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BioTime (BTX) Unit and Heraeus Medical Enter Bone Grafting Development, Licensing Agreements

September 30, 2015 9:08 AM EDT

Heraeus Medical GmbH, one of the leading companies in the field of bone cement and biomaterials for elective orthopedic and trauma surgery, and BioTime, Inc. (NYSE: BTX), a clinical-stage regenerative medicine company focused on its pluripotent stem cell technology, announced that BioTimes subsidiary OrthoCyte Corporation and Heraeus Medical have entered into exclusive development and worldwide licensing agreements for the development of innovative bone grafting therapies based on the use of BioTimes proprietary PureStem® human embryonic progenitor cell technology. Under the terms of the development agreement, Heraeus Medical would make an initial $1 million USD... More