NEWARK, Calif., Dec. 16, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- StemCells, Inc. (Nasdaq:STEM) today announced the pricing of an underwritten public offering of an aggregate of 8,000,000 units and 8,000,000 Series B Warrants, each to purchase one unit, at a public offering price of $1.25 per unit for gross proceeds of $10 million, before deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and other estimated offering expenses. Each Unit consists of (i) one share of the common stock, par value $.01 per share, of the Company’s common stock and (ii) one Series A Warrant to purchase one share of common stock.