NextCell’s daughter company Cellaviva granted permission to handle amniotic tissue

April 22, 2024

NextCell Pharma AB ("NextCell" or the "Company") today announces that the Swedish Health and Social Care Inspectorate (IVO) has granted their Cellaviva tissue establishment permission to handle amniotic tissue. Cellaviva is the largest private stem cell bank in the Nordics. Since the launch of the cord blood bank in 2014, the company has increased the business model to include genetic tests and tissue handling services for biotech companies and hospitals.

Cellaviva is expanding  business-to-business activities by broadening their tissue establishment permission to include aminiotic tissues. This opens up the opportunity for handling ophthalmic products which often are produced from amniotic tissue. Discussions potential suppliers are ongoing. The business model is fee for service. Cellaviva provides a service for handling, shipping and traceability of  tissues which require a tissue establishment.

For more information about NextCell Pharma, please contact
Mathias Svahn, CEO
Patrik Fagerholm, CFO
Tel: +46 8 735 55 95
E-mail: info@nextcellpharma.com
Website:www.nextcellpharma.com

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/NextCell-Pharma
Twitter: https://twitter.com/NextCellPharma


For more information about Cellaviva, please contact
Sofie Falk Jansson, Head of Cellaviva
Tel: +46 8 735 20 10
E-mail: info@cellaviva.se
Website:www.cellaviva.se


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cellavivasverige
Instagram: https://www,instagram.com/cellaviva

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About NextCell Pharma AB

NextCell is a cell therapy company that is in phase 2 studies with the drug candidate ProTrans for the treatment of type 1 diabetes. The focus is to obtain market approval of ProTrans via a phase 3 study. ProTrans is manufactured utilizing the patented platform technology for selection of optimal cells with potency to treat inflammatory disorders including autoimmune diseases. NextCell owns Cellaviva, the largest stem cell bank in the Nordics and QVance, a quality analysis CRO company in upstart.

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