The DentaCell Accelerator powered by Leonhardt’s Launchpads and Cal-X Stars Business Accelerator, Inc. is a collaboration to help today’s dentistry technology innovators turn their ideas into breakthroughs that can improve the lives of patients around the world.
Discover our background, mission, and the world-class research driving our next-generation medical technology.
Companies selected for the DentaCell Accelerator powered by Leonhardt’s Launchpads will have access to the world’s leading dentistry physicians, stem cell & bioelectric regeneration researchers and experience startup building mentors to help advance breakthrough innovations in dentistry.
Originally founded in 2015 as DentaCell LTP focused on bioelectric and stem cell based dental products including tooth pulp storage services. In 2017 DentaCell LTP was converted into an accelerator to enable the organization to more broadly address innovations in dentistry and to better support multiple startup launches simultaneously.
The DentaCell team has more experience working with stem cell therapies than any other dental tissue banking service in the USA.
The Founders previously invented the first stem cell delivery catheter in the 1988 (patented in 1997). Developed the first stem cell harvesting system from adipose tissue – 1994. Completed the first non-surgical stem cell regeneration of damaged heart tissue – 2001. Was the first in the world to gain FDA approval to conduct Phase I and II/III stem cell and stem cell gene therapy clinical trials for treating heart damage (2003 2007 2009 2010).
The DentaCell contract tissue banking and stem cell expansion facility with Bioheart, Inc. a public company founded by the same founders of DentaCell in Sunrise, Florida has been cGMP certified since 1989 (World Medical Mfg. Corp.) for medical implant manufacturing, since 2001 for stem cell expansion and since 2013 for tissue banking. See References below. Bioheart, Inc. has spent more than $140 million to develop the safety of stem cell processing, expansion storage, shipment, delivery and handling since 1999.
Both DentaCell and Bioheart, Inc. are supported by the Leonhardt Ventures’ Cal-X Stars Accelerator Scientific Advisory Board made up of over 35 leading stem cell researchers – http://calxstars.com/scientific-advisory-board/
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Accelerating Bioelectric, Stem Cell and Personalized Functional Medicine Innovations & Startups in Dentistry
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Accelerating Bioelectric, Stem Cell and Personalized Functional Medicine Innovations & Startups in Dentistry
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DentaCell is moving forward step by step with the co-development of these products for dental gum healing…
The tooth is nature’s ‘safe’ for your family’s unique stem cells
While stem cells can be found in most tissues of the body, they are usually buried deep, are few in number and are similar in appearance to surrounding cells. With the discovery of stem cells in teeth, an accessible and available source of stem cells has been identified.
The tooth is nature’s “safe” for these valuable stem cells, and there is an abundance of these cells in baby teeth, wisdom teeth and permanent teeth – Tooth Eligibility Criteria. The stem cells contained within teeth are capable of replicating themselves and can be readily recovered at the time of a planned dental procedure.
Living stem cells found within extracted teeth were routinely discarded every day, but now, with the knowledge from recent medical research, DentaCell gives you the opportunity to save these cells for future use in developing medical treatments for your family.
Aside from being the most convenient stem cells to access, dental stem cells have significant medical benefits in the development of new medical therapies. Using one’s own stem cells for medical treatment means a much lower risk of rejection by the body and decreases the need for powerful drugs that weaken the immune system, both of which are negative but typical realities that come into play when tissues or cells from a donor are used to treat patients.
Further, the stem cells from teeth have been observed in research studies to be among the most powerful stem cells in the human body. Stem cells from teeth replicate at a faster rate and for a longer period of time than do stem cells harvested from other tissues of the body.
Stem cells in the human body age over time and their regenerative abilities slow down later in life. The earlier in life that your family’s stem cells are secured, the more valuable they will be when they are needed most.
Tooth tissue banking is the storing of dental stem cells that have the ability to regenerate into various cell types. When your child’s tooth or your own tooth falls out or is extracted, dental stem cells are harvested from the dental pulp within the tooth. Baby teeth and wisdom teeth are rich in dental stem cells. These cells within the pulp are a valuable source of highly regenerative stem cells. These dental stem cells are preserved indefinitely by being cryogenically frozen.
Why Bank Teeth?
Banking dental stem cells gives you access to today’s therapies and tomorrow’s medical breakthroughs. Secure your cells today with DentaCell Tooth Pulp Storage for future expansion.
Affordability
At DentaCell we provide the best dental stem cell storage in the industry at the most affordable price, so that every family can take advantage of advancements in medicine. Ask us about our Family Plans that are available as well.
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* When stem cells are needed in the future DentaCell will multiply the stem cells to the quantity desired at a competitive cost ranging from $4,900 to $28,000 depending on the quantity. As an alternative we can provide the stored pulp to an expansion facility of your choice. The DentaCell cell expansion team and supervision includes some of the most experienced cell culturing and quality control personnel in the world.
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We are looking for companies transforming dentistry with innovations that are more natural and personalized. We have a high emphasis on bioelectric energy, stem cell and growth factor based innovations for more natural healing solutions. Innovators and creators with great ideas ripe for growth with the proper mentorship support.
The DentaCell Accelerator is looking for focused, well-rounded companies with great teams, strong, thoughtful ideas an innovation culture and the ability to execute.
The DentaCell Accelerator is focused on bringing resources to entrepreneurs to help you do more, faster. We will provide clinical expertise, design and technical assistance, general guidance, regulatory, legal, and accounting support, marketing help, and mentorship for your innovation, but each company in the program must be capable of building their own business.
The first stage CalXelerator startup launch program is 108 days. Only the best of the best emerging from this program will be invited into The DentaCell Accelerator 5 year program. The business model of The DentaCell Accelerator is to advance each innovation and startup through to first-in-man results and then seek out a strategic partner. All applicants joining the accelerator must agree to this business model.
The application process is online http://calxelerator.com/application/ ;and includes a few simple questions about your company and the team behind it. Applicants also are asked to provide a video that describes their team and their business. If you need help creating a video our Kindheart Lionheart Startup Support Service team is ready to help.
Leonhardt’s Launchpads has a strong network of industry leaders, investors, venture capitalists and press who will be invited to a private demo day in Los Angeles, the San Francisco Bay area and/or Salt Lake City. Leonhardt Ventures has raised over $140 million for over 30 startups since its founding in the 1980’s.
Very busy. On most days, the Accelerator will organize a step by step plan to build and launch your startup with defined deadlines for each milestone, followed by one-on-one mentor meetings, Accelerator team meetings, presentation building or pitch practice. Startup launch acceleration includes help in building a web site, a company newsletter, company live and animation videos, an Executive Summary, a business plan, a Pre-Money Valuation Report, Sales and Budget Forecasts, an Advisory Board, a marketing plan and a Pitch Deck. In between those times, your team will need to do the necessary work for your company and its products. It is important that you are there and should plan for long days.
We have a special relationship with WeWork for office locations in California in multiple locations including Santa Monica and Playa Vista. We have access to lab space at LABioMed, LABioStart, Pacific NeuroSciences Institute, Pasadena Bioscience Center, JLabs and LabLaunch. In Northern California we have office and lab space the University of Northern California in Petaluma and WeWork locations all over the Bay Area. In Salt Lake City we have office space at the C&S Business Incubator and lab space at BioInnovations Gateway.
Yes. Anyone from anywhere can apply. You do have to be legally in the U.S. during the program, of course.
We will organize a variety of one-on-one and group discussions with mentors, entrepreneurs, angel investors, legal experts and venture capitalists, as well as others in a variety of forums.
The DentaCell Accelerator powered by Leonhardt’s Launchpads and Cal-X Stars Business Accelerator, Inc. will provide access to health industry startup specialists, key decision makers, scientists, clinicians and mentors to help startups create innovations that transform dentistry and build great companies of their own. Leonhardt’s Launchpads also will support the accelerator with access to facilities, visibility, and proactive engagement around business opportunities that emerge from this program.
No. They will include entrepreneurs and investors with a breadth of experience building businesses from our extensive global network of mentors and the newly forming advisory team specific to The DentaCell Accelerator comprised of leaders within the dental innovations industry and practice.
The DentaCell Accelerator will be located WeWork Playa Vista, WeWork Santa Monica, The University of Northern California Science & Technology Innovation Center in Petaluma, C&S Incubator and BioInnovations Gateway Lab in Salt Lake City.
No. Companies are free to move to any location they wish after the program.
Each company participating in the program receives $8K in funding per full time founding member AFTER graduating from the CalXelerator 180 Days from Create to Great startup launch program and being fully accepted into The DentaCell Accelerator 5 year graduate program. Participating companies are eligible to receive up to $1 million in funding from angel investors associated with Leonhardt’s Launchpads and Cal- Stars Business Accelerator, Inc. based on milestone achievements. To be eligible for investment all participating companies must agree to enter a Dutch Auction process to secure a strategic partner/buyer after first-in-man study results are tabulated.
In this initial application process, we ask that applicants to describe the market opportunity, the team, the idea and how you plan to execute it.
Please do not submit any business plans, trade secrets or “secret sauce.” Your application must include only non-confidential information. All information disclosed to us in your application will be considered non-confidential public information. The DentaCell Accelerator will only treat information as confidential if the information is covered by a formal, written confidentiality agreement signed by leadership prior to disclosure.
No. IP developed by a participating company is retained by that company. The DentaCell Accelerator, Leonhardt’s Launchpads, Leonhardt Ventures and/or Cal-X Stars Business Accelerator, Inc. may license to startups within the accelerator IP it owns or has pending such as existing IP for bioelectric healing and regeneration, stem cell & growth factor based compositions, micro pumps or scaffold, hydrogel or matrix cell support materials or agents.
Your application to the The DentaCell Accelerator powered by Leonhardt’s Launchpads and Cal-X Stars Business Accelerator, Inc. doesn’t create a contract or other relationship between us, other than your agreement to this site’s Terms of Use. You won’t receive any compensation for your application.
Dental pulp is the soft living tissue inside a tooth. Stem cells are found inside the dental pulp. Dental pulp stem cells retain the ability to renew themselves by dividing and can change into specialized cells.
Dental pulp stem cells, are being used only in laboratory settings at this time. While mesenchymal (MSC) cells are currently used in procedures such as bone marrow transplants, MSC cells from dental pulp are not yet being used for medical treatments.
Stem cells in dental pulp were discovered in 2000 by Dr. Songtao Shi, a dental researcher at the National Institute of Health (NIH). After verification that these cells were in fact.
We know that stem cells from the late 1980’s are still viable. In fact, most research indicates that stem cells frozen through a slow-rate process and stored with liquid nitrogen are viable for an indefinite period.
Dental pulp stem cells can be harvested without controversy, in an inexpensive, non-invasive manner, unlike bone marrow and peripheral blood stem cell collection. These methods of stem cell recovery can be both painful and expensive. Umbilical cord blood, another source of stem cells, is a once in a lifetime opportunity at birth. Umbilical cord blood stem cells recovered are typically only used in disease treatment.
Dental pulp collection is simple and poses no risk to the client. The tooth is either extracted or is harvested when it falls our naturally. Next a sterile transport medium is used to ship the tooth to the DentaCell contracted laboratory @ Bioheart, Inc. Sunrise, Florida. DentaCell removes the dental pulp from tooth, processes, and then cryogenically preserves and stores the stem cells.
It is important to have your dentist or oral surgeon work with you to harvest a healthy tooth for preservation because with their help, you will be able to remove the tooth while a good blood supply is still present. If the tooth is allowed to fall out at home, there is less possibility of finding viable stem cells.
We offer detailed instructions on collecting dental pulp without a collection kit on hand. These instructions can be faxed or e-mailed to your dentist. In an extreme emergency the tooth may be stored in milk in your refrigerator for a BRIEF period of time.
Our worldwide shipper picks up from the dental office as soon as the tooth is extracted. The kit is then immediately shipped to our laboratory and the tooth is processed promptly.
DentaCell’s processing technique via Bioheart, Inc. in Sunrise, Florida follows the FDA guidelines of minimal manipulation (until expansion is requested later). The stem cells are prepped for slow-freeze by using a cryoprotectant which prevents damage. The cryoprotectant is washed out of the stem cells in the thawing. Research has shown that this methodology is the most successful in terms of cell recovery.
Stem cells are stored individually in a sealed cryo-container. The cryo-container is designed specifically for long-term cryogenic storage. The container is coded and then placed in a jacketed vapor tank cooled by liquid nitrogen. This type of cooling method prevents all cross contamination. One-hundred percent of the processed cells are preserved for you and nothing is withheld for our use, a procedure unique to DentaCell via Bioheart, Inc.
Our cryogenic facility maintains multiple levels of security. This includes back up alarm systems, 24 hour on-call staff, 24 hour temperature monitoring, and a liquid nitrogen system with backup generators for un-interrupted power and backup systems that do not require electricity.
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Research studies, reviews, and news coverage highlighting the harvesting, preservation, and clinical potential of dental pulp stem cells in regenerative dentistry.
Scientific articles and clinical studies examining the use of electrical stimulation, microcurrents, and electroceuticals for pain relief, bone healing, and oral care.
Research demonstrating how bioelectricity and wireless electrostimulation disrupt stubborn bacterial biofilms and fight dental infections.
Clinical studies exploring electrical neuromuscular stimulation, growth factors, and biological agents in treating gum disease and defect repair.
Official patent filings and clinical trial documents highlighting proprietary bioelectric delivery systems and phase III cell therapy pipelines.
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DentaCell offers affordable, top-tier dental stem cell storage. Preserve your family’s stem cells today from baby, wisdom, or permanent teeth for future regenerative therapies. Ask about our flexible payment plans!
