Grant Awarded to Newcastle University to Research Athersys’ MultiStem® in Machine Perfusion Prior to Kidney Transplantation

CLEVELAND--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Athersys, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATHX), a cell therapy and regenerative medicine company developing MultiStem® (invimestrocel) for critical care indications, announces that Dr. Samuel Tingle, a surgeon and PhD candidate at Newcastle University in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, has received grant funding from the UK Research and Innovation’s Medical Research Council to explore the potential use of Athersys’ MultiStem cellular therapy during machine perfusion prior to kidney tra