HAIFA, ISRAEL, Dec. 3, 2009--Pluristem Therapeutics Inc. (NasdaqCM: PSTI; DAX: PJT) today announced that it will present at the 7th Annual Commercial Translation of Regenerative Medicine at the NH Harrington Hall in London. Chaya Mazouz, vice president of clinical and regulatory affairs at Pluristem, will present on developing clinical trial standardization as a process and overcoming regulatory hurdles at 9:10 a.m. BST, Friday, Dec. 4, 2009.
“Pluristem is an exemplary case study design of clinical trial standardization,” said Ms. Mazouz. “We are effectively utilizing and benefiting from the design of the trial in our Phase-I European and U.S. clinical trials, which are currently underway for the treatment of critical limb ischemia, the end stage of peripheral artery disease.”
The 7th Annual Commercial Translation of Regenerative Medicine Regenerative Medicine focuses on a rapidly growing field of biomedicine. The conference brings together key industry, academia and regulatory experts who provide an insight into the technologies and therapies that are nearing the market. Experts from the industry present case studies focusing on the regulatory hurdles to overcome to guarantee commercial success.
About Pluristem
Pluristem is a clinical stage biotechnology company with proprietary technology for the development and manufacturing of standardized cell therapies derived from the human placenta. Pluristem’s patented and scalable PLX (PLacental eXpanded) cell product candidates are developed as readily available for the treatment of critical limb ischemia (CLI) and other diseases.
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