Here are some leftovers from last week's meeting of the Oversight Committee of the California stem cell agency.
Need for Speed – Each year's delay in issuing bonds costs the agency about $84 million because inflation diminishes the value of the $3 billion authorized two years ago, said Chairman Robert Klein. President Zach Hall also said the agency is moving fast to hire a scientific review officer, a senior facilities officer and a grants technical assistant.
Intellectual Property – Discussion was deferred on the policy on intellectual property for businesses, including open access on scholarly publications involving CIRM-funded research. Time ran short at the Wednesday session so IP was taken off the agenda.
Eggs – About 300 persons viewed the egg risk conference online compared to the 90 who attended the actual session, according to Hall. The agency will issue a report on the conference near the end of the year.
UK/California stem cell summit -– Sixteen California scientists and 16 UK scientists will meet in Great Britain on Nov. 13-14 to discuss stem cell matters. Hall will be attending and will check out the stem cell bank in Merrie Olde England.
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