PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 31, 2005--StemCells, Inc. (NASDAQ: STEM) today announced that it has received a manufacturing license for its cell processing facility from the State of California Department of Health Services, Food and Drug Branch. This enables the Company to use its proprietary neural cell therapy product, HuCNS-SC, which is made at its licensed facility, in clinical trials.