Advanced Cell Technology, Inc. (OTCBB: ACTC) announced today that Dr. Robert Lanza, M.D., the company's Chief Scientific Officer, delivered yesterday the keynote address at the 7th International Stem Cell Conference, a leading international stem cell conference held October 29-30th in Pittsburgh. The conference featured speakers and presenters from leading stem cell companies and academic researchers. Dr. Lanza was joined as a featured presenter by James F. Battey, Jr., M.D., Ph.D., Director - National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders.
Dr. Lanza discussed in his address Advanced Cell Technology's new technologies to address immune tolerance issues that are increasingly a focus of the stem cell industry, along with the company's single biopsy technology that was recently identified by the Department of Health and Human Services as one of the technologies that merits further evaluation for potential financial support.
Recently, Advanced Cell Technology announced that the American Heart Association (AHA) has selected the company's Myoblast Phase I(b) trial as a featured late breaking trial for its annual Scientific Sessions Conference in Orlando Florida on November 4, 2007 through November 7, 2007. The AHA's Scientific Sessions Conference is among the premier cardiovascular research and instructional meetings worldwide bringing together interventional cardiologists, electrophysiologists, and nurses and other professionals with content from the forefront of research and clinical practice, including more than 4,000 abstracts of original research and a variety of invited programs.
About Advanced Cell Technology, Inc.
Advanced Cell Technology, Inc. is a biotechnology company applying cellular technology in the emerging field of regenerative medicine. The company operates facilities in California and Massachusetts.
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