Aastrom Chief Scientific Officer Ronnda Bartel, PhD, to Present at the Cell Therapy Commercialization Summit
16 September 2011 - 11:00PM
Aastrom Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq:ASTM), the leading developer of
patient-specific, expanded multicellular therapies for the
treatment of severe, chronic cardiovascular diseases, today
announced that Ronnda Bartel, PhD, the company's chief scientific
officer, will be a featured presenter at the Cell Therapy
Commercialization Summit to be held September 19-21, 2011, in
Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Bartel will present an overview of
ixmyelocel-T, the company's patient-specific, expanded
multicellular therapy currently in Phase 3 development for the
treatment of critical limb ischemia and in Phase 2 clinical trials
for the treatment of dilated cardiomyopathy.
Dr. Bartel's presentation will take place on Monday, September
19, 2011. More than 200 leading experts in the cell therapy
industry are expected to attend the Cell Therapy Commercialization
Summit. The meeting includes presentations on clinical research and
clinical development programs, cell therapy manufacturing and
commercialization.
About Aastrom Biosciences
Aastrom Biosciences is developing patient-specific, expanded
multicellular therapies for use in the treatment of severe, chronic
cardiovascular diseases. The company's proprietary cell-processing
technology enables the manufacture of ixmyelocel-T, a
patient-specific multicellular therapy expanded from a patient's
own bone marrow and delivered directly to damaged tissues. Aastrom
has advanced ixmyelocel-T into late-stage clinical development,
including a planned Phase 3 clinical program to study patients with
critical limb ischemia and two Phase 2 clinical trials in patients
with dilated cardiomyopathy. For more information, please visit
Aastrom's website at www.aastrom.com.
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progress, objectives and expectations, clinical activity timing,
intended product development, the performance and contribution of
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