Why PEs, VCs are holding back from investing in the stem cell market

By Joseph Rai

  • 21 Jul 2017
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In 2009, when eight-year-old Thamirabarani was cured of thalassaemia, a rare blood disorder, LifeCell International Pvt. Ltd made ripples in the fledgling Indian stem cell market.The Chennai-based company, which was founded in 2004, had stored her new-born brother’s umbilical cord blood, which was used for her treatment. It was a ......

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