EYECELL
The EyeCell eye regeneration stimulator and micro pump is designed to recover vision that may be lost from a variety of causes. The bioelectric stimulator controls release of SDF-1, IGF-1 and more than 8 other eye regeneration promoting cytokines. The micro pump is re-filled daily or weekly with our proprietary EC-15 fifteen component eye regeneration composition comprised of stem cells, growth factors, Micro RNAs, exosomes, nutrient hydrogel, anti-inflammatory agents and eye matrix. The EyeCell team is embarking on well controlled studies to seek to prove the safety and efficacy our our products for eye regeneration and vision recovery.
EyeCell has developed two products for eye regeneration:
1. Implantable micro regeneration stimulator and micro pump.
2. Non-invasive eye patch and external stimulator and pump.
Executive Summary
EyeCell is focused on the development and sales of microcurrent devices for treating eye related diseases and disorders The company has developed and patented eight product lines:
- Current of injury microcurrent devices for healing and pain management (3)
- Current of injury microcurrent bandages.
- Stem cell regeneration microcurrent device for regeneration, healing and improvement of blood flow.
- Anti-angiogenic (stops over blood supply) signaling microcurrent device.
- Stem cell growth factor cocktail compositions to be injected.
- Micropump for sustained delivery of eye repair agents over time.
- Eye health vitamins for post procedure healing.
- Microcurrent acupuncture point positioned eye patch.
The company has FDA 510K market clearance on three current of injury microcurrent products and one CE Mark for a wireless microcurrent stimulator working with selected vendors for OEM private label manufacturing.
The EyeCell microcurrent devices are designed to provide healing of injuries, reduce inflammation, reduce pain and risk of infection.
EyeCell collaborative researchers have treated nearly 3000 patients to date with 90% of them demonstrating improvement directly related to the microcurrent therapy.
Problem – Wet Macular Degeneration = More than 20 million people worldwide suffer of wet macular degeneration related to leaky blood vessels within the eye.
Problem – Dry Macular Degeneration – Over 20 million people worldwide suffer of dry macular degeneration caused by local inflammation and oxidative stress as well as excessive accumulation of lipofuscin in the retinal pigment epitelium.
Problem – Retinal Degenerative Diseases – Over 10 million people worldwide suffer of retinal regenerative diseases –
Problem – Diabetic retinopathy – is a complication of diabetes effecting more than 20 million people worldwide that causes damage to the blood vessels of the retina—the light-sensitive tissue that lines the back part of the eye, allowing you to see fine detail. There are generally 2 causes of vision loss from diabetic retinopathy: diabetic macular edema and proliferative diabetic retinopathy.
Solution – EyeCell’s treatment armamentarium is designed to (investigational use only):
Seal off leaky blood vessels.
- Reduce inflammation.
- Regenerate tissues healing.
- Stop over blood supply.
- Increase oxygenated blood supply when needed.
- Reduce infection risk.
- 7. Reduce Pain.
Edward C. Kondrot, MD, our Executive Vice President of Clinical Studies and Co-Founder summarized three studies on the use of microcurrent for AMD:
- A two-year study (1983 to 1985) involving 114 patients, conducted by Grace Halloran, PhD. The results of the study were as follows:
- Eighteen patients had macular degeneration; 16 improved.
- Seventy-eight patients had retinitis pigmentosa; 62 showed improvement.
- Eighteen patients had other various retinopathies; 16 improved.
- Of the patients who did not demonstrate any improvement, 14 stayed the same (although they otherwise would have been expected to lose vision); two continued to lose vision, although only slightly.
- A 10-year clinical study was conducted by Drs. Jarding and Michael on the use of microcurrent to treat macular degeneration. Of the 400 eyes evaluated over the course of the study, the results were as follows:
- Seventy-eight percent of the eyes showed from 1-9 lines of improvement in reading of a visual acuity chart.
- Over 50 percent improved from 2-9 lines of improvement.
- In the study, two patients suffered from retinal vein occlusion and swelling of the macula. Both had dramatic improvement in vision.
- Damon Miller, MD, reviewed the results of using microcurrent stimulation in the treatment of Stargardt’s disease, retinitis pigmentosa and other degenerative retinal diseases. His results indicated the following:
- Of the 120 patients treated, 83 percent showed improvement of greater than or equal to two lines of visual acuity in one or both eyes.
Mechanisms of Action:
Primary = Delivers stem cells growth factors directly to wound site and stimulates the over expression of the stem cell homing signal protein SDF-1 which is also a powerful arteriogenic agen.
2. Multiples recruited and delivered stem cells to greater quantities at wound site.
3. Increases blood flow at wound site 3X (from delivering and recruiting endothelial progenitor cells and increased expression of VEGF).
4. Decreases pain at wound sites.
Strategy – 1. Add to current estate of patents. 2. Gain opinion leader support from leading institutions. 3. Get FDA AOK for specific indication of uses and reimbursement. 4. Grow to over $100 million in annual sales. 5. Auction company off to highest bidder on May 11th, 2018.
Management Team – A mix of proven medtech industry veterans and eye scientists and clinicians. Microcurrent therapy leaders.
6 focused executives on management team. Over 70 business mentors and board members
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________Business Model = Sell direct in the USA to physicians and hospitals. Sell through distributors overseas. Get opinion leaders to present data at major meetings. Attend over 20 cardiovascular meetings a year with showcase. Publish data.
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Competition –
Dry Macular Degeneration
Although there are still very few development projects for the treatment of dry AMD, there is a handful of projects in advanced clinical stages of development.
- Alimera Sciences glucocorticoid “Fluocinolone Acetonide” (Ph II)
- Anti-Amyloid beta antibodies from Alzheimers research of GlaxoSmithKline and Pfizer (PhII and PhI)
- Alexion pharmaceuticals C5 inhibiting antibody (Ph II)
- Acucela’s visual cycle modulator ACU 4429 (Ph II)
- Neurotech’s implant with genetically modified human cells (Ph II)
- Stem Cell approaches by ACT (embryonic) and Stem Cells Inc. (central nervous system stem cells) (Ph I / II)
- MacuClear’s and Succampos drugs for the improvement of coroidal blood flow (Ph II / III
Wet Macular Degeneration
- Lucintis from Genentech Novartis
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CIRCULATION on microcurrent improvement of blood flow – Click Here
Market for dry age-related macular degeneration
- The current number of patients in the US and Europe is estimated to amount to 20 million.
- Aging populations in the western world will lead to a significant increase in numbers. In 2020,about 30 million people are predicted to suffer from dry AMD.
- The number of patients with wet AMD is comparable with the number of patients suffering from advanced dry AMD.
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> Our patented microcurrent signal causes tissues to release SDF-1 the universal stem cell homing signal (investigational use only).
> Working with our partner in Florida, Bioheart, Inc. (founded by Leonhardt Ventures 1999), we are able to harvest stem cells from fat tissue at the clinic with a kit OR back in their GLP certified lab –http://www.bioheartinc.com/assets/press/FDAregistration.pdf – in Sunrise, Florida with expansion of quantity by cell culturing (investigational use only – training courses are available) – EyeCell is developing a series of clinical trials for utllizing of stem cells and endothelial progenitor cells combined with microcurrent stimulation for the treatment eye diseases such as wet and dry macular degeneration and seeks co-investigators and researchers to join us.
Stem cell trial sets sight on blindness
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SDF-1 STEM CELL HOMING PROPERTIES
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SDF–1 plays a key role in providing these directional cues, orchestrating CD34+ cell migration andhoming from the fetal liver into the BM.4,6-8 Both SDF–19 and …
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SDF-1 EYE REGENERATION PROPERTIES
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IGF-1
Induction of retinal regeneration in vivo by growth factors. – NCBI
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Norrin mediates angiogenic properties via the induction of insulin-like …
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HGF
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FOLLISTATIN
Tissue absence initiates regeneration through Follistatin …
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EYE REGENERATION GENERAL
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Lens regeneration in newts is a remarkable process, whereby a lost tissue is replaced by transdifferentiation of adult tissues that only a few organisms possess.
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VEGF and eNOS
VEGF-B can regenerate damaged peripheral nerves without …
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University of Illinois at Chicago
Nov 17, 2014 – VEGF-A is a factor that Rosenblatt and several others have studied … But if VEGF-B was delivered to the corneas of these mice, nerve regeneration improved. The new nerves restored normal sensation to the eye, and proper …
Endogenous VEGF Is Required for Visual Function …
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ACTIVIN A+B
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STEM CELLS
Stem cells in retinal regeneration: past, present and future
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Mar 9, 2016 – In the case of the human eye, lens epithelial stem cells or LECs generate replacementlens cells throughout a person’s life, though production …
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Feb 29, 2016 – The doctor who performed the stem cell treatment, ophthalmologist Jeffrey … a case study on Belton in the journal Neural Regeneration Research. … stem cells were injected into her righteye’s retina and left eye’s optic nerve?
MICRO PUMP
Implanted Ophthalmic Micropump – Enhanced Vision
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BioElectric and Microcurrent Stimulation
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Presented by Grace Halloran, Ph.D. to the
Fourth Annual Symposium on Biologically Closed Electrical Circuits, October 27, 1997, Sponsored by Mankato University, Minnesota
Abstract
From December 1995 to September 1997, thirty individuals diagnosed with typically untreatable eye diseases including retinitis pigmentosa, macular degeneration, CMV-retinitis, Stargardt disease and others attended an integrated treatment protocol employing bioelectrical stimulation, nutritional and herbal supplementation (including Ginkgo Biloba, Lutein, DHA) and other health care modalities. The study was monitored by a neuro-opthalmologist, evaluating standard clinical visual function examinations, including objective field of vision tests obtained by the Humphrey FOV analyzer, visual acuity and color discrimination. Four controls were evaluated, with the monitors masked, and although the sample was small, the results were significant in their lack of change.
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