HAIFA, Israel, Nov. 12, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Pluristem Therapeutics Inc. (PSTI) (PSTI.TA), a leading developer of placenta-based cell therapy products, announced today that it has been granted a patent in both Australia and New Zealand for the use of a specified population of placental cells for treating several medical indications. The patent, titled “Adherent cells from placenta and use of same in disease treatment” has been issued in Australia, Patent No. 2010322808, and in New Zealand, Patent No. 600651.

The patents’ claims include the use of the population of placental cells in the treatment of muscle trauma, muscle defect, neuropathic pain, peripheral nerve injury, and neurodegenerative diseases.

“These patents, which cover multiple indications and bring the Company’s total to 32 granted patents, are timely, as we’ve demonstrated Pluristem’s ability to use its technology platform to develop distinct cell therapy product lines for the potential treatment of different conditions. We continue to evaluate additional indications for PLX-PAD and PLX-RAD, our first two cell therapy products,” stated Pluristem CEO Zami Aberman.

WILMINGTON, Mass., Nov. 11, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Implant Sciences Corporation (IMSC), a high technology supplier of systems and sensors for homeland security and defense markets, announced today it has entered into an Indefinite Delivery / Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with the United States Transportation Security Administration (TSA) for its QS-B220 desktop explosives trace detectors, which recently received TSA qualification for airport checkpoint passenger and baggage screening. The IDIQ, a necessary prerequisite for competing for TSA’s annual trace detection procurements, establishes contract terms under which the TSA could purchase up to $162 million of equipment and services.

“We are very pleased to receive an IDIQ of this magnitude from the TSA, just weeks after receiving approval for baggage and passenger screening. With this agreement, Implant Sciences becomes the first non-radioactive ETD manufacturer for passenger and baggage screening in airports. This is a testament to the performance and value delivered by our next-generation explosives trace detectors,” stated Implant Sciences’ CEO, Glenn D. Bolduc.

About the QS-B220 Desktop Explosives Trace Detector

The QS-B220 uses Ion Mobility Spectrometry (IMS) to rapidly detect and identify trace amounts of a wide variety of military, commercial, and homemade explosives. Featuring a radioactive material-free design, push-button maintenance and diagnostics, and a patented inCal™ internal automatic calibration system, the QS-B220 brings new levels of performance and convenience to desktop trace detection users with unsurpassed ease of use.