Lineage Cell Therapeutics withdraws CIRM grant application, plans resubmission

Published 28/11/2025, 22:24
Lineage Cell Therapeutics withdraws CIRM grant application, plans resubmission

Lineage Cell Therapeutics, Inc. (NYSE American:LCTX) announced Friday it has withdrawn its application for a Clinical Trial (CLIN2) award from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM). The grant was intended to support continued clinical development of OPC1, a treatment candidate for spinal cord injuries. The biotech company, currently valued at $424 million with shares trading at $1.76, has seen remarkable price appreciation of 250% year-to-date.

According to a press release statement and a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the company withdrew its application after receiving comments from CIRM earlier in the week. Lineage stated that CIRM did not identify any specific content deficiencies in the application. Following discussions with CIRM representatives on Tuesday, the company plans to address the feedback and submit a revised application during the next CIRM grant application cycle, which is scheduled for January 2026.

Lineage said that neither the withdrawal nor the planned resubmission will affect its ongoing or planned development activities for OPC1. The company also reported that its current DOSED clinical study, which is evaluating a delivery device for OPC1 in both subacute and chronic spinal cord injury participants, will continue as planned.

The information is based on a press release statement and details provided in the company’s SEC filing.

In other recent news, Lineage Cell Therapeutics Inc. reported its financial results for the third quarter of 2025, revealing an earnings miss. The company announced earnings per share of -$0.13, which was significantly below the analysts’ forecast of -$0.02, marking a negative surprise of 550%. Despite this, Lineage Cell Therapeutics reported revenue of $3.68 million, surpassing the expected $2.3 million. In another development, the company raised $21 million through the sale of 12 million common shares to Janus Henderson Investors. The shares were sold at a price of $1.75 each as part of the company’s at-the-market offering program. This transaction was disclosed following a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These recent developments highlight the company’s financial activities and market interactions.

This article was generated with the support of AI and reviewed by an editor. For more information see our T&C.

Latest comments

Risk Disclosure: Trading in financial instruments and/or cryptocurrencies involves high risks including the risk of losing some, or all, of your investment amount, and may not be suitable for all investors. Prices of cryptocurrencies are extremely volatile and may be affected by external factors such as financial, regulatory or political events. Trading on margin increases the financial risks.
Before deciding to trade in financial instrument or cryptocurrencies you should be fully informed of the risks and costs associated with trading the financial markets, carefully consider your investment objectives, level of experience, and risk appetite, and seek professional advice where needed.
Fusion Media would like to remind you that the data contained in this website is not necessarily real-time nor accurate. The data and prices on the website are not necessarily provided by any market or exchange, but may be provided by market makers, and so prices may not be accurate and may differ from the actual price at any given market, meaning prices are indicative and not appropriate for trading purposes. Fusion Media and any provider of the data contained in this website will not accept liability for any loss or damage as a result of your trading, or your reliance on the information contained within this website.
It is prohibited to use, store, reproduce, display, modify, transmit or distribute the data contained in this website without the explicit prior written permission of Fusion Media and/or the data provider. All intellectual property rights are reserved by the providers and/or the exchange providing the data contained in this website.
Fusion Media may be compensated by the advertisers that appear on the website, based on your interaction with the advertisements or advertisers
© 2007-2025 - Fusion Media Limited. All Rights Reserved.