Pluristem Therapeutics Inc. (NasdaqCM: PSTI; TASE: PLTR) is a leading developer of placenta-based cell therapies. The company's patented PLX (PLacental eXpanded) cells drug delivery platform releases a cocktail of therapeutic proteins in response to a variety of local and systemic inflammatory diseases. PLX cells are grown using the company’s proprietary 3D micro-environmental technology and are an off-the-shelf product that requires no tissue matching or immune-suppression treatment prior to administration. PLX-PAD comprehensive clinical development plan has been recognized by both the EMA and FDA, targeting a sub-population of 20-million patients of Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) market.
Pluristem Chairman and CEO Zami Aberman released a letter to shareholders providing updates on the company's recent achievements, clinical and pre-clinical activities and their potential ramifications, as well as a finance update.
He writes,
"The past few months have been both busy and exciting for Pluristem. We have made great strides towards executing our strategy of developing a patient friendly, minimally invasive cell therapy solution that can be used to treat a wide range of life-threatening diseases. Our whole team was moved and proud of the remarkable recovery of the seven year old girl we recently treated in a compassion treatment with our PLX cells. I believe that this case reminds us all that our first and primary goal is to help save the lives of patients."