CLEVELAND--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Athersys, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATHX) today announced it will present at the Seventh Annual BIO Investor Forum, to be held October 29-31st, 2008, at The Palace Hotel in San Francisco. Gil Van Bokkelen, Chairman and Chief Executive, will present on Thursday, October 30th, at 8:00 AM (Pacific Time). More information about the conference is available at: www.investorforum.bio.org.