Advanced Cell Technology Reports 2005 First Quarter Results and Highlights Intellectual Property Portfolio
Related News: Stem Cell CompaniesWorcester, MA, May 24, 2005 – A.C.T. Holdings, Inc. (OTC BB: ACTH.OB) and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Advanced Cell Technology, Inc. (collectively "ACT") announced that the Company has filed Form 10-QSB with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") releasing results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2005. In addition, the Form 10-QSB includes additional disclosure about ACT, including an overview of its business and the field of regenerative medicine, a description of technology and research programs and an overview of the intellectual property portfolio...
"We have chosen to expand the Form 10-QSB to provide the public and the investing community with more information about ACT, our technology, and our substantial intellectual property platform," said William Caldwell, Chief Executive Officer of ACT. "The report highlights our IP portfolio, which we believe represents one of the strongest portfolios in the field of stem cell and nuclear transfer technology. ACT will continue to focus on expanding our intellectual property portfolio which we anticipate will be useful in advancing our research, development and commercialization initiatives."
As noted in the Form 10-QSB, ACT currently owns or has licenses to over 30 patents and 280 patent applications pending worldwide in the field of stem cell and nuclear transfer technology. In particular, ACT has exclusively licensed what we believe to be the earliest and most detailed intellectual property on human therapeutic cloning from University of Massachusetts for applications of Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer (SCNT). In recently published independent research, South Korean researchers announced success in therapeutic cloning using SCNT techniques.
"We believe that the use of SCNT for chronic disease applications, and our Reduced Complexity Program for acute disease applications, will provide the foundation for exciting advances in medicine over the next decade," said Michael West, Ph.D. President and Chief Scientific Officer of ACT. "Our strategy is to build on this technology and apply it as soon as is practical into clinical trials to demonstrate the validity of regenerative medicine in the marketplace."
To view the details of the report visit http://www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml
Posted on May 31, 2005 02:52 PM