Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We consent to the use in Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (No. 333-187706) of our report dated April 2, 2013, relating to the financial statements of Asterias Biotherapeutics, Inc. and to the reference to our Firm under the caption “Experts” in the Prospectus.
/s/ Rothstein Kass
New York, New York
November 26, 2013
