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Dutton Associates Announces Investment Opinion: Pluristem Therapeutics Speculative Buy Rating Maintained In Update Coverage By Dutton Associates

July 30, 2008 10:27 AM ET

Pluristem Therapeutics is a bio-therapeutics company dedicated to the development and commercialization of cell therapy products for the treatment of a variety of severe degenerative, ischemic, and autoimmune disorders. The cell therapy products result from the Company’s proprietary system to expand mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) from post-birth human placenta. The Company’s primary therapeutic area under investigation using these cells is critical limb ischemia (CLI) secondary to peripheral vascular disease (PAD). It is also investigating the use of these cells in stroke, multiple sclerosis, and inflammatory bowel disease, and, in conjunction with hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) from human umbilical cord blood, for bone marrow transplantation (BMT). Pluristem believes its PLX (PLacenta eXpanded) cells are also potentially useful for other indications such as organ transplantation, orthopedic injuries, and the prevention of radiation sickness. Validation of Pluristem’s technology is still in the preclinical stage, and we continue to believe that Pluristem has significant challenges to overcome before it can be successful. Its major challenge is to fully validate its hypothesis that the three-dimensional expansion of placental-derived mesenchymal stem cells in its PluriX™ 3D Bioreactor System produces therapeutic products with clear clinical benefits over existing therapies. In addition, the Company seeks to achieve 12-month milestones it has set for itself, including the initiation of its first Phase I clinical trial before the end of 2008 and the completion of the trial showing positive results.

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