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ALAMEDA, Calif. & JERUSALEM--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BioTime, Inc. (NYSE MKT: BTX) and its subsidiary Cell Cure Neurosciences Ltd. (Cell Cure Neurosciences) today announced that Cell Cure Neurosciences has been awarded a grant of 5.34 million Shekels, approximately $1.5 million, for 2013 from Israel’s Office of the Chief Scientist (OCS) to help finance the development of OpRegen®, a cell-based therapeutic product in development by Cell Cure Neurosciences for the treatment of age-related macular degeneration. Cell Cure Neurosciences’ plans for the development of OpRegen® include completion of preclinical testing and filing an application to commence human clinical trials in 2014.
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