WARF hESC Patent Update: Seven Years and Challenge Still Underway

Last week UC Davis stem cell researcher Paul Knoepfler and Scripps researcher Jeanne Loring engaged in an online Q&A that touched on patents and how they can stifle research and discourage development of therapies.

Loring did not mention it in the Q&A but she is the key figure in the ongoing challenge to the WARF (Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation) pa…