Study of the 3D Cell Culture Market in Asia-Pacific, 2019-2027: Projecting a 13.11% CAGR, Driven by Promising Developments Using Regenerative Medicine…

Dublin, Dec. 23, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Asia-Pacific 3D Cell Culture Market 2019-2027" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

Research conducted shows the 3D cell culture market in the Asia-Pacific would be fast progressing in terms of revenue, with a CAGR of 13.11% over the forecasting years 2019-2027.

India, Japan, China, South Korea, Australia & New Zealand, ASEAN countries and Rest of APAC countries together constitute the Asia-Pacific 3D cell culture market.

Several R&D projects are being initiated in South Korea to cater to the rising demand for stem cell therapies and regenerative medicine. In September 2017, the Cell Therapy World Asia 2017 was held in the country. Several cell therapy companies in Asia gathered for the conference to discuss the best practices & innovations in this field. Such factors are promoting the growth of the South Korean 3D cell culture market.

It has been anticipated that the 3D cell culture market in Japan would witness growth, owing to the country releasing new products in the market. Pluristem Therapeutics received a patent for their technology of using 3D cell culturing methods, that allow the creation of cell therapies from fat cells.

The Government of Japan has been focusing increasingly on Cell-based regenerative medicine, which indicates further advances in 3D cell culture technology over the projected period. In 2014, Japan-based Reprocell acquired Reinnervate Ltd., a spin-off of Durham University, agreeing to invest in the researches conducted in the university laboratories for scaffolding structures that support the growth of 3D cells.

COMPETITIVE OUTLOOK

The biggest brands in the 3D cell culture market are Merck KGaA, 3D Biotek, LLC, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc., Corning Inc., InSphero, Lonza Group AG, and Synthecon, Incorporated.

Key Topics Covered

1. Asia-Pacific 3D Cell Culture Market - Summary

2. Industry Outlook

2.1. Market Definition2.2. Porter'S Five Forces Model2.2.1. Threat Of New Entrants2.2.2. Threat Of Substitute2.2.3. Bargaining Power Of Buyers2.2.4. Bargaining Power Of Suppliers2.2.5. Threat Of Competitive Rivalry2.3. Economic Technological, And Political & Legal Outlook2.4. Regulatory Outlook2.5. Key Insight2.6. Market Attractiveness Index2.7. Market Drivers2.7.1. Growing Cancer Prevalence2.7.2. High Demand For Organ Transplantation2.7.3. Promising Developments Using Regenerative Medicine2.8. Market Restraints2.8.1. Lack Of Skilled Professionals2.8.2. Incompatibilities Of The Preferred Analytical Technologies With 3D Cell Culture2.9. Market Opportunities2.9.1. Increasing Usage Of 3D Cell Culture In Organ Transplantation And Drug Screening2.9.2. Technological Advancement2.10. Market Challenges2.10.1. Lack Of Availability Of Data For Research On 3D Cell Culture2.10.2. Challenges Associated With 3D Cell Culture In Performing Experiments

3. 3D Cell Culture Market Outlook - By Technology

3.1. Scaffold-Based3.1.1. Hydrogels3.1.2. Polymeric Scaffolds3.1.3. Micropatterned Surface Microplates3.2. Scaffold-Free3.2.1. Hanging Drop Microplates3.2.2. Spheroid Microplates Containing Ultra-Low Attachment (Ula) Coating3.2.3. Microfluidic 3D Cell Culture3.2.4. Magnetic Levitations & 3D Bioprinting3.3. 3D Bioreactors

4. 3D Cell Culture Market Outlook - By Application

4.1. Cancer4.2. Tissue Engineering & Immunohistochemistry4.3. Drug Development4.4. Stem Cell Research4.5. Other Applications

5. 3D Cell Culture Market Outlook - By Component

5.1. Media5.2. Reagents And Consumables

6. 3D Cell Culture Market Outlook - By End-User

6.1. Biotechnology And Pharmaceutical Organizations6.2. Research Laboratories And Institutes6.3. Hospitals And Diagnostic Centers6.4. Other End-Users

7. 3D Cell Culture Market - Regional Outlook

7.1. Asia-Pacific7.1.1. Country Analysis7.1.1.1. Japan7.1.1.2. China7.1.1.3. India7.1.1.4. Australia & New Zealand7.1.1.5. South Korea7.1.1.6. Asean Countries7.1.1.7. Rest Of Asia-Pacific

8. Company Profiles

8.1. Becton Dickinson And Company8.2. Tecan Group Ltd.8.3. Promocell Gmbh8.4. Corning Inc.8.5. Nano3D Biosciences, Inc.8.6. 3D Biotek, Llc8.7. Merck Kgaa8.8. Emulate8.9. Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.8.10. Ge Healthcare8.11. Insphero8.12. Lonza Group Ag8.13. Vwr Corporation8.14. Synthecon, Incorporated

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Stem Cells Market Poised to Expand at a Robust Pace Over 2017 to 2025 – Market Research Sheets

In theglobalstem cells marketa sizeable proportion of companies are trying to garner investments from organizations based overseas. This is one of the strategies leveraged by them to grow their market share. Further, they are also forging partnerships with pharmaceutical organizations to up revenues.

In addition, companies in the global stem cells market are pouring money into expansion through multidisciplinary and multi-sector collaboration for large scale production of high quality pluripotent and differentiated cells. The market, at present, is characterized by a diverse product portfolio, which is expected to up competition, and eventually growth in the market.

Some of the key players operating in the global stem cells market are STEMCELL Technologies Inc., Astellas Pharma Inc., Cellular Engineering Technologies Inc., BioTime Inc., Takara Bio Inc., U.S. Stem Cell, Inc., BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics Inc., Cytori Therapeutics, Inc., Osiris Therapeutics, Inc., and Caladrius Biosciences, Inc.

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As per a report by Transparency Market Research, the global market for stem cells is expected to register a healthy CAGR of 13.8% during the period from 2017 to 2025 to become worth US$270.5 bn by 2025.

Depending upon the type of products, the global stem cell market can be divided into adult stem cells, human embryonic stem cells, induced pluripotent stem cells, etc. Of them, the segment of adult stem cells accounts for a leading share in the market. This is because of their ability to generate trillions of specialized cells which may lower the risks of rejection and repair tissue damage.

Depending upon geography, the key segments of the global stem cells market are North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and the Middle East and Africa. At present, North America dominates the market because of the substantial investments in the field, impressive economic growth, rising instances of target chronic diseases, and technological progress. As per the TMR report, the market in North America will likely retain its dominant share in the near future to become worth US$167.33 bn by 2025.

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Investments in Research Drives Market

Constant thrust on research to broaden the utility scope of associated products is at the forefront of driving growth in the global stem cells market. Such research projects have generated various possibilities of different clinical applications of these cells, to usher in new treatments for diseases.Since cellular therapies are considered the next major step in transforming healthcare, companies are expanding their cellular therapy portfolio to include a range of ailments such as Parkinsons disease, type 1 diabetes, spinal cord injury, Alzheimers disease, etc.

The growing prevalence of chronic diseases and increasing investments of pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical companies in stem cell research are the key driving factors for the stem cells therapeutics market. The growing number of stem cell donors, improved stem cell banking facilities, and increasing research and development are other crucial factors serving to propel the market, explains the lead analyst of the report.

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Illuminating Christmas, 19 years and counting… in honour of the Anthony Nolan Charity – London News Online

The magic of Christmas comes in the form of fairy lights this year and stem cells.

Retired taxi driver Gunaltay Mustafa has illuminated his house with a 1,000-bulb Christmas display for the 19th year in a row.

The aim of his festive lights is to raise funds and awareness for Anthony Nolan, the charity that saved his sons life.

Anthony Nolan works to find matching stem cell donors for people with blood cancer and blood disorders.

Gunaltays son, Alex, was diagnosed with leukemia when he was four.

After three years of treatment he went into remission. When he was just 11, his leukemia returned for the second time.

Anthony Nolan searched the stem cell register and was able to find Alex a lifesaving stemcell match.

Thanks to the donor that was found by Anthony Nolan, Alex is now a healthy 24-year-old with his whole life ahead of him.

Mustafa said: Everyone in the area knows about the Christmas light house, and this year we have more lights than ever before.

The display brings a bit of Christmas cheer to Southwark every year, with the added intention of giving a little something back to Anthony Nolan.

It costs 40 for Anthony Nolan to add each new donor to the register, so the charity needs financial support to help it continue to give patients, their family and friends hope.

The charity also carries out pioneering research to increase stem cell transplant success, and supports patients through their transplant journeys.

Senior community fundraiser at Anthony Nolan, Beatrix Passmore, said: In raising funds and awareness, Gunaltay will help Anthony Nolan give blood cancer patients, like his son Alex, a second chance of life.

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The global in vitro lung model market is expected to reach US$ 701.81 Mn in 2027 from US$ 185.80 Mn in 2018 – Yahoo Finance

NEW YORK, Dec. 23, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The global in vitro lung model market is expected to reach US$ 701.81 Mn in 2027 from US$ 185.80 Mn in 2018. The market is estimated to grow with a CAGR of 16.2% from 2019-2027.

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Driving factors of the in vitro lung model are significant growth in research funding, and increasing adoption of 3d model systems for in vitro studies.Also, growing research on lung diseases is likely to have a positive impact on the growth of the market in the coming years.

Besides, rising healthcare expenditure, and advancements in cell culture techniques is likely to have a positive effect on the growth of the market in the forecast years.The cases of asthma, lung cancer, and COPD has been growing across the globe at a significant rate.Thus there is a growing need to study lung diseases specifically.

Since early 2010's the practices of creating lab-grown organ buds, mostly referred to as 'organoids', have become more popular.These organ buds are miniature organ-like structures that are maintained in the lab, and researchers are able to grow these organoids, which resembles human body tissues.

Lung diseases, like idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), is a significant cause of death and illness worldwide.A recently published report by Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at the University of California developed a new system for building lung 3D organoids to model lung disease.

Moreover, Lung cancer cell lines have made a significant contribution to lung cancer research and biomedical discovery. The high similarities between lung cancer cell lines and the lung tumor helps in discovering new drug molecules. Thus the growing research on lung diseases is expected to offer broad growth opportunities for the in vitro lung model market at the global level.The global in vitro lung model market is segmented by type, and application.On the basis of type, the market is segmented into 2D and 3D.

The 3D segment is expected to dominate the type segment market as 3D cell culture gives better phenotypes insights which are poorly reproduced in conventional 2D cell culture, Based on the application, market is segmented into drug screening, toxicology, 3d model development, physiologic research, stem cell research, and regenerative medicine. Toxicology segment is expected to dominate the application segment during the forecast period.Some of the important primary and secondary sources included in the report are, Food and Drug Administration, World Health Organization (WHO), American Society of Clinical Oncology, American Type Culture Collection, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Canadian Lung Association and others.

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Global and Southeast Asia Embryonic Stem Cell Market 2013-2023 by Top Key Players, YoY Growth, Trends, Size, Share and Revenue Analysis – Market…

Kenneth Research recently published a detailed report on Global and Southeast Asia Embryonic Stem Cell Market which focuses on various market dynamics by providing in-depth details of the key market outlook factors, such as, market size and forecast, market segmentation and others for the forecast period 2013-2023. The report on Embryonic Stem Cell Market further portrays elaborated structure of the market which comprises of all necessary business-related information at global and regional levels. The information for the Embryonic Stem Cell Market is obtained from various sources, which are arranged and formulated according to the business need by our team of analysts and editors through the application of different methodological techniques and analytical tools, for instance, SWOT, PESTEL and others.

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The report also describes the key growth factors, drivers, opportunities and restraints, and depicts the competitive scenario of the Embryonic Stem Cell Market with detailed information regarding the segment of the market by Product, Trends, Technology, Top Key Players of Global Market, Distributors, Demand, Supply, Revenue and Sales Analysis and focuses on key statistics which includes market size and market value, Y-o-Y growth rate, CAGR, market share and others.

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The leading key players studied in the Embryonic Stem Cell Market report includes Major Key Players of Global Market. These players are extensively engaged in the expansion of their customer base by implementing various strategies and ensuring ongoing process improvements, along with added investments for research and developments, so as to gain an extra edge in the competition.

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Chapter Three Analysis of Global Key Manufacturers

Chapter Four 2013-2018 Global and Southeast Asia Market of Embryonic Stem Cell

Chapter Five Market Status of Embryonic Stem Cell Industry

Chapter Six 2018-2023 Market Forecast of Global and Southeast Asia Embryonic Stem Cell Industry

Chapter Seven Analysis of Embryonic Stem Cell Industry Chain

Chapter Eight Global and Southeast Asia Economic Impact on Embryonic Stem Cell Industry

Chapter Nine Market Dynamics of Embryonic Stem Cell Industry

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Researchers Create Functional Mini-Liver by 3D Bioprinting – 3D Printing Progress

Using human blood cells, Brazilian researchers have succeeded in obtaining hepatic organoids ("mini-livers") that perform all of the liver's typical functions, such as producing vital proteins, storing vitamins, and secreting bile, among many others. The innovation permits the production of hepatic tissue in the laboratory in only 90 days and may in the future become an alternative to organ transplantation.

The study was conducted at the Human Genome and Stem Cell Research Center (HUG-CELL). Hosted by the University of So Paulo (USP), HUG-CELL is one of the Research, Innovation and Dissemination Centers (RIDCs) funded by So Paulo Research Foundation - FAPESP.

"More stages have yet to be achieved until we obtain a complete organ, but we're on the right track to highly promising results. In the very near future, instead of waiting for an organ transplant, it may be possible to take cells from the patient and reprogram them to make a new liver in the laboratory. Another important advantage is zero probability of rejection, given that the cells come from the patient," said Mayana Zatz, director of HUG-CELL and last author of the article published in Biofabrication.

The innovative part of the study resided in how the cells were included in the bioink used to produce tissue in the 3D printer. "Instead of printing individualized cells, we developed a method of grouping them before printing. These 'clumps' of cells, or spheroids, are what constitute the tissue and maintain its functionality much longer," said Ernesto Goulart, a postdoctoral fellow in USP's Institute of Biosciences and first author of the article.

The researchers thereby avoided a problem faced by most human tissue bioprinting techniques, namely, the gradual loss of contact among cells and hence loss of tissue functionality.

Spheroid formation in this study already occurred in the differentiation process, when pluripotent cells were transformed into hepatic tissue cells (hepatocytes, vascular cells, and mesenchymal cells). "We started the differentiation process with the cells already grouped together. They were cultured in agitation, and groups formed spontaneously," Goulart told Agncia FAPESP.

A liver in 90 days

The next stage consists of inducing differentiation into liver cells. The spheroids are then mixed with bioink, a hydrogel-like fluid, and printed out. The resulting structures mature in culture for 18 days.

"The printing process entails the deposition of spheroids along three axes, which is necessary for the material to gain volume and give the tissue proper support," Goulart said. "The gel-like bioink is crosslinked to make the structures more rigid so that they can be manipulated and even sutured."

Most of the available methods for printing live tissue use immersion and cell dispersion in a hydrogel to recapitulate the microenvironment and ensure tissue functionality. However, experiments have shown that loss of cell contact and functionality tends to occur when dispersion is performed cell by cell.

"It's a somewhat traumatic process for the cells, which need time to get used to the environment and acquire functionality," Goulart said. "At this stage, they aren't tissue yet because they're dispersed, but as shown by our study, they already have the capacity to clear the blood of toxins and to produce and secrete albumin (a protein produced only by the liver), for example."

In this study, researchers developed mini-livers using blood cells from three volunteers as raw material and compared markers relating to functionality, such as the maintenance of cell contact and protein production and release. "Our spheroids worked much better than those obtained from single-cell dispersion. As expected, during maturation, the markers of hepatic function were not reduced," Goulart said.

Although the study was limited to producing miniature livers, the technique can be used in the future to produce complete organs suitable for transplantation, according to Goulart. "We did it on a small scale, but with investment and interest, it can easily be scaled up," he said.

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FY 2020 Government Funding Bill Repeals ACA Health-Related Taxes, Extends Expiring Health Provisions, Makes Other Health Policy Updates – Lexology

Congress has completed action on federal fiscal year (FY) 2020 spending, and President Trump has signed the two domestic and national security funding packages into law. The major health care policy provisions included in the domestic spending package, HR 1865, the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (the Act), are summarized below.

Repeal of ACA Device, Insurance Taxes

The Act permanently repeals the Affordable Care Acts (ACA) 2.3% excise tax on the sale of certain medical devices, which has been a top priority of the medical technology industry. It also permanently repeals the excise tax on certain high-cost employer-sponsored health coverage (the so-called Cadillac tax) and the annual excise tax imposed on health insurer providers.

Medicare Part B Policies

The Act incorporates provisions of the Laboratory Access for Beneficiaries (LAB) Act, which delays the next round of clinical laboratory private payer data reporting for one year. The Act also directs the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) to study how to improve this data collection.

In addition, the Act excludes certain complex rehabilitative manual wheelchairs (e.g., HCPCS codes E1235, E1236, E1237, E1238, and K0008) from the Medicare durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) competitive bidding program. The Act also bars CMS from using competitive bidding rate information to adjust payment for certain wheelchair accessories and cushions furnished with complex rehabilitative manual wheelchairs.

The Act reimburses acute care hospitals on a reasonable cost basis for furnishing allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplants. It also extends outpatient hospital pass-through status for a number of diagnostic radiopharmaceuticals.

Medicare, Medicaid, and Public Health Extenders

The Act extends through May 22, 2020 a number of Medicare, Medicaid, and public health programs and policies, including the following:

In addition, the Act funds the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund through 2029, with a requirement that research projects consider a broader range of outcomes data and an expansion of research priorities to include research with respect to intellectual and developmental disabilities and maternal mortality. The Act also establishes Medicaid funding policy for the territories through FY 2021.

Other Health Policies

Other policies addressed by the Act include, among others:

Note that the Statement of Managers accompanying the Act also includes nonbinding requests that CMS review a wide range of reimbursement and other policies, such as air ambulance policy, reimbursement for innovative drugs, inefficiencies in the Recovery Audit program, telehealth coding, CMS innovation models, and Medicare Part D performance metrics.

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Preventive Healthcare For The Joints – Economic Times

At Stone Clinic were often asked, What can I do to preserve my knees? The answer: dont get hurt. Knees can go forever, providing their cartilage and ligaments stay intact. But how do I not get hurt?

Knees and ankles take one to three million steps per year, supporting up to five times our body weight. The bearing surface, called articular cartilage, has a remarkable ability to absorb force and provide nearly frictionless lubrication up to five times as slick as ice on ice. Unless it is injured or attacked by an inflammatory disease, articular cartilage can last foreverno matter how much running or other reasonable forces are applied. Once injured, however, its repair capacity is hampered by a low storehouse of reparative cells.

If the meniscus in the knee joint is injured, or a portion removed, the forces are concentrated on a smaller area of the articular cartilage. Thats when wear, down to the bone, occurs. If the ligaments of the knee are damaged, the joint motions are abnormal. As happens with a car out of alignment, the surfaces wear rapidly.

So our first answerdont get injuredis correct. And if your knee is injured? Repair, regenerate, and replace the damaged structures immediately, with the goal of restoring normal anatomy.

To avoid getting injured in the first place, the key is to choose wisely. Most often we make the choices that lead to injury. Here are a few ways to avoid the costly ones.

First, keep your head in the game. Most errors we see are mental errors. The athlete was out of control, got distracted, or landed poorly from a jump. They lunged when they shouldnt have, stuck their leg out to block an opponent when a different move would have been smarterthe list goes on. Here, the point: Focus in sports is not just on your opponent. Its on you. Your ability to maintain body awareness and make great choices determines whether or not you end up in my office.

Second, optimize your health. This means everything from mental health to fitness, including your diet and body weight. If you dont want to get injured, dont start out injured. Self-inflicted injury used to be thought of as smoking cigarettes and drinking too much alcohol. It is now clear that every meal, every choice, every decision about whether to train or not, determines how healthy we are. It appears that dietary choices heavily biased toward plant-based diets may make the largest difference in total body inflammation and disease development. And while supplements such as glucosamine appear to help joint lubrication and cartilage health, not many others have been shown to be at all helpful. An addiction to the testosterone, pheromones, adrenaline, and endorphins produced during daily exercise is the best possible addiction to have. Its also important to enjoy yourself. It can be fun to make a game out of optimizing your health. But its a painful chore if you see it as a chore. Healthy people get injured less often.

Third, partner up. Playing and training with a partner dramatically increases the efficacy and efficiency of your fitness program. The family that plays together, stays together was a rule we heard growing up. It remains a great guideline today.

Fourth, recognize injuriesminor and major onesearly, and treat them aggressively. We are developing the entire field of anabolic therapies for joint and tissue injuries where we inject bioactive factors that boost stem cell recruitment to the site of injury. We dont know yet whether or not this will truly accelerate healing or prevent arthritis, but the data is encouraging so far.

Fifth, sleep more. We often cut our sleep short. Then we work and play with fatigue, and wonder why we get hurt. The volume of data suggesting that a minimum of seven to eight hours of sleep per night dramatically affects our testosterone levels, our fitness, our decision making, and our memory storage, is overwhelming. Those last two hours of deep REM sleepwhen we imbed the lessons we learned through the dayare the key hours. Without them, we repeat our mistakes and leave ourselves open to avoidable errors of judgment and action.

So, how do you not get hurt? Be smart. Live smart. Your knees, and everything connected to them, will thank you for it.

DISCLAIMER : Views expressed above are the author's own.

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Mums plea for stem cell donor to treat her cancer after her ex killed teen son who could have been a match – The Sun

A MUM is pleading for a stem cell donor to treat her cancer after her ex killed her teenage son - who may have been her only match.

Tania Morris, 49, was left battered and bruised by former lover Robert Goodwin in a row over fast food last year.

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The monster went on to bludgeon her 19-year-old son Nathan Bates to death while on bail for the attack, before killing himself.

In the latest horror twist, Tania now fears this Christmas could be her last after she was diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma shortly after burying her only child.

Tania's rare tissue type means there is no one on the entire global register who provides a match.

The pottery worker from Burslem told StokeonTrentLive: "It's heartbreaking. The doctors just keep saying we need a fit and healthy 19-year-old and that breaks my heart as that's how old Nathan was when he was murdered.

"My younger brother could have been a match but he died of a heart attack.

"My other brother Darren was devastated when he was tested and wasn't a match. He wanted so much to help me.

"Dad's only a half match. He's too poorly himself to go ahead but if and when it becomes life or death he could be a last resort. They're worried it would kill both me and him.

"It would really be desperate measures if it comes to that. It would be my last option because it could kill me.

"My mum's not even been tested because she's had a heart bypass.

"We are just hoping that someone comes forward. It's my only chance of beating this."

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Tania was left with horrific injuries in August 2018, when sick Goodwin tried to gauge out her eye before smashing a porcelain doll ornament over her face.

Months later he killed Nathan with a hammer as he slept before killing himself in nearby woodland on October 11 last year.

Tania is still unclear what motivated the murder - that may indirectly lead to her death as well.

The doctors just keep saying we need a fit and healthy 19-year-old and that breaks my heart as that's how old Nathan was when he was murdered.

Goodwin had been due in court the day after Nathans killing to face the assault charge against Tania - but will now never face justice for either offence.

Since her diagnosis in January, Tania has gone through multiple rounds of chemotherapy, but has now been told that the treatment hasn't worked.

She is calling on any young donor to come forward in what she thinks could be her only shot at living.

"I haven't properly grieved for Nathan because of the cancer," she said.

"He just couldn't cope with the thought of going to prison so he killed Nathan, killed himself and if I don't find a donor, he may yet kill me. All the stress he's put our family through also led to my mum's heart attack.

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"He had no reason to do what he did, he just wanted to upset me in the worst possible way.

"He said he loved me to pieces but then he did this."

Anyone who is healthy and aged 16-30 can donate stem cells by signing up with the Anthony Nolan register here.

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Akari Therapeutics Announces Initiation of Pivotal Phase III Trial of Nomacopan in Pediatric Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant-Related Thrombotic…

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NEW YORK, NY, USA and LONDON, UK I December 23, 2019 I Akari Therapeutics, Plc (Nasdaq:AKTX), a biopharmaceutical company focused on innovative therapeutics to treat orphan autoimmune and inflammatory diseases where the complement and/or leukotriene systems are implicated, announces that a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) investigational new drug application (IND) is open for its multicenter Phase III study for the treatment of pediatric HSCT-TMA with nomacopan, allowing clinical sites to open in the first quarter of 2020.

With the pediatric HSCT-TMA IND now open we look forward to starting the pivotal Phase III study of nomacopan in HSCT-TMA, a potential treatment for a high risk pediatric population that suffer very high death rates and for which there are currently no approved therapies. If successful, we expect HSCT-TMA to be a gateway into a range of other poorly treated orphan TMAs, commented Clive Richardson, CEO of Akari Therapeutics. In addition, following the recent successful completion of our Phase II bullous pemphigoid study, we expect data from our Phase I/II atopic keratoconjunctivitis trial in early 2020 and interim data from our Phase III paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria trial in the first half of 2020.

HSCT-TMA is an orphan hematological condition that occurs in up to 30% of patients who have received a hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT). There are no approved treatments for pediatric HSCT-TMA, and it has an estimated mortality rate of more than 80% in children with the severe form of the disease1. It is this severe form that is being targeted with nomacopan which is a bifunctional inhibitor of complement C5 and leukotriene B4 (LTB4). Following the recent end-of-Phase II meeting with the FDA, Akari has now opened an IND to initiate its pivotal pediatric HSCT-TMA study based on a single arm responder-based design. Recruitment will be focused on specialist pediatric sites in the U.S. and Europe where treatment tends to be concentrated in specialist centres.

Whilst the role of complement inhibition is understood to play an important role in pediatric HSCT-TMA, the Company believes LTB4 may also be an important target in reducing epithelial activation in both TMA and graft versus-host disease2 (GVHD) which often occur simultaneously. The Company believes daily dosing with nomacopan may also be of particular advantage in facilitating more complete complement suppression, especially in HSCT-TMA patients with high transfusion requirements.

As previously announced, this two-part pivotal Phase III study of nomacopan in pediatric patients with HSCT-TMA is based on guidance from the Companys end-of-Phase II meeting with the FDA. Part A of the trial is a dose confirmation study. Part B of the trial is a single arm responder-based efficacy study that will follow an interim analysis of Part A and a meeting with the FDA. Akari has both FDA fast track and orphan status for this program.

1 Sonata Jodele, et al. New approaches in the diagnosis, pathophysiology, and treatment of pediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplantation associated thrombotic microangiopathy. Transfus Apher Sci . 2016 April; 54(2): 181190

2 Takatsuka, et al. Predicting the severity of intestinal graft-versus-host disease from leukotriene B4 levels after bone marrow transplantation. Transplantation 2000, 26: 1313-1316

About Akari Therapeutics

Akari is a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing inhibitors of acute and chronic inflammation, specifically for the treatment of rare and orphan diseases, in particular those where the complement (C5) or leukotriene (LTB4) systems, or both complement and leukotrienes together, play a primary role in disease progression. Akari's lead drug candidate, nomacopan (formerly known as Coversin), is a C5 complement inhibitor that also independently and specifically inhibits leukotriene B4 (LTB4). Nomacopan is currently being clinically evaluated in four indications: bullous pemphigoid (BP), atopic keratoconjunctivitis (AKC), thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA), and paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH). Akari believes that the dual action of nomacopan on both C5 and LTB4 may be beneficial in AKC and BP. Akari is also developing other tick derived proteins, including longer acting versions.

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