ANN ARBOR, Mich., May 25, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aastrom Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq:ASTM), the leading developer of patient-specific, expanded multicellular therapies for the treatment of severe, chronic cardiovascular diseases, today announced a collaborative agreement with CPC Clinical Research (CPC), a non-profit, academic research organization led by William Hiatt, M.D. CPC will provide services related to the execution of Aastrom’s Phase 3 REVIVE clinical studies for ixmyelocel-T, the company’s expanded multicellular therapy.