ALLENDALE, N.J. and HACKENSACK, N.J., Jan. 7, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NeoStem, Inc. (NYSE MKT:NBS) and its subsidiary, Progenitor Cell Therapy, LLC (“PCT”), an internationally recognized contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), and Hackensack University Medical Center (“HackensackUMC”), part of the Hackensack University Health Network and a hub of healthcare for the Northern New Jersey and New York metropolitan areas, announced today that HackensackUMC has renewed its engagement of PCT’s services for processing and storage of a variety of cell types used therapeutically by the hospital.