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The Company also announced that its gross profit increased to $195,260 in2008 compared to $159,828 during the same period last year. "Significantly,we were able to decrease operating expenses twenty-four percent to $356,060 inthe first quarter of 2008 compared to $471,922 last year," said James DeOlden,CEO. LifeSteam International announced a loss for the quarter due toadjustments for non-operating, non-cash derivates embedded in the Company'sfinancing instrument.
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"The therapeutic possibilities that may be provided by collecting andpreserving healthy adult stem cells on a pre-disease basis may revolutionizethe practice of medicine. The power and promise of stem cell therapies is justemerging, and the corresponding development of new clinical applications andtherapies are expected to follow. LifeStem's Stem Cell Microbank(TM) Servicefocuses on refining existing collection processes that are gaining significantacceptance. The focus will be providing a stem cell collection process andstorage service that maintains adult stem cells for future use and broadensthe availability of a collection and storage service," Mr. DeOlden said. TheCompany's initial client collections through the Stem Cell Microbank(TM),originally scheduled for May 10, have been, at the clients' request,rescheduled for June 20.
About LifeStem International, Inc.
LifeStem International, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: LSTM) is the emerginglife sciences company (http://www.lifesteminternational.com), concentrating onproviding products and platforms to the research market for biotech andpharmaceutical companies and to academic institutions, as well as providingservices in the collection, processing and storage of adult stem cells.
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