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  • [Embryonic] Stem-cell bank, registry to open soon (funded by taxpayers)

    10/29/2007 9:52:32 AM PDT · by Disturbin · 3 replies · 268+ views
    Worcester Telegram ^ | Oct 29, 2007 | Worc Telegram
    Plans for an embryonic stem-cell bank at the University of Massachusetts Medical School for researchers around the globe took a major step forward last week when the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center authorized more than $8 million for the bank and an associated registry. It is a significant step in Central Massachusetts’ evolution as a major center of biotechnology and biomedical research. Interim chancellor Michael F. Collins said the bank should be operating within eight to 12 months, the registry even sooner than that. That is in keeping with the fast pace at which Gov. Deval L. Patrick’s life sciences and...