i hate to say it, but i think this is going nowhere. the microfollicles from team lauster/lindner were first shown in 2011 already but not much has happened since then. while dr. beren atac gave those fancy presentation at the hair congress, and claimed several advancements, they still haven't figured out many issues. retaining gene expression while multiplying the cells is not yet solved. it's not even solved 100% by tsuji although he and his team are the most progressed so far.
all in all i think it's a kind of a desperate situation to find investors and keep the thing running for a few more years, hoping for the best.
i personally believe team lauster/lindner is dead when it comes to hair follicle research. they are nowhere as close as tsuji.
maybe the admin could get an interview with dr. lindner himself, to clarify the situation. probably we will hear something like 5 more years or so.
would also be interesting what lindner has to say about tsuji, and about the general idea in investing into faster research in japan. lindner has to understand that research in europe or in the US, with the usual 10 year timeframe is absolutely unacceptable.