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aftabac

FDA approves first cell therapy for wrinkle-free visage

In June, after a nearly ten-year review, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved laViv (azficel-T), a first-in-class personalized cell therapy for eliminating fine wrinkles or nasolabial folds around the nose and mouth. Issued to its developer, Fibrocell Science, in Exton, Pennsylvania, the approval marks a regulatory first for ex vivo manipulated cell cosmetics in the US and could serve as a test case for future decisions on other cosmetic cell therapies.
For details
http://www.nature.com/nbt/journal/v29/n8/full/nbt0811-674.html?WT.ec_id=NBT-201108

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aftab ahmad