Ian Massey, President and CEO of StemCells, Inc., to Participate on a Regenerative Medicine Panel at Source Capital Group’s 2016 Disruptive Growth and Healthcare Conference

NEWARK, Calif., Feb. 04, 2016 -- StemCells, Inc. (Nasdaq:STEM) announced today that Ian Massey, President and CEO of StemCells, Inc., will participate on a regenerative medicine panel at Source Capital Group’s 2016 Disruptive Growth and Healthcare Conference. The panel will take place on Feb. 10, at 1:30 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, at the Convene Conference Center, 730 3^rd Avenue, in New York City. The panel will be moderated by Todd Fromer, principal of KCSA Strategic Communications. Other panel members will include Adi Mohanty, Co-CEO, BioTime, Karine Kleinhaus, Div. VP, N.A., Pluristem Therapeutics, Dan Goldberger, CEO, Xtant Medical, and Mark Hedrick, MD, CEO, Cytori Therapeutics.

About Source Capital Group

Source Capital Group, Inc. was founded in 1992 on the belief that the best investment advice should be independent, unbiased and tailor-made for the individual client’s needs. Source Capital began as a boutique investment banking firm specializing in small to medium sized transactions. We have grown to include businesses in general securities, emerging market securities, distressed and high yield debt securities, in addition to our investment banking activity. http://www.sourcegrp.com/.

About StemCells, Inc.

StemCells, Inc. is currently engaged in clinical development of its HuCNS-SC platform technology (purified human neural stem cells) as a potential treatment for chronic spinal cord injury (SCI). The Company's Pathway Study, a Phase II proof-of-concept trial in cervical SCI is actively enrolling at twelve sites. Six-month interim data for the first cohort of the Pathway Study showed the first-ever clinical evidence of a treatment effect improving both muscle strength and motor function following cellular transplant in spinal cord injury. Top-line data from the Company's Phase I/II clinical trial in thoracic SCI showed measurable gains involving multiple sensory modalities and segments, including the conversion of two of seven patients enrolled in the study with complete injuries to incomplete injuries, post-transplant. The Company has also completed its Phase I/II clinical trial in geographic atrophy dry age related macular degeneration. Top-line results from this study show a positive safety profile and favorable preliminary efficacy data. In a Phase I clinical trial in Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease (PMD), a fatal myelination disorder in children, the Company showed preliminary evidence of progressive and durable donor-derived myelination by MRI.

Further information about StemCells, Inc. is available at http://www.stemcellsinc.com.

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Greg Schiffman, Chief Financial Officer
StemCells, Inc. 
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