieved.

It had been a long process with lots of tests and scans, and she was grateful to finally know what was wrong.

"I was so sick of people telling me it was in my head. I didn't cry, I was relieved," Neda said.

"The 16 weeks of chemo was easy, but I got scared when they did they stem cell collection- that was a bit rough.

"You will feel fear, the stem cell process is not nice and the nurses are honest with you.

"I had wonderful doctors, and I wouldn't be here without them.

"When I went through the stem cell transplant it was very challenging for me - the pain, the nausea.

"I kept thinking 'am I going to get through this?'"

Neda is due to go through her second stem cell transplant this month, which will hopefully put her into remission.

Sana said he hoped to raise $15,000 for the Leukaemia Foundation.

"The reason I chose to fundraise for the World's Greatest Shave is because I'm currently doing a challenge which is the Duke of Edinburgh award," Sana said.

"One of the components is a form of service or volunteer work where you give back to the community.

"Since my mum was diagnosed with cancer and the Leukaemia Foundation has given so much to me, my mum and our family, I thought it would only be fair that I return the favour and give something to them."

The 16 year old said he wanted to be an oncologist or haematologist when he finished school.

To help support Sana's fundraising efforts, visit https://secure.leukaemiafoundation.org.au/registrant/FundraisingPage.aspx?RegistrationID=774634

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