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J&J Backs Stem Cell Firm Capricor

by Michael McCoy
January 13, 2014 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 92, Issue 2

Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen Biotech unit will work with Los Angeles-based Capricor Therapeutics to develop Capricor’s stem cell therapy program for cardiovascular applications. The agreement includes Capricor’s lead product, CAP-1002, a donor-heart-tissue-derived cell therapy under evaluation in heart attack patients. Capricor will receive $12.5 million from Janssen and work with the larger firm to develop cell manufacturing.

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