I wish I could have recorded a conference call I had with 3 clients yesterday. One had ADCT (similar to stem cell treatment), one had cells harvested, one is planning on doing it next months. One was a lawyer who had done a TON of research. One was a PhD in Biopharmacology who works in developing arthritis meds. The 3rd one is an MD. It was a fascinating 90 minutes.
I was very excited by the emergence of stem cell treatements, adct, and so many other disc repair technologies. I really thought that we'd be further along by now. I think that most of us are too far down the degenerative cascade to be good candidates for these treatments. Annulus repair technology along with the capability to regenerate or replace the nuclues will solve a lot of these problems, but we are not seeing them used together yet. Hopefully the next few years will bring this to us.
Mark
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