EXTON, Pa., March 10, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Fibrocell Science, Inc. (NASDAQ:FCSC), an autologous cell and gene therapy company focused on developing transformational therapies for diseases affecting the skin, connective tissue and joints, today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2015 and operational highlights. Fibrocell will host a conference call and webcast today at 8:30 a.m. EST.
“Fibrocell’s progress across our pipeline of personalized biologics was significant in 2015, and positions us well to extend this momentum into 2016 and beyond,” said David Pernock, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “In the first half of 2016 we plan to achieve several major milestones including initiating human clinical trials for FCX-007, our gene-therapy product candidate for the treatment of recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa, as well as reporting Phase II clinical data for azficel-T for the treatment of vocal cord scarring resulting in chronic or severe dysphonia. In addition, we expect to continue pre-clinical studies for FCX-013, our gene-therapy product candidate for the treatment of linear scleroderma.”
