ALAMEDA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BioTime, Inc. (NYSE Amex: BTIM) announced that Chief Executive Officer Michael West, Ph.D. will deliver a keynote presentation this week at the Sixth Chinese Congress in Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Therapy being held September 16-19, 2010 in Suzhou, P.R. China. This Congress is the largest of its type in China with over 2,000 participants from various stem cell-related disciplines.

Dr. West’s presentation titled “Human Embryonic Stem Cell-Derived Formulations for Orthopedic Applications” will address the manufacturing process and research use of ACTCellerate™ embryonic progenitor lines in the development of treatments for orthopedic disorders.

BioTime and OncoCyte Chief Medical Officer David Jin, M.D., Ph.D. will give a presentation at the conference on behalf of BioTime subsidiaries OncoCyte Corporation and BioTime Asia, Limited. Dr. Jin's presentation is titled “Novel Role of Bone Marrow-Derived Hemangiocytes in Chemokine-Induced Angiogenesis.” The presentation will address the novel therapeutic strategy using hemangiogenic stem cell technology targeted for tumor vasculature. This research focuses on the development of treatments for certain cancers by creating cells capable of targeting the blood vessels feeding tumors which they are armed to destroy.

About BioTime, Inc.

BioTime, headquartered in Alameda, California, is a biotechnology company focused on regenerative medicine and blood plasma volume expanders. Its broad platform of stem cell technologies is developed through subsidiaries focused on specific fields of applications. BioTime develops and markets research products in the field of stem cells and regenerative medicine through its wholly owned subsidiary Embryome Sciences, Inc. BioTime’s subsidiary OncoCyte Corporation focuses on the therapeutic applications of stem cell technology in cancer. Another subsidiary, OrthoCyte Corporation, is developing therapeutic applications of stem cells to treat orthopedic diseases and injuries. BioTime plans to develop therapeutic products in China for the treatment of ophthalmologic, skin, musculo-skeletal system, and hematologic diseases, including the targeting of genetically modified stem cells to tumors as a novel means of treating currently incurable forms of cancer, through its subsidiary BioTime Asia, Limited. BioTime’s Singapore subsidiary, ES Cell International Pte Ltd, has been at the forefront of advances in human embryonic stem (“hES”) cell technology, being one of the earliest distributors of hES cell lines to the research community. ESI has produced clinical-grade human embryonic stem cell lines that were derived following principles of good manufacturing practice and currently offers them for potential use in therapeutic product development. In addition to its stem cell products, BioTime develops blood plasma volume expanders, blood replacement solutions for hypothermic (low temperature) surgery, and technology for use in surgery, emergency trauma treatment and other applications. BioTime’s lead product, Hextend®, is a blood plasma volume expander manufactured and distributed in the U.S. by Hospira, Inc. and in South Korea by CJ CheilJedang Corp. under exclusive licensing agreements. Additional information about BioTime, Embryome Sciences, OncoCyte, OrthoCyte, BioTime Asia, and ESI can be found on the web at www.biotimeinc.com.

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