ANN ARBOR, Mich., April 4, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aastrom Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq:ASTM), a leading developer of expanded, patient-specific cellular therapies for the treatment of severe, chronic cardiovascular diseases, announced today that it has completed an important product manufacturing milestone with the transfer of cell cassette manufacturing to ATEK Medical under the strategic partnership announced in October 2010. These single-use cell cassettes are the central component used in Aastrom’s proprietary culturing process at its cell manufacturing facility in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
