Patents Examined by Janet L Epp-Smith
  • Cardiomyocyte production
    Patent number: 9957482
    Abstract: Methods and composition for the production of cardiomyocytes from differentiation of pluripotent stem cells are provided. For example, in certain aspects methods including differentiating pluripotent stem cells in a large volume of suspension culture in the presence of ROCK inhibitors are described. In further aspects, methods for differentiation of stem cells into cardiomyocytes that overcome variability between different stem cell clones and different batch of culture medium are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: Cellular Dynamics International, Inc.
    Inventors: Casey Stankewicz, Matt Riley, Nathaniel Beardsley, Wen Bo Wang, Peter Fuhrken, Steven Kattman