Mass Producing Stem Cells: Manufacturing But Not As You Know It | Karen Coopman | TEDxLoughborough

Traditional drugs often don’t provide a cure but simply hide the symptoms of a disease or injury. Regenerative medicine overcomes this by replacing or regenerating cells, tissue or organs in order to help the body fix its self and regain normal function. In this way we have the potential to treat a wide range of different conditions from spinal cord injury through to diabetes. However, many of these treatments rely on us being able to grow large numbers of stem cells and that is easier said than done. Join Dr. Karen Coopman as she talks about how stem cell based therapies are actually made and some of the progress being made towards their mass production.
With a background in pharmacology Karen has always had an interest in healthcare and in 2008 was appointed to a lectureship at Loughborough University within the Department of Chemical Engineering.
The overarching theme of Karen’s research is the manufacture of cellular therapies. The ultimate aim is to generate a viable stem cell bioprocess such that clinically relevant cell numbers can be generated whilst ensuring product potency, purity and safety. Developing scalable systems for stem cell growth and improving methods of cell preservation are the current focus of the group.
Outside of the University, Karen is also a member of the EPSRC Early Career Forum in Manufacturing Research, is on the Steering Group of the Bioprocessing Research Industry Club and is the meetings secretary for ESACT-UK, the UK Society for Cell Culture Biotechnology.
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at ted.com/tedx

[@daxxonjabiru428]

Sound is way low.

[@hollyserene]

+Daxxon Jabiru Yes, frustrating!

[@mr19771978]

Sound is very bad.

[@mr19771978]

At this point in time we need more studies into the effective use of stem cell treatment for DIABETES 1. However, this is not happening. Can you refer me to any clinic who cures DIABETES 1 successfully with stem cells? We all know that Stem Cell treatment is the future of medicine.

[@calicornnor6892]

We need embryotic stem cells now for brain damage, do you have that? Every other country does unfortunately but not the US 😊

[@indervirhundal7672]

Giostar, Advancells and Swiss Medica

[@mr19771978]

I have contacted one of these clinics, but I received no information about their success in treating DIABETES 1 with STEM CELL treatment.