As per the available reports of about 10 Journals, 8 Conference,79 National Symposium 359 open access articles are related to stem cells has been published by the OMICS International.

Stem Cell is an undifferentiated cell of a multicellular organism which is capable of giving rise to indefinitely more cells of the same type, and from which certain other kinds of cell arise by differentiation. It has the remarkable potential to develop into many different cell types in the body during early life and growth. In addition, in many tissues they serve as a sort of internal repair system, dividing essentially without limit to replenish other cells as long as the person or animal is still alive. When a stem cell divides, each new cell has the potential either to remain a stem cell or become another type of cell with a more specialized function, such as a muscle cell, a red blood cell, or a brain cell.

Stem cells are distinguished from other cell types by two important characteristics. First, they are unspecialized cells capable of renewing themselves through cell division, sometimes after long periods of inactivity. Second, under certain physiologic or experimental conditions, they can be induced to become tissue- or organ-specific cells with special functions. In some organs, such as the gut and bone marrow, stem cells regularly divide to repair and replace worn out or damaged tissues. In other organs, however, such as the pancreas and the heart, stem cells only divide under special conditions.

Scope & Importance

Laboratory studies of stem cells enable scientists to learn about the cells’ essential properties and what makes them different from specialized cell types. Scientists are already using stem cells in the laboratory to screen new drugs and to develop model systems to study normal growth and identify the causes of birth defects.

Research on stem cells continues to advance knowledge about how an organism develops from a single cell and how healthy cells replace damaged cells in adult organisms. Stem cell research is one of the most fascinating areas of contemporary biology, but, as with many expanding fields of scientific inquiry, research on stem cells raises scientific questions as rapidly as it generates new discoveries

Given their unique regenerative abilities, stem cells offer new potentials for treating diseases such as diabetes, and heart disease. However, much work remains to be done in the laboratory and the clinic to understand how to use these cells for cell-based therapies to treat disease, which is also referred to as regenerative or reparative medicine. Stem cells are important for living organisms for many reasons. In the 3- to 5-day-old embryo, called a blastocyst, the inner cells give rise to the entire body of the organism, including all of the many specialized cell types and organs such as the heart, lung, skin, sperm, eggs and other tissues. In some adult tissues, such as bone marrow, muscle, and brain, discrete populations of adult stem cells generate replacements for cells that are lost through normal wear and tear, injury, or disease.

Market Analysis

The global market for stem cell products was $3.8 billion in 2011. This market is expected to reach nearly $4.3 billion in 2012 and $6.6 billion by 2016, increasing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 11.7% from 2011 to 2016.

International Conferences

1. 2^nd Retro viruses and Novel Drugs Conference,
    June 30-July 01, 2016 Cape Town, South Africa

2. 9^th Diabetelogist Medicare Confernce,
     June 06-08, 2016 Dallas, USA

3.  2nd Hepatology Conference
     May 09-11, 2016 Chicago, Illinois, USA

4. Synthetic Biology Conference
    September 28-30, 2015 Houston, USA

5. World Biosummit and Expo
    November 02-04, 2015 Dubai, UAE

6. 3rd Genomics and Pharmacogenomics Conference,
    September 21-23, 2015 San Antonio, USA

7. 3rd Bioprocess and Biosystem Engineering Conference
     September 14-15, 2015 Baltimore, USA

8. Targeted Diabetes and Novel Therap eutics Conference,
    September 14-16, 2015 Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

9. 3rd Alzheimers Disease and Dementia Conference,
    August 31-September 02, 2015 Toronto, Canada

10. Cytopathology Conference
      August 11-12, 2016 Birmingham , UK

11. Lipid Science and Technology Conference
      November 30-December 02, 2015 San Francisco, USA

12. 6th Clinical and Experimental Cardiology Conference
       November 30-December 02, 2015 San Antonio, USA

13. Cosmetic Dermatology and Haircare Conference
      December 07-08, 2015 Philadelphia, USA

14. 6th Cell and Stem Cell Research Conference,
      February 29-March 02, 2016 Philadelphia, USA

15. 6th Euro Virology Conference
      March 10-12, 2016 Madrid, Spain

16. Biomaterials Conference
      March 14-16, 2016 London, UK

17. Proteomics Conference
      March 29-30, 2016 Atlanta, USA

18. Oral Pathology Conference
      April 4-6, 2016 Philadelphia, USA

19. 4th Blood Malignancies Conference,
      April 18-20, 2016 Dubai,UAE

20. 2nd Neurological Disorders and Stroke Conference
      April 28-30, 2016 Dubai, UAE

21. Tissue Engineering Conference,
        Sep 8-10, London,UK.

22. 3^rd German Stem Cell Conference,
       Sep 09-11,2015, University of Frankfurt, USA.

23. Stem Cell Biology Conference,
        Oct 7-11,2015, Stanford,USA.

24. Stem Cell Epigenetics Conference,
       Sep 20-22,2015, Stiges,Spain.

25. Stem Cell Biology Conference,
       Oct 11-12,2015, Osaka,Japan.

26. Stem Cells Development and Management Conference,
       Nov 30-Dec 02,2015, Phitsanulok,Thailand.

Associations and Societies

1. International Society for Stem Cell Research
2. Stem Cell Society Singapore
3. International Society for Cellular Therapy
4. Europe's stem cell hub
5. Israel Stem Cell Society
6. ISEH - Society for Hematology and Stem Cells
7. The International Placenta Stem Cell Society
8. The Australasian Society for Stem Cell Research
9. Stem Cell Transplant - American Cancer Society
10. Student Society for Stem Cell Research: SSSCR
11. DASCS - Danish Stem Cell Society

Companies

1. Cynata Therapeutics
2. Mesoblast
3. Activartis
4. Aposcience
5. Cardio3 Biosciences
6. Orthocyte (BioTime)
7. Capricor
8. International Stem Cell
9. Targazyme, Inc. California
10. StemCells Inc
11. Vet-Stem
12. Avalanche Biotechnologies
13. Cook General BioTechnology (Cook)
14. AlloCure
15. Advanced Cell Technology
16. TissueGene