Date of event: 15th April 2025

Veterinary-Information-Night-ElitaGenetics-April2025.mp4

Links to studies drop down for summary

• Effect of adipose-derived mesenchymal stem and regenerative cells on lameness in dogs with chronic osteoarthritis of the coxofemoral joints
• Hip Osteoarthritis in Dogs: A Randomized Study Using Mesenchymal Stem Cells from Adipose Tissue and Plasma Rich in Growth Factors
• Effect of donor age on the proliferation and multipotency of canine adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells
• Influence of Donor’s Age on Immunomodulatory Properties of Canine Adipose Tissue-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells

🧬 Panellists:

• Dr Jade Jaffar, Founding Scientist, Elita

  PhD in Medicine with over 20 years of experience in primary tissue processing. Jade has built three biobanks, two in Australia and one in the US, including at the Alfred Hospital in Melbourne. From day one, she’s applied the rigour of human medicine to everything we do.

• Dr Caitlin Blake-Lane, Head Veterinarian, Elita

  Brings two decades of clinical experience across Australia and the UK, with added startup expertise from her time at Lyka. She helps ensure our work aligns with the realities of today’s veterinary practice.

• Jackson Gritching, Co-Founder & CTO

  A biomedical and systems engineer, with a background in advanced manufacturing processes, and more recently worked on biological computing platform, leverage neuronal cultures derived from human induced pluripotent stem cells.

• Paloma Newton, Co-Founder & CEO

  Background in startups, commercial strategy, and marketing. Paloma has launched hospitality ventures, a not-for-profit, and worked in VC, she’s focused on building a sustainable, trusted business that puts vets and pets first.

Elita is building Australia’s first stem cell bank for pets.

Born out of our own experience as pet owners, we were looking for stem cell storage options like those available in the US and UK, but couldn’t find anything here. So we decided to build it.

This session is designed to give you an open, transparent look at what we’re doing, why we’re doing it, and how it all works and allow you to ask us anything you want. You’ll hear directly from our scientific, veterinary, and founding team.

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