CARLSBAD, CA--(Marketwired - January 29, 2015) - International Stem Cell Corporation (OTCQB: ISCO), a California-based biotechnology company developing novel stem cell based therapies and biomedical products, today announced that the company has completed the required preclinical studies and plans to begin the phase 1/2a clinical study of the company's cell therapy for the treatment of Parkinson's disease in Australia within the next few months. 
ISCO has formed an Australian subsidiary, Cyto Therapeutics Pty Ltd, to manage the regulatory submission to the Australian Therapeutics Goods Administration (TGA) and the up-and-coming clinical study. The submission includes non-clinical studies evaluating the safety and tolerability of the clinical product, ISC-hpNSC, in different animal species, including non-human primates, along with the chemistry and manufacturing controls and a summary of the clinical study design. 
"Having successfully completed the preclinical studies, including the large-scale GLP primate and rodent studies with no adverse events, we believe that our clinical product is safe and that it can have a disease modifying effect as evidenced by increased brain dopamine levels and various behavioral tests," said Ruslan Semechkin Ph.D., ISCO's Chief Scientific Officer. 
The company previously announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cleared ISCO's parthenogenetic stem cells, the starting material for the production of ISC-hpNSC, for clinical use. ISCO believes that its chemistry and manufacturing controls, which ensure that each batch of cells produced at the company's GMP facility in Oceanside, California is subject to standardized quality control and assurance, meets both the US FDA and the Australian TGA standards.
About International Stem Cell Corporation
International Stem Cell Corporation is focused on the therapeutic applications of human parthenogenetic stem cells (hpSCs) and the development and commercialization of cell-based research and cosmetic products. ISCO's core technology, parthenogenesis, results in the creation of pluripotent human stem cells from unfertilized oocytes (eggs). hpSCs avoid ethical issue associated with the use or destruction of viable human embryos. ISCO scientists have created the first parthenogenetic homozygous stem cell line that can be a source of therapeutic cells for hundreds of millions of individuals of differing genders, ages and racial background with minimal immune rejection after transplantation. hpSCs offer the potential to create the first true stem cell bank, UniStemCell™. ISCO also produces and markets specialized cells and growth media for therapeutic research worldwide through its subsidiary Lifeline Cell Technology (www.lifelinecelltech.com), and stem cell-based skin care products through its subsidiary Lifeline Skin Care (www.lifelineskincare.com). More information is available at www.internationalstemcell.com and companyblog.intlstemcell.com.
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Contacts:
International Stem Cell Corporation
Simon Craw, Ph.D.
Executive Vice President
Phone: 760-940-6383
Email: ir@intlstemcell.com

Ruslan Semechkin, Ph.D.
Chief Scientific Officer
Phone: 760-940-6383
Email: ras@intlstemcell.com

Media:
Tony Russo, Ph.D.
Phone: 212-845-4251
Email: tony.russo@russopartnersllc.com

Martina Schwarzkopf, Ph.D.
Phone: (212) 845-4292
Email: martina.schwarzkopf@russopartnersllc.com
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