Guildford, UK, 1 May 2007: ReNeuron Group plc (LSE: RENE.L) today announces that it will be participating in the 2nd European Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine Congress, taking place at The Landmark Hotel, London on 1-3 May. Michael Hunt, Chief Executive Officer, will present ReNeuron as a case study in the stem cell commercialisation session on the afternoon of 2
May.
Dr John Sinden, Chief Scientific Officer, will present on the Company’s ReN001 stroke programme on the morning of 3 May.
More information about the conference may be found at www.lifescienceworld.com/2007/stemcells.
Notes to editors
ReNeuron is a leading, UK-based stem cell therapy business. It is applying its novel stem cell platform technologies in the development of ground-breaking stem cell therapies to serve significant and unmet or poorly-met clinical needs.
ReNeuron has used its c-mycER technology to generate genetically stable neural stem cell lines. This technology platform has multi-national patent protection and is fully regulated by means of a chemically-induced safety switch. Cell growth can therefore be completely arrested prior to in vivo implantation.
ReNeuron has filed for approval to commence initial clinical studies in the US with its lead ReN001 stem cell therapy for chronic stroke disability. This represents the world’s first such filing concerning a neural stem cell treatment for a major neurological disorder. ReNeuron has also generated pre-clinical efficacy data with its ReN005 stem cell therapy for Huntington’s disease, a genetic and fatal neurodegenerative disorder that affects around 1 in 10,000 people. This programme is in pre-clinical development. In addition to its stroke and Huntington’s disease programmes, ReNeuron is developing stem cell therapies for Parkinson’s disease, Type 1 diabetes and diseases of the retina.
ReNeuron has also leveraged its stem cell technologies into non-therapeutic areas � its ReNcellTM range of cell lines for use in research and in drug discovery applications in the pharmaceutical industry. ReNeuron’s ReNcellTM CX and ReNcellTM VM neural cell lines are marketed worldwide under license by Millipore Corporation.
ReNeuron’s shares are traded on the London AIM market under the symbol RENE.L.
Further information on ReNeuron and its products can be found at www.reneuron.com.
Data sources: UK Stroke Association; American Stroke Association.
Further information
ReNeuron
Michael Hunt, Chief Executive Officer
Tel: +44 (0) 1483 302560
Financial Dynamics
David Yates
Nicola Daley
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7831 3113
The terms �ReNeuron’, �the Company’ or �the Group’ used in this statement refer to ReNeuron Group plc and/or its subsidiary undertakings, depending on the context.