California Stem Cell Scientific Advisory Board Chairman Hans Keirstead to Speak at Acclaimed TEDxOrangeCoast Conference

IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

California Stem Cell, Inc. (CSC) scientific advisory board chairman Hans S. Keirstead, Ph.D. will be among a notable group of forward-thinking innovators, designers, educators, technologists, and socially concerned leaders who will speak at the 2012 TEDxOrangeCoast event in Costa Mesa on October 10.

One of the worlds foremost stem cell researchers, Dr. Keirstead has pioneered several stem cell-based medical discoveries and policies, and founded the Sue and Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center at UC Irvine. At TEDxOrangeCoast, he will highlight what it takes to overcome obstacles and succeed when translating stem cell discoveries into therapeutic reality.

TEDxOrangeCoast will bring the spirit of the popular TED series to Orange Countys Segerstrom Center for the Arts, with more than 1500 guests expected to attend. Millions more will view video coverage of the event.

Stem cells have a greater potential than any other medical discovery to date, said Keirstead. They lie at the crossroads of academia, industry, government and religion. I am excited to have this opportunity to share my perspective on this incredible field.

Additional information regarding Dr. Keirstead and California Stem Cells pioneering work focused on creating stem cell-based therapies for patients suffering from cancer and life-threatening brain and spinal cord conditions, is available at http://californiastemcell.com/cgi-bin/pressrel.

About California Stem Cell

California Stem Cell Inc. (CSC) is an Irvine, CA-based company with proprietary methods to generate human stem cell lines, expand them to clinically and commercially useful numbers, and differentiate them at extremely high purity using fully-defined, proprietary media and GMP processes. CSC is able to supply its human cell populations to companies and institutions worldwide for use in the development of therapies, efficacy screening or the creation of toxicity profiles for candidate drugs, and experimental research tools.

CSC is currently focused on the development of stem cell-based therapies for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, or Lou Gehrigs Disease), and metastatic cancers.

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