RepliCel Reports Progress on Shiseido Technology

[macbeth81]

And let's not forget that they are adding some things to their treatment that they didn't do before. At minimum they will be adding repeat treatments and nobody knows how that will turn out. But they may also have made some other treatment changes as well.

Group 1 of 66 patients: 1 single injection, 4 sites, 3 doses, 1 placebo,
Group 2 of 66 patients: 1 single injection on Day 1 and 91, 4 sites, 3 doses, 1 placebo.
Hair counts at 12 months since last injection.

Note the inclusion criteria is male pattern baldness. The initial Phase I/IIa trails were almost 50/50, male/female. Second, RCI-02 is to be completed in 2014; hopefully they use their updated device. Third, they extended the waiting period from 6 months to 12 month from injection.The Phase I/IIa check may be due to the original mouse study which also checked at 6 months.

http://www.replicel.com/wp-content/u...-May-22-14.pdf

I have not seen anything regarding Sheseido trails, but I don't know Japanese either. The only statement to note is rather vague and general.

We will establish the Shiseido Cell-Processing and Expansion Center in Kobe in May and use this facility as a base for related research and development aimed at future commercialization. It is expected to be some time before this innovation makes a profit. However, we expect it to be very profitable and create value and new markets in the future.

http://www.shiseidogroup.com/ir/pdf/ir20140425_854.pdf

I guess we will see in 2-3 years...