How has Pluristem circumvented the political and ethical controversy surrounding stem cell research?
Pluristem does no research nor deals in any way with stem cells which are embryonic in nature. Pluristem’s PLX cells are expanded mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs). These MSCs are adult stem cells and come from the placenta, an organ which has been traditionally thrown away after the birth of a child. Has the environment outside of the U.S. helped in alleviating some of these concerns? Once the public realizes what type of cell Pluristem deals with, then there is not only no concern, but a feeling that Pluristem is honorable in making use of a stem cell that comes from an organ that was traditionally thrown away. How and where does the company collect umbilical cord blood for research? Pluristem does not collect umbilical cord blood. The cord blood that has been used in our research has been donated and the cord blood that will be used in our clinical trials comes from either public or private cord blood banks. However, Pluristem does work with mesenchymal stem (MSCs) cells that are derive
