Hair Stem Cells
Earlier this month, Stemson Therapeutics announced its hair follicle regeneration research advancement. What is Stemson Therapeutics Working On? The company is focused on developing a cell therapy solution for hair loss. They use autologous (meaning from the self) induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) to engineer follicular units to form new hair follicles. These will be…
Read MoreThis article contains a complete list and description of every known biotech and med-tech company working on a clinical therapy for hair loss prevention/hair growth from all phases spanning research to late-stage clinical trials in 2024. Over the past several years, the amount of new hair growth related technologies in development have multiplied like never…
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Follicle Thought is very pleased to share this exclusive interview with the CEO of Stemson Therapeutics, Geoff Hamilton. Follicle Thought: Hi Geoff, thank you for doing this interview with Follicle Thought. To start, could you please tell us about how you met Dr. Alexey Terskikh and went on to become Stemson’s CEO? Geoff Hamilton: Well, thank…
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RiverTown Therapeutics has engaged in an academic research collaboration to validate an effect of RT1640 that has already been observed in humans – gray hair reversal. A collaboration has begun between RiverTown Therapeutics and The University of Alabama at Birmingham with well-known hair pigment researcher Dr. Melissa Harris. You may remember Dr. Melissa Harris as…
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Stem cells and ‘the cure for hair loss.’ In our minds they go hand-in-hand, don’t they? Since the initial emergence of stem cell technologies in regenerative medicine, many have wondered if these technologies could be used to treat hair loss or alopecia. Today, many stem cell companies are developing technologies that would appear to make…
Read MoreHello Everyone, Welcome to a new edition of Weekly Thoughts. I’ve got some details to share on how things are going at HairClone these days, as well as notions on two promising studies on genes involved in hair growth. One of the studies has had the internet ablaze lately with KROX talk. It’s surely a…
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I’ve got a good feeling about 2017… For the past several years we have been pacified by the news of a research study or startup company working on a treatment that grows hair. Ultimately, we would prefer the treatment in our hands, but reading about it on a computer screen has been supportive as well.…
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The times they are a-changing. Nowadays you can’t even take a trip to the fridge to grab more hummus dip without some hair growth startup rolling out their new website and business plan. Jokes aside, Follica has been the ultimate tight-lipped company in the hair regeneration biz for about 8 years now. To be honest,…
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Hello everyone, and welcome to another edition of Weekly Thoughts. Things have been really busy in the hair world as of late, new companies are popping up all the time and companies that we have known about are finally making the announcements we want to hear. Lo and behold it’s almost been two months since…
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I’m very happy to be bringing you all an incredible exclusive on Follicle Thought. This week, David Weinstein, MD, PhD of RiverTown Therapeutics Inc. reached out to me to share some amazing photo results of his new compound RT1640. Below you will find photographs of a 60+ year old woman and a 42 year old…
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