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Dear Friend,
Welcome back to our most recent newsletter. We have some important
updates for you, and an overview of the best parts of January.
A Year in
Review
- As part of Phase II, we are coordinating with the ethics committee
and their road-map in making the latest preparations after our receipt
and final possession of the tissues. Since this phase includes the use
of both human tissues and live animals, it is a more involved process
that we intend to keep our supporters posted on as we progress.
- As a part of our global efforts to provide a therapy for
circumcised men and their partners, we’re pleased to announce that we
will be attending BIO KOREA 2020 in Seoul, South Korea from May 20th
to May 22nd. As Foregen’s second-largest market, South Korea is an
important aspect of a for-profit transition and our position as an
international entity. We plan to meet with industry leaders and key
players in the Korean market, as well as potentially meeting with
faculty from Seoul National University. This is Foregen’s first
substantive move into Asia and represents the beginning of a long-term
strategy to firmly establish ourselves in the region.
- If you missed our announcement earlier, we are happy to announce
for January that a very generous donor contributed $20,000 - a big
driver for us is the grassroots support that has elevated Foregen to
where it is today. Our thanks to this donor and every one of you that
stands for genital integrity.
- Foregen’s leadership is still in conversation with trade agencies
in Flanders, Wallonia, Britain, and Switzerland to find a network that
would be able to support future research and a path to market. In
conjunction with these conversations and of equal importance are the
recent developments with individuals who have access to investor
networks that have shown interest in assisting us through the process
of finding financial backing. Due to the sensitive nature of these
discussions, we can’t release more at this time, but we are optimistic
about the future.
- Concerning Phase III, we have been in touch with one of our
supporters at UC Berkeley who may be able to assist in acquiring
resources for the histological study.
- For the month of January we saw 195 new supporters sign up and
reached a total of $28,105 in donations, which helps us move forward
with the next parts of our mission! Be sure to inform other
activists, friends and family about Foregen and the science we’re
pursuing to one day help provide genital integrity to men around the
world. Our overall total to date is $565,963.62 Let’s
keep it up.
What’s
Happened Since Last Time
- This article
found by one of our supporters explains that just this month, Japanese
researchers “were able to successfully transplant lab-grown heart
muscle cells into a patient. The heart muscle cells were made using
induced pluripotent stem cells, which are cells taken from the patient
that have been reprogrammed to become stem cells that can develop into
any type of cell found in the human body.”
Thanks for reading, and stay tuned for our next newsletter. If
you’d like more frequent updates, please head over to our blog, or
visit one of our social media accounts – the links are the icons in
this newsletter.
Best,
The Foregen Team
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