A Madison company?s stem-cell derived heart cells have been named by The Scientist magazine as one of the top 10 life sciences innovations of 2010.Calling them a symbol of just how fast a basic-science breakthrough can lead to new products, the magazine ranked Cellular Dynamics International?s heart cells fifth on its list.
Cells distributed by the company, known as CDI, are likely the first of many commercially available cell lines from differentiated human stem cells. CDI was founded in 2004 by University of Wisconsin – Madison stem cell pioneer James Thomson and others.