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UW Spinout, Beat BioTherapeutics, Aims to Make Stem Cells for Damaged Hearts

June 11, 2009/

Stem cell researchers have a lot of big dreams, and one is to someday regenerate damaged hearts. That is still many years away from becoming a commercial reality, if ever, but a few University of Washington http://www.washington.edu/ scientists have formed a new company that hopes to make cells that can replace pacemakers, and someday rebuild damaged heart tissue that people are left with after heart attacks.

Beat BioTherapeutics http://www.beatbio.com/

Luke Timmerman

Full Story: http://www.xconomy.com/seattle/2009/06/11/uw-spinout-beat-biotherapeutics-aims-to-make-stem-cells-for-damaged-hearts/

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