Advanced Cell Technology Announces Collaboration With The Casey Eye Institute At Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU)

ALAMEDA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Advanced Cell Technology, Inc. (OTCBB:ACTC) today announced that it has entered into a sponsored research agreement with Oregon Health and Science University. The Company is collaborating with Dr. Raymond Lund, Dr. Richard Weleber and Dr. Peter Francis at the Casey Eye Institute to conduct preclinical studies for its Retinal Pigment Epithelium (“RPE”) Program. Specifically, the research team is conducting a dosage study utilizing the Company’s RPE cells in the Royal College of Surgeons (“RCS”) rat model and plans to conduct similar studies in other rodent models of retinal degenerative disease. The Company is also in discussions with the Oregon Health and Science University team in regard to future plans for a Phase I human clinical trial.