Asterias: Asterias Biotherapeutics Announces Facilities and IP License Option Agreements

Asterias Biotherapeutics, Inc. (NYSE American: AST), a biotechnology company dedicated to developing cell-based therapeutics to treat neurological conditions associated with demyelination and cellular immunotherapies to treat cancer, today announced it has entered into two new agreements with an affiliate of Novo Nordisk, a multinational pharmaceutical company based in Denmark.