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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2017
Applicant:
Celularity, Inc., Warren, NJ (US);
Inventors:
James W. Edinger, Belford, NJ (US);
Mohammad Heidaran, Potomac, MD (US);
Wolfgang Hofgartner, Florham Park, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Celularity, Inc., Warren, NJ (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 5/073 (2010.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 5/0605 (2013.01); C12N 2501/48 (2013.01); C12N 2501/999 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention provides improved compositions and methods for the collection of stem cells from an organ, e.g., placenta. The invention provides a stem cell collection composition comprising an apoptosis inhibitor and, optionally, an enzyme such as a protease or mucolytic enzyme, vasodilator, necrosis inhibitor, oxygen-carrying perfluorocarbon, or an organ preserving compound. The invention provides methods of using the stem cell collection composition to collect stem cells and to preserve populations of stem cells.