PUBLIC RELEASE DATE:

1-Apr-2014

Contact: KC Gonzalez kc.gonzalez@utsa.edu 210-458-7555 University of Texas at San Antonio

Two University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) biomedical engineering doctoral students, Ramon Coronado and Tony Yuan, have launched Mobile Stem Care LLC, a company that will help veterinarians treat their patients with the latest advancements in stem cell therapies.

The first of its kind in Texas, Mobile Stem Care is a mobile service that offers adipose stem cell and platelet rich plasma (PRP) isolation to veterinarians for treatments in dogs, cats and other animals suffering from degenerative diseases such as osteoarthritis or hip dysplasia, ligament and tendon injuries or non-healing wounds.

Mobile Stem Care takes adipose tissue (fat) collected from the affected animal by the veterinary doctor and isolates the adult stem cells on-site in less than 90 minutes. A concentration of the animal's stem cells and other immune-regulatory cells are returned to the doctor and injected into the damaged area of the animal to stimulate growth of healthy cells and aid healing.

Steven A. Davis, M.D., founder and director of the Dermatology & Laser Center of San Antonio, clinical professor at the UT Health Science Center at San Antonio and co-founder of privately held StemBioSys, Inc., is an investor in Mobile Stem Care.

"The first thing you invest in is people and I'm very confident in Tony and Ramon. They are energetic, bright, and they have proven themselves in a degree program with a lot of credibility," said Dr. Davis. "The stem cell arena is exciting from both a scientific and commercial standpoint. Mobile Stem Care is a unique idea and its services have value in the biomedical sphere. I think it can be successful."

Coronado and Yuan began the Ph.D. program in Biomedical Engineering in 2011 and became fast friends, sharing a common passion for science, helping others, rock-climbing and now business. Since 2012, they have worked in the laboratories of the U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research where they have been exposed to advancements in stem cell research and treatments.

The company idea came to fruition in August 2013 when Coronado and Yuan started the Graduate Certificate program in Technology Entrepreneurship and Management offered through the UTSA College of Business and led by Cory Hallam, UTSA chief commercialization officer and director of the Center for Innovation and Technology Entrepreneurship. The 12-hour certificate is designed to help current UTSA graduate students unlock their inner entrepreneur and equip them with the fundamental skills required to start a technology company.

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UTSA Ph.D. students bring stem cell advancements to veterinarians