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International Stem Cell Corporation

International Stem Cell Corporation enters into an Agreement with Cytograft Tissue Engineering to Develop a Therapeutic Medium for Cytograft’s Living Vascular Grafts

Published in Drug Law Weekly, March 24th, 2009

International Stem Cell Corporation (OTCBB:ISCO) (www.intlstemcell.com), the first company to perfect a method of creating human “parthenogenetic” stem cells, which are derived from unfertilized human eggs, is working with tissue engineers at Cytograft Tissue Engineering, (Novato, CA), to design a custom cell culture medium to cultivate living human vascular grafts; grafts which are expected to be used in future human clinical trials.

Cytograft’s living human product, called Lifeline™ (trade-name not associated with Lifeline Cell Technology), is a promising technology that will be used as a coronary graft for coronary bypass procedures, as a peripheral graft to prevent...

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