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Clinical Development

Development of pancreatic islet cell transplantation therapies

Orizuru Therapeutics, Inc.

Orizuru Therapeutics, Inc.

In 2020, islet transplantation started to be covered by insurance, and patients with type 1 diabetes had a new therapy. However, the problem of donor shortage remains. We have succeeded in mimicking the islet structure, including not only insulin-secreting cells (pancreatic β-cells) but glucagon-secreting cells (pancreatic α-cells), using iPS cells. We are committed to delivering islet transplantation to all patients with type 1 diabetes in the world while making the most of iPS cell technologies to mass produce homogeneous, highly pure islet tissues.

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