Mark Lowey

Federally supported Stem Cell Network is developing world-first “curative” stem cell therapies for many diseases

Mark Lowey
February 4, 2026

The Ottawa-based Stem Cell Network's $45 million in federal funding enabled Canadian researchers to pioneer "world-first" new stem cell technologies and therapies, says Cate Murray, president and CEO of the Network. She highlights how this investment also supports training future scientists and strengthens stem cell startups, leading to potential cures for diseases like diabetes and new treatments for blood cancers and muscular dystrophies.

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Organizations:
Aspect Biosystems, Centre C3i, Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, ExCellThera, Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital, Novo Nordisk, Ontario Cancer Institute, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Satellos Bioscience, Stem Cell Network, The Ottawa Hospital, Universitié de Montréal, University of Calgary, University of Ottawa, and University of Toronto
People:
Bernard Thébaud, Cate Murray, Ernest McCullough, Guy Sauvageau, James Till, Michael Rudnicki, and Samuel Weiss
Topics:
clinical research, clinical trials, Commercialization, disease, funding, healthcare, investment, patients, regenerative medicine, Research, research projects, stem cell therapy, Stem cells, technology, and training

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