{"id":39398,"date":"2025-08-28T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.prnasia.com\/story\/archive\/4757026_CN57026_0"},"modified":"2025-08-28T14:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T14:00:00","slug":"celaid-therapeutics-have-executed-a-collaborative-research-agreement-with-agc-on-expansion-and-functional-evaluation-of-ipsc-hspcs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/transmediavictoria.net.au\/?p=39398","title":{"rendered":"Celaid Therapeutics have executed a collaborative research agreement with AGC on Expansion and Functional Evaluation of iPSC-HSPCs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"dvContent\" readability=\"81.506339468303\">\n<p><span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><span class=\"xn-location\">TOKYO<\/span><\/span>, <span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><span class=\"xn-chron\">Aug. 28, 2025<\/span><\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212; Celaid Therapeutics Inc. (&#8220;Celaid&#8221;) have executed a collaborative research agreement with AGC Inc. (&#8220;AGC&#8221;) to advance iPS cell-derived hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (iPSC-HSPCs). The collaboration aims to combine Celaid&#8217;s proprietary platform of hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) expansion technology with AGC&#8217;s iPSC technology to accelerate&nbsp;robust and scalable expansion of iPSC-HSPCs.<\/p>\n<p>In this project, Celaid&#8217;s human HSC expansion technology will be applied to AGC&#8217;s iPSC-HSPCs. The functionality of the expanded cells will be evaluated through<i> in vitro<\/i> experiments and<i> in vivo<\/i> animal transplantation. Through this collaboration, the two companies aim to demonstrate a method for large-scale expansion of high-quality iPSC-HSPCs &#8211; addressing key manufacturing challenges in the development of iPSC-derived blood and immune cell therapies.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are excited to partner with AGC to leverage and combine cutting-edge stem cell technologies to drive future breakthroughs,&#8221; stated <span class=\"xn-person\">Nobuyuki Arakawa<\/span>, President and CEO of Celaid. &#8220;This collaboration represents a significant step toward resolving the key challenges in the clinical manufacturing of iPSC-derived hematopoietic and immune cell therapy products.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><b>About Celaid Therapeutics Inc.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Celaid Therapeutics Inc. is a startup born out of the <span class=\"xn-org\">University of Tokyo<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-org\">University of Tsukuba<\/span> with proprietary technology for selective <i>ex vivo<\/i> HSC expansion. By safely and efficiently expanding human HSCs, Celaid aims to provide the next generation of cell and gene therapy products for cell therapy targeting hematologic disease, <i>ex vivo<\/i> HSC gene therapy for genetic disorders, and angiogenesis for ischemic diseases.<\/p>\n<p><b>About AGC<\/b><\/p>\n<p>AGC Inc. is the parent company of the AGC Group, a world-leading glass solution provider and supplier of flat, automotive, and display glass, chemicals, ceramics, and other high-tech materials and components. Based on more than a century of technical innovation, the AGC Group has developed a wide range of cutting-edge products. The AGC Group employs some 56,000 people worldwide and generates annual sales of approximately <span class=\"xn-money\">2.0 trillion Japanese yen<\/span> through business in about 30 countries.<\/p>\n<p><b><u>Contact Information<br \/><\/u><\/b><b>Celaid Therapeutics Inc.<br \/><\/b>Address\uff1aUTokyo Entrepreneur Lab., South Clinical Research Bldg., 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, <span class=\"xn-location\">Tokyo<\/span> 113-8485, <span class=\"xn-location\">Japan<\/span><br \/>TEL\uff1a+81-50-3612-7767\uff0fE-mail\uff1a<a href=\"mailto:contact@celaidtx.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">contact@celaidtx.com<\/a><br \/>URL\uff1a<a href=\"https:\/\/celaidtx.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/celaidtx.com\/en\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Source: Celaid Therapeutics Inc.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TOKYO, Aug. 28, 2025 \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212; Celaid Therapeutics Inc. 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