Forever Labs, Inc.

Henry Ford Health System

Mark Katakowski

Michael Chopp

Benjamin A L Buller

Michael Schenden

Benjamin Buller

Ann Hozeska-Solgot

A dynamic incubator system and method for mammalian cells. The dynamic incubator system includes an incubator and a programming device communicatively coupled to the incubator. The programming device includes a memory, one or more processors, a display, and an input mechanism. The programming device is adapted to enable at least one preset temperature and gas concentration sequence to be one or more of designed for the interior of the incubator, saved to the memory of the programming device and/or selected for implementation within the interior of the incubator. The at least one temperature and gas concentration sequence includes programmed changes to the temperature and a COgas concentration. A purging mechanism is coupled to the incubator and releases a portion of a gas concentration to enable rapid changes in the temperature and gas concentration in the incubator.

Dynamic incubator system and method

A system and method of isolating extracellular vesicles. The method includes loading one or more of blood or bone marrow into an input port of a concentration system and centrifuging one or more of the blood or bone marrow to separate one or more of red blood cells, platelet poor plasma, or platelet rich plasma/bone marrow concentrate fractions via a centrifuge device. The method further includes pumping one or more of bone marrow/platelet rich plasma fractions and platelet poor plasma fractions into a receptacle of the concentration system and adding a concentrated aqueous two-phase solution to one or more of the bone marrow concentrate/platelet rich plasma fractions and platelet poor plasma fractions. The method also includes drawing the concentrated aqueous two-phase solution and one or more of the bone marrow concentrate/platelet rich plasma fractions or platelet poor plasma fractions back into the centrifuge device to isolate one or more of extracellular vesicles and platelet rich plasma/bone marrow concentrate fractions.

System and method for isolating extracellular vesicles

A device and method for aspirating bone barrow. The device includes a double syringe assembly having a distal syringe and a proximal syringe coupled to the distal syringe. A plunger includes a distal end disposed within a barrel of the distal syringe and a proximal end disposed within a barrel of the proximal syringe. A needle assembly is coupled to the double syringe assembly and includes a needle having an outer tube and an inner tube disposed within the outer tube. Upon actuation of the plunger, the distal syringe aspirates bone marrow through the outer tube of the needle and into a chamber of the distal syringe. At the same time, the proximal syringe injects fluid through the inner tube of the needle at the same rate in which the bone marrow is aspirated.

Device and method for aspirating bone marrow

Some embodiments comprise methods, systems, and compositions to produce and/or administer modified exosomes or other vesicles containing one or more selected microRNAs, including but not limited to, miR-146b. Some embodiments also comprise the therapeutic administration and use of such modified exosomes and/or producer cells to treat mammalian brain or neurologic injuries and diseases, including in human beings.

Methods, systems, and compositions for cell-derived/vesicle-based microRNA delivery

Some embodiments comprise methods, systems, and compositions to produce and/or administer modified exosomes or other vesicles containing one or more selected microRNAs, including but not limited to, miR-146b. Some embodiments also comprise the therapeutic administration and use of such modified exosomes and/or producer cells to treat mammalian injuries and diseases, including in human beings.

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Ann Arbor, MI, United States of America

Mark Katakowski