CAMBRIDGE, Mass., May 10, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vericel Corporation (NASDAQ:VCEL), a leading developer of autologous expanded cell therapies for the treatment of patients with serious diseases and conditions, today reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2017.
Total net revenues for the quarter ended March 31, 2017 were approximately $9.4 million, net of a $2.8 million revenue reserve related to an unresolved contractual dispute between one of the Company’s pharmacy providers and a payer. Net revenue included approximately $5.0 million of Carticel® (autologous cultured chondrocytes) and MACI® (autologous cultured chondrocytes on porcine collage membrane) net revenues and approximately $4.4 million of Epicel® (cultured epidermal autografts) net revenues, compared to $8.8 million of Carticel revenues and $5.3 million of Epicel revenues, respectively, in the first quarter of 2016.
