BioRestorative Therapies Names Lead Cell-Based Lumbar Disc Therapeutic Product

MELVILLE, N.Y., Feb. 09, 2016 -- BioRestorative Therapies, Inc. ("BRT" or the “Company") (OTCBB:BRTX), a life sciences company focused on stem cell-based therapies, today announced that it is implementing a numeric naming for its lead cell-based therapeutic product in its disc/spine program to create a unique identity and to differentiate it from any future product formulations. Effective immediately, BRT’s lead cell therapy candidate for treating protruding and bulging lumbar disc disease will be referred to as “BRTX-100.”

BRTX-100 is an autologous hypoxic (low oxygen) cultured mesenchymal stem cell product derived from an adult patient’s bone marrow and formulated with a proprietary carrier.  BRT plans to file an investigational new drug (IND) application with the Food and Drug Administration with regard to BRTX-100 and intends to commence clinical trials using BRTX-100 this year.

“Uniquely naming our lumbar disc therapeutic product in preparation for our clinical trial is intended to facilitate discussions with prospective partners and investors and better differentiate BRT products as the Company continues to develop new novel cell-based therapies,” said Mark Weinreb, CEO.

Future references in publications, SEC filings, investment and web site materials, presentations, and strategic discussions will utilize this new nomenclature. Commercial names, if applicable, will be announced when appropriate.

About BioRestorative Therapies, Inc.

BioRestorative Therapies, Inc. (www.biorestorative.com) develops therapeutic products using cell and tissue protocols, primarily involving adult stem cells.  Our two core programs, as described below, relate to the treatment of disc/spine disease and metabolic disorders:

• Disc/Spine Program (brtxDISC™): Our lead cell therapy candidate, BRTX-100, is a product formulated from autologous (or a person’s own) cultured mesenchymal stem cells collected from the patient’s bone marrow. We intend that the product will be used for the non-surgical treatment of protruding and bulging lumbar discs in patients suffering from chronic lumbar disc disease. The BRTX-100 production process involves collecting a patient’s bone marrow, isolating and culturing stem cells from the bone marrow and cryopreserving the cells.  BRTX-100 is injected by a physician into the patient’s damaged disc in an outpatient procedure. The treatment is intended for patients whose pain has not been alleviated by non-invasive procedures and who potentially face the prospect of surgery.

• Metabolic Program (ThermoStem®): We are developing an allogeneic cell-based therapy to target obesity and metabolic disorders using brown adipose (fat) derived stem cells to generate brown adipose tissue (“BAT”). BAT is intended to mimic naturally occurring brown adipose depots that regulate metabolic homeostasis in humans. Initial preclinical research indicates that increased amounts of brown fat in the body may be responsible for additional caloric burning as well as reduced glucose and lipid levels. Researchers have found that people with higher levels of brown fat may have a reduced risk for obesity and diabetes.  The Company is a party to a research agreement with Pfizer with regard to the study of brown fat. 

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and such forward-looking statements are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. You are cautioned that such statements are subject to a multitude of risks and uncertainties that could cause future circumstances, events or results to differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements as a result of various factors and other risks, including those set forth in the Company's Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. You should consider these factors in evaluating the forward-looking statements included herein, and not place undue reliance on such statements. The forward-looking statements in this release are made as of the date hereof and the Company undertakes no obligation to update such statements.

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