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I really had to comment and update this thread, as I've watched Samumed for a long time and was in contact with then for a short time back in 2016-17.
I actually forgot about them these past few years as they mysteriously ceased communicating with me one day and their PR dept disappeared.
Recently, I looked them up and noticed that they did a company makeover and rebranded themselves to "
Biosplice Therapeutics" as well as noticing Mr. Osman Kibar stepping down and the company announcing plans to go public in the future.
What does that really mean? Who knows.
They're a very secretive company as they have a right to be (seeking that holy grail of a "cure" in hair regrowth couldn't possibly be patented if they wished to be profitable).
This company is just very disappointing. If one reads between the lines, whenever a company has a shake-up like this, it could just mean they're saving face for some major undisclosed disappointments behind the scenes (i.e, Kibar distancing himself from the leadership of the company) as well as focusing in so many other directions. I also believe they may have bit off more than they could chew. They were focusing on all sorts of aging issues as well as cancer. That's a workload!
I had been in contact with them and they contacted me and were interested in me for a trial. This was back in 2016-17. It wasn't long after this they ceased all communications with me, for whatever reason. Very poor communication from the particular individual in human trials.
Just like L'oréal and their partnership with the biotech company Poietis and all of their lost promises around the same time that Samumed went public with their plans in 2016. I was in a somewhat of a constant email communication with them too and then they disappeared. Their efforts seemed to have petered out too.
I'm just so sick and tired of it all. I'm tired of all of these fruitcake industrialists or idealists (aka-
carpetbaggers) bubbling out of no where and disappearing just as quick. The attitude I have and my mindset right now is precisely why most people lose heart, throw in the towel and just shave it off and/or invest themselves in the hair piece industry (never minding a petrified, uncomfortable and uncertain life of having their piece ripped off publicly or the
Fear and
Loathing of water and perspiration for the rest of their natural lives as well as harboring the costs and constant upkeep of this "option").
Yes, I read all of the posts here and I wholeheartedly agree it all must be rooted in science. But this is about a
cure. Hairloss is precipitous and unrelenting. The word "
Cure" seems like it's a word people hate using. And we
hair loss sufferers also additionally suffer from carpetbaggers and companies who make all of these big announcements and soft empty PR promises. Unfortunately, we must first realize that there's an unholy alliance with the pharmaceutical industry and the economics of it all. There's just no annuity in a "cure". Think of things from their corporate standpoint.
Of all of the dermatologists I've sought out, most of them have been incredibly disappointing (including that fraud George Costarelis). The hair loss "specialists", in some ways were more disappointing as they just go into sales mode () and the most clever specialists
seamlessly and
smoothly move right into their next sales pitch and idea if they think you're not interested or if they determine that it might not be medically or financially feasible for you as a patient.
Dr. Alan Bauman was a toss up. He did what I mentioned above, but I will say that he literally read and interpreted the dermatological biopsy result substantially better than every one of my dermatologists involved. That's very impressive considering his background isn't in dermatology. I gave up on the dermatology sector after that.
Personally, I think stem cells and follicle cloning is the way to go. And pardon my pessimism, but until the U.S. [i.e, that worthless agency we call the
FDA] wises up and stops their sickening over-regulation and stranglehold in both of these industires' ways, means and methods; I just don't think we're going to make much fruitful headway into the direction of a needed cure.
