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Neuralstem, Inc.

Industry:   Health Care - Biotechnology: Biological Products (No Diagnostic Substances) Stock Symbol:   CUR - NASDAQ Animal Usage:   Animal Testing

Our Opinion

Neuralstem, Inc. is on the Cruelty Free Investing list for exploiting animals because the company does animal testing for some of their medical analysis and clinical research.

Supporting Evidence:

The company stated in the following article that they conduct pre-clinical trials of their drugs on animals.

“In preclinical animal work, Neuralstem cells both made synaptic contact with the host motor neurons and expressed neurotrophic growth factors, which are protective of cells.” Read the following article

Company Description

Neuralstem, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company, which engages in the research, development, and commercialization of central nervous system therapies based on human neuronal stem cells and small molecule compounds. Its patented technology enables the commercial-scale production of central nervous system stem cells. The company was founded by I. Richard Garr, Karl Y. Johe, and Merrill Solomon in 1996 and is headquartered in Germantown, MD. [Source: MarketWatch]

Company Website: http://www.neuralstem.com

Contact:   http://www.neuralstem.com/contact; IR: dspangler@neuralstem.com;