Aastrom (ASTM) Manufacturing Transfer and CLI Product Naming

Apr. 04, 2011 12:36 PM ET1 Comment

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Manufacturing steps completed in preparation for PIII CLI Program

ASTM transferred cell cassette manufacturing to ATEK Medical under the 10/10 partnership. These single-use cell cassettes are the central component used in its proprietary culturing process at its cell manufacturing facility. Ixmyelocel-T has been formally accepted by the US FDA and the Adopted Names Council as the non-proprietary name for ASTM’s investigational cell therapy product.

The Bottom Line: Packaged noise, not milestones but, Needham & Co’s “BUY” and $6.00 price target stimulated share appreciation. However, recognize this is the press build-up pre one SPA approval which will substantiate a … very … dilutionary offering by Needham and Stifel. Needham also came out with a “BUY” on Pluristem (PSTI), ASTM’s comparable at $5.00. Just, keeping the banking fee “pot” warm!

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