BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics Receives Upgrade by Respected Research Firm.NEW YORK & TEL AVIV, Israel -- BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics (OTC OTC See: Over-the-counter. OTC See over-the-counter market (OTC). BB: BCLI BCLI British Columbia Law Institute ) is pleased to announce a well-respected firm, TRI-STATE Capital (TSC), has upgraded their equity rating on BrainStorm with a twelve month target price of $1.20. TSC is noted for their work with, account executives, analysts, portfolio managers, institutions, venture capital investors, individual investors and the media. To view the entire independent research report, please click on the attached URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. : http://www.otclive.com Yoram Drucker, Principal Executive Officer of BrainStorm states, "We are honored to have a quality independent research firm review our overall operations, progress and to provide the resulting upgrade in our stock. This offers further confirmation to our shareholders that our company is headed in the right direction." Mr. Drucker further stated, "Developing novel procedure for adult stem cells differentiation to neurotrophic factors producing cells is a major step forward. Transplantation of these cells in animal models have been shown to protect and restore neurons and therefore hold great promise for the treatment of many neurodegenerative diseases, including Parkinson's disease, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) (ā'mīətrōf`ik, sklĭrō`sĭs) or motor neuron disease, (ALS Als (äls), Ger. Alsen, island, 121 sq mi (313 sq km), Sønderjylland co., S Denmark, in the Lille Bælt, separated from the mainland by the narrow Alensund. ) Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Spinal Cord Injury Spinal Cord Injury Definition Spinal cord injury is damage to the spinal cord that causes loss of sensation and motor control. Description Approximately 10,000 new spinal cord injuries (SCIs) occur each year in the United States. (SCI (Scalable Coherent Interface) An IEEE standard for a high-speed bus that uses wire or fiber-optic cable. It can transfer data up to 1GBytes/sec. (hardware) SCI - 1. Scalable Coherent Interface. 2. UART. ) and even Alzheimer's disease." BrainStorm does not endorse or adopt any third-party analyst statements or forecasts and assumes no responsibility for the contents or opinions represented in them, nor for the updating of any information contained in any analyst report. BrainStorm has never been and is not currently an investment banking client of TSC or any of its affiliates. For additional information, please visit our web site at: www.brainstorm-cell.com. About BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics Inc.: BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics Inc. is an emerging company developing neural-like stem cell therapeutic products, NurOwn(TM), based on autologous autologous /au·tol·o·gous/ (aw-tol´ah-gus) related to self; belonging to the same organism. au·tol·o·gous adj. 1. bone marrow-derived stromal cells, for treatment of neurodegenerative diseases. NurOwn(TM) patent pending technology is based on discoveries made by the team led by prominent neurologist Professor Eldad Melamed, Head of Neurology at Rabin Medical Center The Rabin Medical Center is a medical center in Petah Tikva, Israel. It is currently the second largest medical center in Israel after Sheba Medical Center, having lost the title of largest in 2006. , and expert cell biologist Dr. Daniel Offen, Head of the Neuroscience Laboratory at the Felsenstein Medical Research Center of Tel-Aviv University, enabling the differentiation of bone marrow derived stem cells into functional neurons and astrocytes astrocytes (as´trōsī´ts), n a large, star-shaped cell found in certain tissues of the nervous system. A mass of astrocytes is called astroglia. See also astrocytoma. , as demonstrated in animal models. The company holds rights to develop and commercialize the technology through an exclusive, worldwide licensing agreement with Ramot at Tel Aviv University Tel Aviv University (TAU, אוניברסיטת תל־אביב, את"א) is Israel's largest on-site university. Ltd., the technology transfer company of Tel-Aviv University. The company's initial focus is on developing treatments for Parkinson's disease. Safe Harbor Statement Statements in this announcement other than historical data and information constitute "forward-looking statements" and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics Inc.'s actual results to differ materially from those stated or implied by such forward-looking statements. The potential risks and uncertainties include, among others, risks associated with BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics Inc.'s limited operating history, history of losses and expectation to incur losses for the foreseeable future; limited cash resources and its need to raise additional capital to execute on its business plan and continue operations; transition issues related to the departure of its CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. ; dependence on its license to Ramot's technology and ability to meet its funding and payment obligations included in such license agreement; ability, together with its licensor, to adequately protect the NurOwn(TM) technology; dependence on key executives and on its scientific consultants; ability to identify, negotiate and successfully implement strategic partnering relationships; ability to complete clinical trials successfully and to obtain required regulatory approvals; competition with companies, some of which have greater resources and experience in developing and obtaining regulatory approval for treatments in BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics Inc.'s market; the limited public trading market for BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics Inc.'s stock which may never develop into an active market; and other factors detailed in BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics Inc.'s annual report on Form 10-KSB, quarterly reports on Form 10-QSB, current reports on Form 8-K and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission available at http://www.sec.gov/ or by request to the Company. The Company does not undertake any obligation to update forward-looking statements made by us. |
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