UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
| Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): | February 10, 2010 |
StemCells, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 000-19871 | 94-3078125 |
| _____________________ (State or other jurisdiction | _____________ (Commission | ______________ (I.R.S. Employer |
| of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
| 3155 Porter Drive, Palo Alto, California | 94304 | |
| _________________________________ (Address of principal executive offices) | ___________ (Zip Code) |
| Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: | 650.475.3100 |
Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
On February 10, 2010, StemCells, Inc. announced the first transplant of its proprietary HuCNS-SC® therapeutic candidate (purified human neural stem cells) in a patient in its Phase I clinical trial in Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease.
The full text of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| StemCells, Inc. | ||||
| February 11, 2010 | By: | /s/ Kenneth Stratton | ||
| Name: Kenneth Stratton | ||||
| Title: General Counsel | ||||
Exhibit Index
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
99.1 | Press Release of StemCells, Inc. dated February 10, 2010 |