Athersys, Inc. Announces Grant to Support Clinical Advancement of Its MultiStem® Regenerative Medicine Program for Heart Attack Patients

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CLEVELAND, Aug. 6, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Athersys, Inc. (Nasdaq:ATHX) announced today that it has received a SBIR Fast Track grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, which will support a Phase 2 clinical study evaluating the administration of MultiStem® therapy to patients who have suffered a heart attack, or acute myocardial infarction (AMI). The grant is expected to provide up to $2.8 million in support over the course of the study in connection with study progress and milestone achievement.

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