Athersys Inc (ATHXQ)

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Other than placing patients on a ventilator, there is no effective treatment for ARDS. In January, in the early stages of the COVID-19 outbreak, as part of the U.S. Government's COVID-19 CoronaWatch program, we were approached by BARDA in its leadership role focused on expediting diagnostics, vaccines, antivirals and therapeutic treatments for these patients. After undergoing multiple reviews, we are pleased to announce that MultiStem® was designated as a “Highly Relevant” therapeutic for COVID-19 by BARDA. We now are working to expedite the further advancement