California Lawmakers Schedule Update Next Week on the State's $3 Billion Stem Cell Agency

The parents of this child will be testifying next week at a state legislative hearingFor the first time in many years, a California state legislative committee is going to take a look at the state's $3 billion, 13-year-old stem cell research program. An informational hearing is scheduled for next week, Aug. 15, by the Assembly Select Committee on Biotechnology, chaired by Kevin Mullen, D-San Mateo. His district includes a number of biotech firms. No legislation is up for action, and the hearing is not intended to necessarily lead to legislation.Scheduled to appear before committee are Jonathan Thomas, chairman of the governing board of the agency, and Maria Millan, president and CEO of the agency, formally known as the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM).  The last time a CIRM CEO appeared before a state legislative committee was in 2005 when Zach Hall, then interim CEO testified. Also on tap is Jan Nolta, head of the stem cell program…

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