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Living Cell Technologies Limited

Web Site Address
http://www.lctglobal.com
CEO
Dr Paul Tan

Contact Details

Delegate:
Paul Tan
Email:
ptan@lctglobal.com
Phone:
+64 9 276 2690
Fax:
+64 9 276 2691
Mobile:
+64 21 608 784
Street Address:

New Zealand
Postal Address:
PO Box 23566
Hunters Corner
Manukau 2155
New Zealand

Organisation Summary

Number of Staff:
30
Year Established:
2004
Company Turnover:
Research Spending:
Organisation Type:
Biotech
Specialties:
• Cell Therapeutics
• Animal based human therapeutics
Products and Services:
• DIABECELL® for insulin dependent diabetes
• Neurotrophincell for neurological diseases – Parkinson’s, Huntington’s, Hearing Loss
• Cell Encapsulation
• Porcine derived biomaterials

Business Services:
Collaborations:
• Bionic Ear Institute, Melbourne, Australia
• Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes, Denver, USA
• University of Perugia, Italy
Alliances Sought:
• Cell Therapeutics
• Cell Encapsulation
• Development of Porcine Biomaterials
Alliances Offered:

Profile

Living Cell Technologies (LCT) is developing cell-based products to treat life threatening human diseases. The Company owns a biocertified pig herd that it uses as a source of cells for treating diabetes and neurological disorders. For patients with Type 1 diabetes, the Company transplants microencapsulated islet cells so that near-normal blood glucose levels may be achieved without the need for administration of insulin or at significantly reduced levels. The Company entered clinical trials for its diabetes product in 2007. For the treatment of Parkinson’s disease and other neurological disorders, the company transplants microencapsulated choroid plexus cells that deliver beneficial proteins and neurotrophic factors to the brain. LCT’s technology enables healthy living cells to be injected into patients to replace or repair damaged tissue without requiring the use of immunosuppressive drugs to prevent rejection. LCT also offers medical-grade porcine-derived products for the repair and replacement of damaged tissues, as well as for research and other purposes.