EMERYVILLE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BioTime, Inc. (OTCBB:BTIM) announced today that it has opened an 11,000 square foot equipped and operational tissue culture facility in Alameda, California. The facility is Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) capable and has previously been certified as Class 1000 and Class 10,000 laboratory space, and includes cell culture and manufacturing equipment previously validated for use in GMP manufacture of cell based products.