BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics (OTC.QB: BCLI), a leading developer of adult stem cell technologies for neurodegenerative diseases, today announced that it has received notification from the European Patent Office (EPO) of its intention to grant the company's patent application No. EP06766101.7 entitled "Isolated Cells and Populations Comprising Same for the Treatment of CNS Diseases."

This patent relates to the method of production of the company's proprietary stem cells induced to secrete large quantities of neurotrophic factors for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases. The company's proprietary NurOwn TM stem cell therapy was developed from this differentiation method.

"We are confident that strengthening our patent portfolio in the European Union, together with leveraging our Orphan Drug status there, will position us well when we pursue European marketing approval of our stem cell therapy," commented Chaim Lebovits, President of BrainStorm. "This is a very exciting moment for BrainStorm as this is our first patent to receive a notice of allowance in Europe. In the EU there are about 50,000 ALS patients."

BrainStorm is the exclusive worldwide licensee of these technologies from Ramot, the technology transfer company of Tel Aviv University, where they were developed by Professors Daniel Offen and Eldad Melamed.

About NurOwn TM

NurOwn TM is a proprietary, first-of-its-kind technology that induces autologous bone marrow-derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells (MSCs) to secrete Neurotropic Factors (NTF). The NurOwn treatment approach is to transplant these "MSC-NTF" cells back into the patient at or near the site of damage, in the spine and/or muscles.

Brainstorm Cell Therapeutics is currently conducting a Phase IIa ALS clinical trial with NurOwn at the Hadassah University Medical Center in Jerusalem. In this safety and preliminary efficacy trial, 12 patients have received combined intramuscular and intrathecal administration of NurOwn cells in three cohorts with increasing doses. The study participants are being followed for six months after transplantation.

The Company also plans to begin a Phase II clinical trial in the US in early 2014, pending FDA approval.

NurOwn was granted Orphan Drug designation by the US FDA and the European Commission (EC). Over 20 publications in leading scientific journals demonstrating NurOwn's mechanism of action, pharmacology and in vivo efficacy have been published by the Company's scientific team.

About BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics, Inc.

BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics Inc. is a biotechnology company engaged in the development of first-of-its-kind adult stem cell therapies derived from autologous bone marrow cells for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases. The Company holds the rights to develop and commercialize its NurOwn technology through an exclusive, worldwide licensing agreement with Ramot, the technology transfer company of Tel Aviv University. For more information, visit the company's website at www.brainstorm-cell.com.

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