WiCell Research Institute And Advanced Cell Technology Offer To Distribute New Stem Cell Lines To U.S. Researchers; Agreement Subject To U.S. Federal Government Recognition And Funding Of Cell Lines

MADISON, Wis. and ALAMEDA, Ca.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 12, 2006--The WiCell Research Institute (WiCell) and Advanced Cell Technology (OTCBB:ACTC) announced today an agreement, in principle, to collaborate to jointly distribute to U.S. scientists a range of new cell lines. These stem cell lines would be produced using a recently announced technique in the peer-reviewed journal Nature, provided that the United States federal government recognizes these new lines and funds research utilizing them. Under their collaboration, agreed in principle between the parties, Advanced Cell Technology and WiCell hope to make the new stem cell lines readily available to U.S. scientists for medical research.