As we celebrate more women becoming medtech leaders and paving the way for innovation, it’s important to remember the many accomplishments women have already made when it comes to the advancement of health and medicine. X-rays on the battlefield, the American Red Cross, leprosy treatment and more — these advances happened because of women. As […]
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Genetically engineered T-cells treat leukemia in babies
Researchers in London have successfully treated leukemia in two babies, in what they are touting as the world’s first treatment of cancer using genetically engineered immune cells from donors. Two British infants, who were 11 and 16 months old, were treated using Cellectis’ CAR T-cell product, UCART19, which is an allogeneic CAR T-cell product candidate […]