PharmaCyte Biotech Inc (PMCB)

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I wouldnt be surprised if PMCB starts a trial out of the USA for Diabetes. We have a big credit of funds over at UTS and they havent stopped working on our treatment.

For anyone that thinks Melligen cells dont work well a new cell has been worked on and its GOOOOOOOOOD..$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

PharmaCyte Biotech and UTS Creating Advanced Version of Melligen Cells to Treat Diabetes
July 22, 2019 09:15 AM Eastern Daylight Time
LAGUNA HILLS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PharmaCyte Biotech, Inc. (OTCQB: PMCB), a clinical stage biotechnology company focused on developing targeted treatments for cancer and diabetes using its signature live-cell encapsulation technology, Cell-in-a-Box®, today announced it has entered into a new research agreement with the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) in Australia to create a new version of Melligen cells for the treatment of diabetes with the potential to express higher levels of insulin.

PharmaCyte’s Chief Executive Officer, Kenneth L. Waggoner, stated, “We are pleased to have come to an agreement with UTS that allows us to take the Melligen cells to the next level in our development of a ‘bioartificial pancreas’ for the treatment of Type 1 and insulin-dependent Type 2 diabetes. If we are successful, it will bring to fruition the many years of research that have been conducted by Professor Ann Simpson and her colleagues at UTS as well as PharmaCyte in developing these remarkable insulin-producing cells.”

Melligen cells are human liver cells that have been genetically engineered to produce, store and release insulin in response to the levels of blood sugar in the body. PharmaCyte has obtained the exclusive worldwide license rights from UTS to use these cells to develop a therapy for Type 1 and insulin-dependent Type 2 diabetes. PharmaCyte plans to encapsulate Melligen cells using the Cell-in-a-Box® technology to protect the Melligen cells from immune system attack in the body and thus function as a “bioartificial pancreas” for purposes of insulin production.

The work undertaken by PharmaCyte, UTS and PharmaCyte’s International Diabetes Consortium over the last two years has resulted in an opportunity to re-engineer the Melligen cells with the aim of increasing their insulin production as well as the bioactivity of the produced insulin. With this new agreement in place, the research will be done in Australia under the leadership of Prof. Ann Simpson, the developer of the original Melligen cell line.

The unique properties that set the Melligen cells apart from all other available insulin-producing cell types, include their robustness, their ability to withstand an attack from cell-toxic molecules that typically lead to the destruction of insulin-producing cells and their suitability for cost-efficient pharmacological-grade large scale production. In contrast to primary beta islet cells of the pancreas, which normally produce insulin and stem-cell-derived insulin producing cells, Melligen cells are a scalable and a highly characterized cell line that can readily be expanded in a bioreactor to generate the amounts of cells needed for cell banking, testing and production.

Professor Simpson commented, “We are extremely pleased that we have come to an agreement with PharmaCyte to continue our work on the Melligen cells and advance them to their full potential. Both UTS and PharmaCyte are investing in this important research because we believe in the significant health impact potential. This takes us a step closer to eliminating the need for diabetics to inject insulin daily and, more importantly, protects them from developing the debilitating complications of the disease such as blindness, neuropathy and possible amputations, kidney failure and cardiovascular problems. We look forward to working with PharmaCyte and its International Diabetes Consortium to improve the Melligen cells and to utilize them with the Cell-in-a-Box® encapsulation technology to create a potential cure for diabetes