Pluri Inc.

Pluri Inc., formerly Pluristem Therapeutics, is an Israeli company engaged in the development of human placental adherent stromal cells for commercial use in disease treatment.

A Phase III trial of PLX-(PAD)-peripheral arterial disease cells in the treatment of critical limb ischemia has been cleared to start enrolling patients by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

[13] The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has also cleared Pluristem to commence patient enrollment in a Phase I trial of its PLX-R18 cells to treat insufficient hematopoietic recovery following bone marrow transplant.

[14] PLX-R18 were initially developed with Professor Raphael Gorodetsky at Hadassah Hospital for the treatment of acute radiation syndrome and enhancement of bone marrow regeneration.

[18] In May 2012, Pluristem reported that its experimental PLacental eXpanded cells were injected into the muscles of a 7-year-old Romanian girl undergoing treatment for bone marrow aplasia disease at the Hadassah Medical Center in Jerusalem.

[24] In September 2012 Pluristem reported saving the life of a third bone marrow disease patient using its PLacental eXpanded cell treatment, again at Jerusalem's Hadassah Medical Center and again under the terms of compassionate use.

In January 2016, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) gave Pluristem Therapeutics the go-ahead to move forward with its innovative treatment approach for hematopoietic disorders.

[34][35][36] Later in 2016, Pluristem announced it had partnered with Japan's Fukushima Medical University to test its placental-derived cellular therapy for radiation treatment and has been asked to join the United States National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases program.