Stemcell Technologies Explained

STEMCELL Technologies
Type:	Private
Founder:	Allen Eaves
Location City:	Vancouver, British Columbia
Location Country:	Canada
Key People:	Allen Eaves, Chairman & CEO
Industry:	Biotechnology
Num Employees:	> 2000

StemCell Technologies Canada Inc. (formerly known as StemCell Technologies Inc.) is a Canadian biotechnology company that develops and manufactures cell culture media and cell separation technologies for use in stem cell, immunology, and cancer research.^{[1] [2]}

The company has offices in the United States, Europe, Asia, and Australia with the headquarter being in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.^[3] Allen Eaves, the founder, currently serves as the President and CEO.

History

Allen Eaves, a hematologist and cancer researcher, co-founded the Terry Fox Laboratory (TFL) in Vancouver with his wife, hematologist and cancer researcher Connie Eaves, in 1981. Allen Eaves’ research group at the TFL made their own standardized cell culture medium for growing hematopoietic stem cells in the lab. To help fund his blood cancer research program at the TFL, Eaves started selling this medium—named MethoCult—to other research groups around the world. Eaves purchased the business from TFL and launched Stemcell Technologies Inc. in 1993.^[4]

In 2018, Stemcell received a $45 million grant from the Canadian and British Columbian governments toward building an advanced biologicals manufacturing facility in Burnaby, British Columbia.^{[5] [6] [7]}

In 2021, Stemcell launched "The Immunology Podcast" about current scientific advances in the field of immunology with interviews of immunologists.^[8]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Spotlight: STEMCELL Technologies . CME . 1 March 2022.
2. Web site: Improving the efficiency and accuracy of cell research . nrc.canada.ca . 1 March 2022 . 10 December 2021.
3. News: B.C.'s 'world-class' biotech sector plays key role in developing COVID-19 treatments and vaccines . 1 March 2022 . Vancouver Sun . en-CA.
4. Web site: Meet Allen Eaves: Academic Biologist turned CEO Eurostemcell . www.eurostemcell.org . 1 March 2022.
5. Web site: Federal and provincial governments support creation of biotech manufacturing facility in the Lower Mainland . www.canada.ca . 1 March 2022 . 25 April 2018.
6. Web site: Hundreds of new jobs expected as B.C. biotech firm plans new facility . cbc.ca . 2 March 2022.
7. Web site: Burnaby tech company gets $45 million . Burnaby Now . 2 March 2022 . en.
8. Web site: Our Story . 2024-01-18 . The Immunology Podcast . en-US.