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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 2010
Filed:
May. 03, 2004
Applicants:
Gerard Madlambayan, Toronto, CA;
Peter Zandstra, Toronto, CA;
Inventors:
Gerard Madlambayan, Toronto, CA;
Peter Zandstra, Toronto, CA;
Assignee:
Insception Bioscience, Inc., Mississauga, Ontario, CA;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 5/00 (2006.01); C12N 5/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides an apparatus and methods for expansion of hematopoietic stem cell numbers. The stem cells are cultured and differentiated cells and endogenous growth factors are removed (depleted), permitting long term culture and expansion of the stem cells. The hematopoietic stem cells are used in numerous therapeutic procedures.