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Living Cell Technologies’ Accepts Revised Conditions for Diabetes Clinical Trial in New Zealand

19 June 2009: Sydney, Australia, Auckland, New Zealand– Living Cell Technologies Limited (ASX: LCT; OTCQX: LVCLY) today announced the Company has accepted a preliminary decision from the New Zealand Minister of Health, the Honourable Tony Ryall, to issue a new conditional authorization for its New Zealand Phase I/IIa clinical trial of DIABECELL® for insulin dependent diabetes.


The Minister’s letter states that “the proposed condition that would require (LCT) to amend the inclusion criteria of (LCT’s) study to limit participation in the study to patients with brittle diabetes who suffer from significant metabolic instability is essential to ensure that the study complies with international guidelines, which require that participants obtain maximum benefit possible from their participation in the study”.

The other proposed changes to the existing conditions are matters that LCT has agreed are appropriate during the peer review process, or are changes of a procedural, rather than a substantive nature …."

The Company said that the clinical protocol for the New Zealand diabetes trial has already been amended according to the proposed new conditions from the Minister. LCT is pleased to have worked with the Ministry of Health to finalise the protocols for the clinical trial of DIABECELL®.

About Living Cell Technologies: www.lctglobal.com
Living Cell Technologies (LCT) is developing cell-based products to treat life threatening human diseases. The Company owns a biocertified pig herd that it uses as a source of cells for treating diabetes and neurological disorders. For patients with type 1 diabetes, the Company transplants microencapsulated islet cells so that near-normal blood glucose levels may be achieved without the need for administration of insulin or at significantly reduced levels. The company entered clinical trials for its diabetes product in 2007. For Parkinson’s disease, Huntington’s disease and other neurological disorders, the company is developing microencapsulated choroid plexus cells that deliver beneficial proteins and neurotrophic factors to the brain. LCT’s technology enables healthy living cells to be injected into patients to replace or repair damaged tissue without requiring the use of immunosuppressive drugs to prevent rejection. LCT also offers medical-grade porcine-derived products for the repair and replacement of damaged tissues, as well as for research and other purposes.

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Living Cell Technologies Ltd
PO Box 23 566
Hunters Corner
Manukau
+64 9 276 2690
lct@lctglobal.com

Rebecca Wilson
Investor and Media Relations
Mob: +61 417 382 931
Tel: +61 3 9866 4722
rwilson@bcg.com.au

I laughed when I read the email they sent out about this. “Brittle diabetes”? Seriously?

I guess I had better stop taking good care of myself when the trials come to the USA, so I can get their treatment quicker.

Better start eating candy bars pronto:)