Hyderabad-based Startup Develops Stem Cell Therapy for COVID by Angela Mohan on May 4, 2021 at 9:45 AM Adult Mesenchymal Stem Cells (MSCs)-based therapy may hold potential in treating COVID-19 positive patients. Transcell Oncologics has developed a proprietary cell-based platform technology, HEMATO UC-MSCs, with anti-cytokine storm properties, anti-inflammatory attributes and repairing abilities. The treatment is associated with a significant decrease in a set of inflammatory cytokines involved in the COVID-19 'cytokine storm', with significantly improved patient survival and time to recovery. The research recommends HEMATO UC-MSCs to be administered as "two intravenous infusions, at a dose of 100 million cells per infusion, given 72 hours apart to the COVID patients".