Tag: Heartseed

Using iPS Cells from I Peace, Heartseed Succeeds in Stable Production of High Purity Cardiomyocytes, A Major Step Forward in Advancing Autologous Cardiac Regenerative Medicine

PALO ALTO, Calif., Nov. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Leading GMP cell CDMO I Peace, Inc. (https://www.ipeace.com), specializing in induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) and iPSC-derived cell therapies based in Palo Alto, CA, and Heartseed Inc. (“Heartseed”), a Tokyo-based biotechnology…

Heartseed Announces the Presentation of HS-001, an Investigational Stem Cell-Derived Therapy for the Treatment of Advanced Heart Failure at the 71st Annual Meeting of the Japanese College of Cardiology

TOKYO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Heartseed (Heartseed Inc.), a Tokyo-based biotechnology company developing iPSC-derived cardiomyocytes for heart failure, today announced that the case reports of two patients in the Phase 1/2 clinical trial (LAPiS Study) of HS-001 in combination with coronary artery bypass grafting […]

Heartseed raises 2 billion JPY in series D funding to accelerate development of iPSC-derived stem cell therapy for heart failure

TOKYO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Heartseed (Heartseed Inc.), a Tokyo-based biotechnology company developing iPSC-derived cardiomyocytes for heart failure (HF), today announced it has raised 2 billion JPY at Series D round, bringing its total financial backing to 10.2 billion JPY (approx. $74 million) since […]

Heartseed and Novo Nordisk announce first patient dosed in clinical study with HS-001 – a cell therapy designed to restore heart function in people with advanced heart failure

HS-001 consists of clusters of purified heart muscle cells derived from induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs). Clinical phase 1/2 study (LAPiS Study) will enrol 10 patients with advanced heart failure caused by ischaemic heart disease. Tokyo, Japan and Bagsværd, Denmark, 10 February 2023 – Heartseed Inc. (Heartseed) and Novo Nordisk A/S today […]

Heartseed Raises $37 Million in Series C Funding to Accelerate Development of iPSC-derived Stem Cell Therapy for Heart Failure

TOKYO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Heartseed, a Tokyo-based biotechnology company developing iPSC-derived cardiomyocytes for heart failure (HF), today announced it has raised 4 Billion-yen (approx. $37 Million) at Series C round, bringing its total financial backing to 8.2 Billion yen (approx. $75 Million) since […]

Mutsuki Takano Was Appointed as CFO at Heartseed

Supporting recently approved First-in-Human clinical trial at Keio University, accelerating company-sponsored clinical trials, and building a strong foundation for further growth TOKYO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Heartseed Inc. (hereinafter Heartseed), a Tokyo-based biotechnology company developing iPSC-derived cardiomyocyte spheroids for the treatment of heart failure (HF), […]

Heartseed and ITOCHU CHEMICAL FRONTIER Sign Capital Alliance Agreement to Explore iPSC and Cardiomyocyte Business Opportunities

TOKYO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Heartseed Inc. (hereinafter Heartseed), a Tokyo-based biotechnology company developing iPSC-derived cardiomyocytes for the treatment of heart failure (HF), today announced it has entered into agreement with ITOCHU CHEMICAL FRONTIER Corporation (headquartered in Minato-ku, Tokyo; President & CEO Tsutomu Miyazaki, […]

Heartseed Raises $26M in Series B Funding to Accelerate Development of iPSC-derived Regenerative Medicine for Heart Failure

TOKYO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Heartseed (Heartseed Inc.), a Tokyo-based biotechnology company developing iPSC-derived cardiomyocytes for the treatment of heart failure (HF), today announced it has raised 2.8 Billion-yen (approx. $26 Million) at Series B round, bringing its total financial backing to 3.8 Billion […]