December 2012: An Overview of Stem Cell Therapy

The stem cell market is expected to reach US $ 63.8 billion by 2015. Higher growth rate is expected from countries such as China, India, Spain, Greece and Sweden which are at the forefront in driving the sector with an annual growth of 27%. Cell based therapy is a brand new pillar of the health care system that can address the effective treatment of many chronic and unmet diseased conditions. However, to achieve these goals, a more profitable business model should be defined besides addressing the scientific challenges to attract the investors’ attention to this particular health care system.