Pluristem to Deliver Two Presentations During Israel's Largest Biotech Conference: IATI-BioMed
June 10 2013 - 3:00AM
Pluristem Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq:PSTI) (TASE:PLTR), a leading
developer of placenta-based cell therapies, announced today that
Pluristem's CEO and its Project Innovation Research Manager will be
delivering two different presentations during Israel's largest
biotechnology conference, the 12th Annual IATI-BioMed Conference
June 10th through 12th, 2013 in Tel Aviv.
Zami Aberman, Pluristem's Chairman and CEO, has been invited to
speak at a satellite symposium on June 11th entitled "Haifa -Life
sciences: innovation and excellence at its best". Mr. Aberman will
present details of the company, as Pluristem exemplifies the type
of success story in the life sciences created at Haifa's MATAM
Advanced Technology Park. Accompanying Mr. Aberman to the podium
will be Mr. Yona Yahav, Mayor of the City of Haifa and Professor
Dan Shechtman, Nobel Laureate in Chemistry, Technion - Israel
Institute of Technology, who will be the keynote speaker.
Additionally, on June 11th, Eytan Abraham PhD, Project
Innovation Research Manager at Pluristem, will give a lecture
entitled "Systemic Therapeutic Effect of Placental Expanded Cells
(PLX) Following Local Administration in Hind Limb Ischemia Model,"
and will present data illustrating that the local intramuscular
(IM) administration of PLX-PAD cells can produce a systemic effect
in this animal model.
About Pluristem Therapeutics
Pluristem Therapeutics Inc. is a leading developer of
placenta-based cell therapies. The Company's patented PLX
(PLacental eXpanded) cells are a drug delivery platform that
releases a cocktail of therapeutic proteins in response to a host
of local and systemic inflammatory and ischemic diseases. PLX cells
are grown using the company's proprietary 3D micro-environmental
technology and are an "off-the-shelf" product that requires no
tissue matching prior to administration.
Pluristem has a strong intellectual property position,
company-owned GMP certified manufacturing and research facilities,
strategic relationships with major research institutions and a
seasoned management team. For more information visit
www.pluristem.com, the content of which is not part of this press
release.
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the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and federal securities
laws. For example, when we discuss that local intramuscular (IM)
administration of PLX-PAD cells can produce a systemic effect in
this animal model we are using forward-looking statements. These
forward-looking statements and their implications are based on the
current expectations of the management of Pluristem only, and are
subject to a number of factors and uncertainties that could cause
actual results to differ materially from those described in the
forward-looking statements. The following factors, among others,
could cause actual results to differ materially from those
described in the forward-looking statements: changes in technology
and market requirements; we may encounter delays or obstacles in
launching and/or successfully completing our clinical trials; our
products may not be approved by regulatory agencies, our technology
may not be validated as we progress further and our methods may not
be accepted by the scientific community; we may be unable to retain
or attract key employees whose knowledge is essential to the
development of our products; unforeseen scientific difficulties may
develop with our process; our products may wind up being more
expensive than we anticipate; results in the laboratory may not
translate to equally good results in real surgical settings;
results of preclinical studies may not correlate with the results
of human clinical trials; our patents may not be sufficient; our
products may harm recipients; changes in legislation; inability to
timely develop and introduce new technologies, products and
applications; loss of market share and pressure on pricing
resulting from competition, which could cause the actual results or
performance of Pluristem to differ materially from those
contemplated in such forward-looking statements. Except as
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to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to
reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. For a more detailed
description of the risks and uncertainties affecting Pluristem,
reference is made to Pluristem's reports filed from time to time
with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
CONTACT: Pluristem Therapeutics Inc.:
William Prather R.Ph., M.D. Sr. VP Corporate Development
1-303-883-4954
William.PratherMD@pluristem.com
Daya Lettvin
Investor & Media Relations Director
+972-54-674-5580
daya@pluristem.com