Beike Biotech

RANCHO CORDOVA, Calif., March 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- ThermoGenesis Corp. (NASDAQ: KOOL), a leading supplier of innovative products and services that process and store adult stem cells, said today that its customer Beike Biotechnology Co., Ltd. (Beike) has become the first company in China to receive accreditation from the AABB (formerly the American Association of Blood Banks). AABB is an international, not-for-profit association representing nearly 2,000 institutions and 8,000 individuals involved in the fields of transfusion medicine and cellular therapies.

A leading stem cell and regenerative medicine company in China, Beike will be using ThermoGenesis' AXP® AutoXpress® (AXP) and BioArchive® Systems for the processing and storage of stem cells from cord blood. The Company expects the AXP device to receive registration approval in China during the current year.

In an Open Label Treatment Study 30 Patients with the Neurodegenerative Disorder Hereditary Ataxia Were Treated with Stem Cells Provided by Beike Biotechnology

SHENZHEN, China and SAN DIEGO, Calif., Sept. 6, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- The Journal of Translational Medicine reports on a new study in which 30 patients with Hereditary Ataxia showed statistically significant improvements in functionality and quality of life after being treated with a combination of cord blood-derived stem cell treatments and physical therapy.

The study was conducted at the Nanshan Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical College in China, and included the participation of Beike Biotechnology Company (http://www.beikebiotech.com/), China's leading stem cell research and regenerative medicine company, and the San Diego biotech company Medistem, Inc. (MEDS.PK).   The peer-reviewed article is available at:http://www.translational-medicine.com/content/9/1/65.

Beike and ThermoGenesis Intend to Establish a "Center of Excellence" Showcase in Taizhou City

TAIZHOU, China, March 16, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Beike Biotechnology Co. Ltd. ("Beike") (http://www.beikebiotech.com), China's leading stem cell research and regenerative medicine company, announced an agreement with USA-based ThermoGenesis Corp. to employ new, cutting edge stem cell processing and storage technology across its adult stem cell collection, processing, and archive platform.

Under the arrangement, which underscores Beike's strategic commitment to upgrading its current technology and clinical research capabilities, Beike becomes the first company in the People's Republic of China to secure the rights to the AXP and BioArchive Cord Blood systems. AXP® is a proprietary family of automated devices used for the processing of cord blood; the BioArchive® System is an automated cryogenic device used to archive cord blood stem cell units for transplant.

Beike Biotechnology and Medistem, Inc. Report on 114 Patients Treated With Novel Cord Blood Stem Cell Protocol; New Approach Opens Door to Expanded Uses of Cord Blood Stem Cells

SHENZHEN, China, Sept. 2 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- In a new peer-reviewed article published by the Journal of Translational Medicine, scientists from Beike Biotechnology ( http://www.beikebiotech.com/ ), China's leading stem cell research and regenerative medicine company, and Medistem, Inc. (Pink Sheets: MEDS; http://www.medisteminc.com ), reported positive safety data in 114 patients who were treated by doctors at Nanshan Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical College (Shenzhen Nanshan Hospital) in Shenzhen using Beike's proprietary cord blood stem cell transplantation protocol.

The peer-reviewed paper is available at http://bit.ly/cBNBYt .

The report aims to serve as an "expanded Phase I" study, with efficacy data to be published in a subsequent paper. It describes biochemical, hematological, immunological, and general safety profiles of patients with neurological diseases who were observed from between one month to four years after treatment. No serious treatment-associated adverse effects were observed.