Cytori Therapeutics announced it has received approval from Singapore’s Health Sciences Authority (HSA) for the Celution System for autologous re-implantation or reinfusion of a patient’s own adipose-derived regenerative cells (ADRCs). The system allows access to a patient’s own ADRCs at the point-of-care for various injuries and conditions.

“Celution System approval and claims in Singapore complements our existing Asia-Pacific approvals by strengthening market access in the region and reinforcing our global regulatory strategy,” said Seijiro Shirahama, Asia-Pacific president for Cytori. “We anticipate seeing a relevant impact on sales in 2014 as a result of the approval in Singapore, combined with recent approvals and registrations in Australia, New Zealand and in Japan.”

Asia-Pacific has been an important region for Cytori and continues to be, supported by an increasing number of regulatory approvals and issued patents. Cytori received patents in Singapore in 2007 and 2008 covering the Celution System and for vascular conditions relating to the use of ADRCs to restore blood flow.

A major medical market, Singapore is a medical innovation and research leader that ranked fourth in global healthcare infrastructure in the 2010 IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook. Singapore has devoted more than $12 billion in ongoing support for research, innovation and enterprise activities between 2011 and 2015, with $2.9 billion dedicated to the biomedical space.

For more information about Cytori Therapeutics, visit www.cytori.com

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