SAN FRANCISCO and GENEVA, July 7, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Amarantus BioScience Holdings, (OTCQB:AMBS), a biotechnology company focused on the discovery and development of novel diagnostics and therapeutics related to endoplasmic reticulum stress, cell cycle dysregulation, neurodegeneration and apoptosis, today announced that analytical performance, clinical performance and 6-year longitudinal data related to the Company's LymPro Test® will be presented at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference (AAIC), held at the Bella Center in Copenhagen, Denmark, July 12-17, 2014.
"We are pleased to be presenting data on three critical aspects of LymPro's diagnostic profile," said Gerald E. Commissiong, President & CEO of Amarantus. "It is critical to properly position LymPro within the scientific community as we advance towards commercialization. We believe this data will provide the basis for pharmaceutical companies to use LymPro initially as a surrogate marker in their trials and for Key Opinion Leaders to add LymPro as a tool in their diagnostic paradigm. These key constituents will be critical for LymPro's initial market adoption."
| Poster Presentation Details |
| Date: July 14 2014 |
| Location: Exhibit Hall (Bella Center Convention Center) |
| Poster Session Time: 11:45a.m. - 2:15 p.m. |
| Session Type: AAIC Poster Presentation |
| Proposal Number: 45402 |
| Presentation Title: Employing Lymphocyte Proliferation as a means to Asses Cell Cycle Dys-regulation in Cognitively Impaired Subjects: Clinical Performance of the LymPro Assay |
| Poster Number: P2-389 |
| Date: July 15, 2014 |
| Location: Exhibit Hall (Bella Center Convention Center) |
| Poster Session Time: 11:45 a.m. – 2:15 p.m. |
| Session Type: AAIC Poster Presentation |
| Proposal Number: 45240 |
| Presentation Title: Retrospective Analysis of Clinical Prognosis of Subjects from a 2008 study using the LymPro assay |
| Poster Number: P3-118 |
| Date: July 15, 2014 |
| Location: Exhibit Hall (Bella Center Convention Center) |
| Poster Session Time: 11:45 a.m. – 2:15p.m. |
| Session Type: AAIC :Poster Presentation |
| Proposal Number: 45398 |
| Presentation Title: Employing Lymphocyte Proliferation as a means to Asses Cell Cycle Dys-regulation in Cognitively Impaired Subjects: Analytical Performance of the LymPro Assay |
| Poster Number: P3-117 |
About LymPro Test
The Lymphocyte Proliferation Test (LymPro Test ®) is a diagnostic blood test that measures the ability of peripheral blood lymphocytes to withstand an external stimulation inducing them to enter the cell cycle. It is hypothesized that certain diseases are the result of a compromised cellular machinery that leads to abhorrent cell cycle re-entry by neurons. The inventive step for LymPro involves using peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBLs) as a surrogate for neuronal cell function, suggesting a common immune-based relationship between PBLs and neurons in the brain. LymPro Test ® is currently being developed as a diagnostic blood test for Alzheimer's disease and is being evaluated as a diagnostic blood test for Traumatic Brain injury and Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy.
About Amarantus BioScience Holdings, Inc.
Amarantus BioScience Holdings (AMBS) is a biotechnology company developing treatments and diagnostics for diseases associated with neurodegeneration and protein misfolding-related apoptosis. AMBS has licensed Eltoprazine ("Eltoprazine"), a phase 2b ready small molecule indicated for Parkinson's Levodopa induced dyskinesia and Adult ADHD. AMBS has an exclusive worldwide license to the Lymphocyte Proliferation test ("LymPro Test(R)") for Alzheimer's disease and owns the intellectual property rights to a therapeutic protein known as Mesencephalic-Astrocyte-derived Neurotrophic Factor ("MANF") and is developing MANF-based products as treatments for brain disorders. AMBS also owns intellectual property for the diagnosis of Parkinson's disease ("NuroPro") and the discovery of neurotrophic factors ("PhenoGuard"). Amarantus operations are located at Janssen Labs @QB3 in San Francisco, CA. For further information please visit www.Amarantus.com , or connect with the Company on Facebook , LinkedIn , Twitter and Google+ .
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