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2018 Year in Review Image
20th December, 2018

Looking forward: A year in review

2018 has been a significant year for Newcells Biotech. We have secured substantial investment, launched new, ground-breaking products, attended global events and expanded our every growing team.   Here are some of…

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An image of the Boston skyline
19th November, 2018

Newcells head to Boston

International Trade Mission 

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ESTIV 2018 Internation Congress
9th November, 2018

ESTIV 2018 International Congress

Congress Round-Up The International Congress on In Vitro Toxicology (ESTIV2018) organised by the European Society of Toxicology was held in Berlin this October 2018.  This year marks its 20th meeting, with the general theme of new…

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Valeria
17th September, 2018

iPSC-derived retinal organoids

The start of the field of stem cell biology dates back to 1938, when Hans Spemann suggested that a differentiated nucleus can express pluripotency. This was followed by decades…

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Dr Colin Brown appointment image
13th September, 2018

Leading drug transport & drug toxicity expert, Dr Colin Brown joins NB

Newcells Biotech has announced that Dr Colin Brown, one of the world’s leading experts on drug transport and drug toxicity in kidney will join the company as Director of ADMET Technology….

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22nd North American ISSX Meeting - Montreal, Canada
11th July, 2018

22nd North American ISSX Meeting – Montréal, Canada (15th-19th July)

The meeting brings together individuals who are working on drug/xenobiotic research across a diverse range of fields such as clinical pharmacology and therapeutics, toxicology, oncology, endocrinology, physiology, biochemistry, medicinal…

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Dr Mike Nicholds and Professor Lyle Armstrong
4th July, 2018

NB secures £2M investment from NVM Private Equity & Northstar Ventures to accelerate hiPSC growth

Founded on the technology of Prof Lyle Armstrong and Prof Majlinda Lako from Newcastle University, the company is at the forefront of the production and differentiation of human induced…

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BBC interview
22nd June, 2018

How the NHS Changed Our World: Tyneside’s Genetic Pioneers on BBC 1 (North East & Cumbria)

To watch the full video click here.

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Very close up image of an eye
20th June, 2018

Review article – Cellular regeneration strategies for macular degeneration: past, present & future

Abstract Despite considerable effort and significant therapeutic advances, age-related macular degeneration (AMD) remains the commonest cause of blindness in the developed world. Progressive late-stage AMD with outer retinal degeneration currently…

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World Preclinical Congress
15th June, 2018

17th Annual World Preclinical Congress – Boston, MA (18th-21st June)

Dr Brown is the developer of the aProximateTM assay for measuring kidney transporter and nephrotoxicity licensed exclusively to Newcells Biotech. The World Preclinical Congress is a key networking event focusing on…

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FMS Post-Doc Symposium 2018 – Newcastle University (15th June 2018)
13th June, 2018

FMS Post-Doc Symposium 2018 – Newcastle University (15th June 2018)

Dr Chichagova will be talking about Retinitis Pigmentosa, one of the most common forms of inherited blindness affecting over 1 million people worldwide.With no effective treatment available for Retinitis…

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A member of staff at Newcells winning a prize
23rd May, 2018

Dr Chichagova awarded best In Vitro Toxicology Society poster

Using statistical modelling, Dr Chichagova was able to improve the differentiation outcome of human induced pluripotent stem cells to retinal organoids, which were subsequently successfully tested with a toxicologically relevant test compound.   As…

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