

After the Spinal Cord Injury, some patients get over the injury, and they’re also other cases that end up incomplete paralysis. The trauma doesn’t mangle it but compress and fracture the vertebra of the spine, due to which the nerve cells are damaged the extension of nerve cells aslo knows axons also get damaged, and as they carry the impulses from the brain to the whole Spinal Cord as they get damaged, the traditional signaling of the brain to the body is disturbed or lost, causing a lack of coordination. The damage disrupts the traditional movement by injuring the spine discs and tearing ligaments, and fragmentation of the Spinal Cord tissue due to traumatic tears or injury. They want this kind of outcome where they may have a chance of regaining control of their bodies,’ he says.In many cases, a Spinal Cord Injury may be a result of a sudden traumatic hit or injury to the Spinal Cord.

‘Several have toured our facilities to see what we’re doing.

New hopeĪssociate Professor St John says the team has spoken with those suffering from spinal injuries through the Perry Cross Spinal Research Foundation, one of the Centre’s partners. The St John group at the Institute is partnering with Griffith Enterprise. There are no guarantees each phase will be successful, yet the optimism and sense of urgency in the team is palpable. They know they will need three phases of clinical testing, protection of their intellectual property and that this may be a six-year process, before commercial production is considered safe and viable.

The team is already looking and planning ahead with the aim of faster-to-market and a more affordable therapy as the final outcome. At present, purity is too low, and 99 per cent of cells die within 24 hours of injection. The team is aiming to improve the purity and longevity of cells used as potential treatments, and utilise other natural products that may work better. Much work remains to be done to perfect a treatment.
