OCEANSIDE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--International Stem Cell Corporation (OTCBB:ISCO) has received the second $1 million tranche of an anticipated private equity financing of up to $5 million to be funded over the next several months. The total amount of the financing is intended to allow the Company to move forward with its therapeutic research, including its pre-clinical trials. The money will also help retire its existing secured debt and be allocated to marketing to increase revenues in the Company’s subsidiary, Lifeline Cell Technology, which makes and sells specialty cells and growth media.