Patents Assigned to Neurospheres, Ltd.
  • In vitro growth and proliferation of multipotent neural stem cells and their progeny
    Patent number: 5851832
    Abstract: A method for the in vitro proliferation and differentiation of neural stem cells and stem cell progeny comprising the steps of (a) isolating the cells from a mammal, (b) exposing the cells to a culture medium containing a growth factor, (c) inducing the cells to proliferate, and (d) inducing the cells to differentiate is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 22, 1998
    Assignee: Neurospheres, Ltd.
    Inventors: Samuel Weiss, Brent Reynolds, Joseph P. Hammang, E. Edward Baetge