Pluristem CEO to Participate in Key Roundtable Discussion at the 8th Annual New York Stem Cell Summit '13
February 13 2013 - 2:00AM
Pluristem Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq:PSTI) (TASE:PLTR), a leading
developer of placenta-based cell therapies, announced today that
Zami Aberman, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Pluristem,
will participate in a roundtable discussion at the 8th Annual New
York Stem Cell Summit '13 on April 19, 2013. Mr. Aberman will join
senior executives from Osiris Therapeutics, Inc., Mesoblast
Limited, Athersys Inc., Promethera Biosciences and Garnet
Biotherapeutics to discuss the topic, "Disrupting the Pharma Model
with Allogeneic Stem Cell Therapies," and address the important
question of whether stem cell therapies could turn the traditional
Pharma model of drug discovery on its head.
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 patent and patent applications portfolio,
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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Safe Harbor Statement
This press release contains forward-looking statements within
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 our PLX cells drug delivery
platform and its use to treat certain medical conditions, that we
develop placenta-based therapies and that we have required assets
to succeed, such as patents, manufacturing and research
capabilities as well as strategic relationships with major research
institutions, we are using forward-looking statements. These
forward-looking statements 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 otherwise required by law, Pluristem
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forward-looking statements 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