Cynata Therapeutics Limited Announces Chief Executive Officer Changes

Cynata Therapeutics Limited is an Australia-based clinical-stage stem cell and regenerative medicine company. The Company is focused on the development of therapies based on Cymerus, which is a therapeutic stem cell platform technology. Cymerus uses induced pluripotent stem cells and a precursor cell, mesenchymoangioblast (MCA) to manufacture cell therapy products, including mesenchymal stem cells, on a commercial scale. Its lead product candidate, CYP-001, is under Phase I trial and developed for the treatment of steroid-resistant acute graft-versus-host disease (GvHD). Clinical trials of Cymerus products in osteoarthritis, which is under Phase III trial, and diabetic foot ulcers (DFU) are ongoing. In addition, the Company has demonstrated the utility of its Cymerus technology in preclinical models of various diseases, including critical limb ischaemia, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, asthma, heart attack, sepsis, acute respiratory distress syndrome and other.