ViaCyte, Inc. (Formerly Known as Novocell, Inc.) To Present At 14th Annual BIO Investor Forum
SAN DIEGO, Oct. 15, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- ViaCyte, Inc., a privately-held regenerative medicine company with the first pluripotent stem cell-derived islet replacement therapy for the treatment of diabetes in clinical-stage development, today announced a company presentation at the 14th Annual BIO Investor Forum, being held in San Francisco, October 20 21, 2015.
Details of the presentation are as follows:
Title: | Preclinical and Clinical Testing of VC-01 Product Candidate: Stem Cell-Derived, Macroencapsulated Islet Cell Replacement for Type 1 Diabetes |
Speaker: | Dr. Eugene Brandon, Director of Strategic Relations |
Date/Time: | October 20, 2015; 3:30 3:55 p.m. |
Location: | Parc 55 San Francisco, Hearst Room |
ViaCyte's VC-01 product candidate, a first-in-class cell replacement therapy for the treatment of type 1 diabetes, is currently being evaluated in a Phase 1/2 trial called STEP ONE, or Safety, Tolerability, and Efficacy of VC-01 Combination Product in Type One Diabetes.
For more information about ViaCyte's participation in industry events, please visit: http://viacyte.com/news-events-2/viactye-events/
About ViaCyte:
ViaCyte is a privately-held regenerative medicine company focused on developing a novel cell replacement therapy for the treatment of diabetes. ViaCyte is conducting a Phase 1/2 clinical trial of the Company's lead VC-01 product candidate in patients with type 1 diabetes who have minimal to no insulin-producing beta cell function. ViaCyte's VC-01 combination product candidate is based on the production of pancreatic progenitor cells derived from human pluripotent stem cells. These progenitor cells are implanted in a durable and retrievable encapsulation device. Once implanted and matured, these cells are designed to secrete insulin and other regulatory factors in response to blood glucose levels. The VC-01 product candidate is being developed as a potential long-term diabetes treatment with the goals of no immune suppression required, and a reduced risk of hypoglycemia and diabetes-related complications.
ViaCyte is headquartered in San Diego, California with additional operations in Athens, Georgia. The Company is funded in part by the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) and JDRF.
For more information please visit www.viacyte.com. Connect with ViaCyte here: www.twitter.com/viacyte and www.facebook.com/viacyte.
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