One or more individuals entered the biochemistry laboratory of the Pitié-Salpêtrière hospital overnight from Wednesday to Thursday. An investigation is underway.
On the night of May 25 to 26, several individuals entered the biochemistry laboratory of the Pitié-Salpêtrière hospital center, reports RTL. The information, confirmed by the Paris Police Prefecture to Why actor, notes that the perpetrator (s), whose identity is known for the moment, entered a room where several bacteria and stem cells are stored. However, as the Prefecture of Police points out, no proof of theft has been found for the moment, the investigation being still ongoing. Contacted by us, the Public Assistance of Paris Hospitals (AP-HP) did not wish to comment on the facts.
Third flight since the beginning of the year
It was Thursday morning, starting their working day, that two employees of the biochemistry laboratory noticed the break-in. The police went there and made the first findings. The investigation was entrusted to the third district of the Paris judicial police, accompanied by forensic teams. It will have to shed light on this break-in, the third in a series of thefts committed in Paris hospitals since the beginning of the year. Already last January, a computer and other items were stolen from the Pitié-Salpétrière stomatology department. At Necker hospital, protective equipment to fight against chemical agents was stolen. Hospital safety seems to be in question
Cell therapy, a coveted practice
Present in the embryo, in the fetus or in various tissues of the human body, “the main properties of stem cells are self-renewal – they multiply by giving rise to new stem cells -“, details INSERM. Benefiting from immense therapeutic potential, they produce so-called “specialized” cells and will target certain damaged or affected organs, such as a liver, pancreas or even skin and muscles. Cell therapy, also called biotherapy, involves grafting these stem cells in order to restore tissue function. The objective: to provide long-term care to the patient.
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