BioTime CEO Dr. Michael West to Present Keynote Address at China-USA Scientific Forum of Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine
18 Septembre 2009 - 3:00PM
Business Wire
BioTime, Inc. (OTCBB:BTIM) Chief Executive Officer Michael West,
Ph.D. will deliver the keynote presentation on Tuesday, September
22, 2009 at the China-USA Scientific Forum of Stem Cell and
Regenerative Medicine in Beijing, China. Dr. West's presentation is
titled “The New Era of Regenerative Medicine—Induced Pluripotent
Stem Cells and Beyond.”
Dr. Walter Funk, BioTime’s Vice President–Stem Cell Research,
will speak in place of Dr. West at the 2009 World Stem Cell Summit
meeting in Baltimore, Maryland on Wednesday, September 23, 2009.
Dr. Funk's presentation is titled “Regenerative Medicine
2.0—Solving the Challenge of Purity and Identity in Stem Cell
Therapies.” The presentation will address the challenges the
regenerative medicine (ReGEN) industry is currently facing due to
cellular contamination producing undesired cell and tissues at the
site of engraftment and the potential use of BioTime’s purification
technology to mitigate this problem.
Dr. Funk's presentation will also include a discussion of
PureStem™ cell lines that exhibit markers for becoming embryonic
progenitors of cartilage cells. Dr. West's presentation will be
available on September 22, 2009, and Dr. Funk’s presentation will
be available online on September 23, 2009 at
http://www.biotimeinc.com.
About BioTime, Inc.
BioTime, headquartered in Alameda, California, is a
biotechnology company focused on regenerative medicine and blood
plasma volume expanders. BioTime develops and markets research
products in the field of stem cells and regenerative medicine
through its wholly owned subsidiary Embryome Sciences, Inc. In
addition to its stem cell products, BioTime markets blood plasma
volume expanders and related technology for use in surgery,
emergency trauma treatment, and other applications. BioTime's lead
product, Hextend®, is a blood plasma volume expander manufactured
and distributed in the U.S. by Hospira, Inc. and in South Korea by
CJ CheilJedang Corp. under exclusive licensing agreements.
Additional information about BioTime can be found on the web at
www.biotimeinc.com.
Hextend®, PentaLyte®, HetaCool®, Embryomics™, ESpy™, ESpan™,
ReCyte™, and PureStem™ are trademarks of BioTime, Inc.
ACTCellerate™ is a trademark licensed to Embryome Sciences, Inc. by
Advanced Cell Technology, Inc.
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