U.S. Stem Cell

U.S.Stem Cell, Inc. is a biotechnology company, which engages in the discovery, development, and subject to regulatory approval, commercialization of autologous cell therapies for the treatment of chronic and acute heart damage. The company is headquartered in Sunrise, Florida. The company went IPO on 2008-02-19. Stem Cell, Inc. is a biotechnology company. The firm is focused on the discovery, development and subject to regulatory approval and commercialization of autologous cell therapies for the treatment of chronic and acute heart damage. Its product candidates are MyoCell, MyoCell SDF-1 and Adipocell. MyoCell and MyoCell SDF-1 product candidates are clinical therapies designed to populate regions of scar tissue within a patient's heart with autologous muscle cells, or cells from a patient's body, for the purpose of improving cardiac function in chronic heart failure patients. The myoblast cells to be injected are gene-modified prior to injection by an adenovirus vector so that they will release extra quantities of stromal derived factor - 1 or SDF-1 protein. The Adipocell product candidate is a cell therapy kit with multiple possible treatment applications using autologous adipose cells. The company is also investigating the use of adipose cells in a variety of clinical applications.