{"456761":{"#nid":"456761","#data":{"type":"news","title":"CellectCell Gets Phase II Funding","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003ECellectCell, Inc., a company started by Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience researcher Andr\u00e9s Garc\u00eda, announced the receipt of Phase II funding from the Georgia Research Alliance (GRA).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p2\u0022\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p3\u0022\u003E\u201cWe are very excited about this GRA Phase II funding that will allow us to\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E expand the library of cells that we can purify using the uSHEAR technology,\u201d said Garc\u00eda, co-founder of CellectCell with former Petit Institute researcher Todd McDevitt, who left the Georgia Institute of Technology to join the Gladstone Institutes.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p2\u0022\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EThe company\u2019s initial focus is the commercialization of a disposable cell culture cartridge for academic and commercial research. This product is developed from adhesion strength-based isolation techniques discovered by the Georgia Tech researchers and is exclusively licensed by CellectCell from the Georgia Tech Research Corporation.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p2\u0022\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003ECellectCell will use the GRA Phase II funding to advance the technology through design \u0026amp; development into scale-up, manufacturing, and commercial launch.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p2\u0022\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003E\u201cWe are excited to be collaborating with GRA to take this breakthrough cell selection and isolation technology and transform it into products that will allow research laboratories and manufacturing companies to select for specific cell types with higher sensitivity and specificity than currently available isolation techniques,\u201d stated Rebecca Marshall, president of CellectCell.\u0026nbsp; \u201cBecause the technology is based on the natural properties of cells and is label-free, the process does not adversely affect cell viability or phenotype.\u0026nbsp;We believe CellectCell has the potential to revolutionize the way stem cells and their progeny are isolated for research, diagnostic and therapeutic applications.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p2\u0022\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003E\u0026nbsp;The GRA Ventures Program has launched 150 new companies and created nearly 1,400 jobs.\u0026nbsp; GRA\u2019s portfolio of companies has attracted more than $778 million in equity investment to date.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p2\u0022\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003E\u201cWe are pleased to continue building a reputation for Georgia as a center of discovery and invention by investing in the commercialization of this new technology,\u201d said H. Lee Herron, GRA\u2019s vice president of commercialization.\u0026nbsp;\u201cWe believe adhesion strength-based cellular selection is groundbreaking technology, and are encouraged to see it find a home in CellectCell, with an experienced team of entrepreneurs and scientists behind it.\u0026nbsp; This is an exciting step forward for Georgia Tech and the bioscience industry.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECONTACT:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/node\/jerry.grillo@ibb.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EJerry Grillo\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECommunications Officer II\u003Cbr \/\u003EParker H. Petit Institute for\u003Cbr \/\u003EBioengineering and Bioscience\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p4\u0022\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Company gets support for commercialization of novel cell isolation technology"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003ECompany gets support for commercialization of novel cell isolation technology\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Company gets support for commercialization of novel cell isolation technology"}],"uid":"28153","created_gmt":"2015-10-07 11:48:20","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:19:43","author":"Jerry Grillo","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2015-10-07T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2015-10-07T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"296521":{"id":"296521","type":"image","title":"Andr\u00e9s Garc\u00eda, PhD - Regents\u2019 Professor in the George W. 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