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Athersys Reports First Quarter 2015 Results

May 11, 2015 4:05 PM EDT

CLEVELAND, May 11, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Athersys, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATHX) today announced its financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2015.

Highlights of the first quarter of 2015 and recent events include:

Entered into an exclusive license agreement with Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (Chugai) to develop and commercialize our MultiStem® cell therapy for the treatment of ischemic stroke in Japan, which included an up-front payment of $10 million and an additional $195 million of potential future payments and royalties;Announced interim results from the Phase 2 clinical study of MultiStem to... More