Business & Tech
Poway-Based Vet-Stem Unveils Program to Bank Canine Stem Cells
Fat sample the size of a grape would be frozen for later use in treating dogs, company says.
Poway based Vet-Stem announced Thursday the introduction of StemInsure, which it calls a service to provide banked stem cells that can be frozen and grown to “supply a lifetime of stem cell therapy for dogs.”
One sample of fat the size of a grape—along with another procedure such as a spay or neuter—is processed and stem cells are cryopreserved, the company said in a press release.
Vet-Stem says it has trained more than 3,500 veterinarians, provided stem cells for more than 8,000 animals in the United States and Canada and banks
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“The ability to store the cells … is a great way to ensure that the dog will have access to a lifetime of cell therapy while reducing the number of anesthetic events,” said Bob Harman, CEO of Vet-Stem.
“Vet-Stem Regenerative Cell Therapy is widely used to treat osteoarthritis, and tendon/ligament injuries. It is our expectation that the therapeutic use of adipose derived stem cells will continue to expand and add to the value of a lifetime supply of stem cells for dogs.”
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