US Patent Issued to MEMORIAL SLOAN-KETTERING CANCER CENTER on May 19 for "Stem cell-derived Schwann cells" (New York Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,630,801, issued on May 19, was assigned to MEMORIAL SLOAN-KETTERING CANCER CENTER (New York).

"Stem cell-derived Schwann cells" was invented by Lorenz Studer (New York) and Faranak Fattahi (New York).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The presently disclosed subject matter provides for in vitro methods of inducing differentiation of stem cells into Schwann cell precursors and Schwann cells, and Schwann cell precursors and Schwann cells generated by such methods. The presently disclosed subject matter also provides for uses of such Schwann cell precursors and Schwann cells for regeneration of PNS and/or CNS, for prevention and/or repair of myel...