Unassociated Document
 

 
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April __, 2008
Registration No. 333-            

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM S-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

Neuralstem, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
 
 
 
 
Delaware
 
52-2007292
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or
Organization)
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
Neuralstem, Inc.
9700 Great Seneca Highway
Rockville, Maryland 20850
(301) 366-4841
(Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Registrant’s Principal Executive Offices)

Paracorp Inc
40 E. Division Street Suite A
Dover, DE  19901
(888)-372-7273
(Name, Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent For Service)

With a copy to:
Raul Silvestre
Law Offices of Raul Silvestre & Associates, APLC
31200 Via Colinas, Suite 200
Westlake Village, CA 91362
(818)597-7552

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: From time to time after this registration statement becomes effective.

If the only securities being registered on this Form are being offered pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box.¨

If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of1933, other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest reinvestment plans, check the following box. x

If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act

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If this Form is a registration statement pursuant to General Instruction I.D. or a post-effective amendment thereto that shall become effective upon filing with the Commission pursuant to Rule 462(e) under the Securities Act, check the following box.¨

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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE 
 
Title of Each Class of
Securities to be Registered
 
Amount
to be
Registered(1)
 
Proposed
Offering Price
Per Share
 
Proposed
Aggregate
Offering Price
 
Amount
Of
Registration Fee
 
                   
Common Stock
   
615,309
   
1.9(2
)
 
1,169,087
 
$
45.95
 
Common Stock underlying Warrant
   
1,227,000
   
1.9(2
)
 
2,331,300
 
$
91.62
 
Total
   
1,842,309
              $ 137.57  
 
(1)
Pursuant to SEC Rule 416(a), also covers additional common shares that may be offered to prevent dilution as a result of stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions relating to these securities.
 
 
(2)
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the amount of the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457 under the Securities Act of 1933 based upon the average of the high and low prices of the registrant’s common stock on April 28, 2008 on the American Stock Exchange.
 
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The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. A registration statement relating to the securities has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We may not sell these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and it is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted.
 
SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED APRIL 30, 2008

PROSPECTUS
 
NEURALSTEM, INC.
 
1,842,309 Shares of Common Stock
 
This prospectus relates to the resale of up to 1,842,309 shares of our common stock being offered by the selling stockholders. We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of the shares of common stock by the selling stockholders.
 
Our shares of common stock are quoted on The American Stock Exchange under the symbol “CUR” The average of the high and low price of our common stock on April 28, 2008, was $1.90.
 
THIS INVESTMENT INVOLVES A HIGH DEGREE OF RISK. YOU SHOULD PURCHASE SHARES ONLY IF YOU CAN AFFORD A COMPLETE LOSS OF YOUR INVESTMENT. SEE “RISK FACTORS” BEGINNING ON PAGE 3 FOR A DISCUSSION OF RISKS APPLICABLE TO US AND AN INVESTMENT IN OUR COMMON STOCK.
 
NEITHER THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION NOR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION HAS APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED THESE SECURITIES, OR DETERMINED IF THIS PROSPECTUS IS TRUTHFUL OR COMPLETE. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 
Page
PROSPECTUS SUMMARY
1
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
 1
SUMMARY
 1
THE OFFERING 
 2
UNCERTAINTIES AND OTHER RISK FACTORS THAT MAY AFFECT OUR FUTURE RESULTS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
 3
Risks Relating to the Company's Stage of Development
 3
Risks Relating to Intellectual Property and Government Regulation
 5
Risks Relating to Competition
 5
Risks Relating to the Company's Reliance on Third Parties
 6
General Risks Relating to the Company's Business
 6
Risks Relating to the Company's Common Stock
 8
USE OF PROCEEDS
 10
SELLING SHAREHOLDERS
 10
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
 12
TRANSFER AGENT
 13
LEGAL MATTERS
 13
EXPERTS
 13
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
 13
INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION BY REFERENCE
 14
PART II - INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
 14
Indemnification Of Directors & Officers
 14
Other Expenses of Issuance & Distribution  
 15
Exhibits  
 15
Undertakings
 17
SIGNATURES
 18
 
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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY

This summary highlights information contained elsewhere in this prospectus. This summary is not complete and does not contain all of the information that you should consider before deciding to invest in our securities. We urge you to read this entire prospectus carefully, including the” Risk Factors” section and the consolidated financial statements and related notes included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on March 27, 2008. As used in this prospectus, unless context otherwise requires, the words “we,” “us,”“our,” “the Company” and “Neuralstem” refer to Neuralstem, Inc.

FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

This prospectus, and the documents incorporated into it by reference, contains forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act"), which are intended to convey our expectations or predictions regarding the occurrence of possible future events or the existence of trends and factors that may impact our future plans and operating results. These forward-looking statements are derived, in part, from various assumptions and analyses we have made in the context of our current business plan and information currently available to use and in light of our experience and perceptions of historical trends, current conditions and expected future developments and other factors we believe are appropriate in the circumstances. You can generally identify forward looking statements through words and phrases such as“believe”, “expect”, “seek”, “estimate”, “anticipate”, “intend”, “plan”, “budget”, “project”, “may likely result”, “may be”, “may continue” and other similar expressions.

When reading any forward-looking statement you should remain mindful that actual results or developments may vary substantially from those expected as expressed in or implied by such statement for a number of reasons or factors, including but not limited to:
 
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the success of our research and development activities, the development of a viable commercial production model, and the speed with which regulatory authorizations and product launches may be achieved;
 
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whether or not a market for our product develops and, if a market develops, the rate at which it develops;
 
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our ability to successfully sell our products if a market develops;
 
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our ability to attract and retain qualified personnel to implement our growth strategies;
 
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our ability to develop sales, marketing, and distribution capabilities;
 
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our ability to obtain reimbursement from third party payers for the products that we sell;
 
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the accuracy of our estimates and projections;
 
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our ability to fund our short-term and long-term financing needs;
 
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changes in our business plan and corporate strategies; and
 
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other risks and uncertainties discussed in greater detail in the section captioned “Risk Factors”
 
Each forward-looking statement should be read in context with and in understanding of the various other disclosures concerning our company and our business made elsewhere in this Prospectus as well as our public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. You should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statement as a prediction of actual results or developments. We are not obligated to update or revise any forward-looking statements contained in this Prospectus or any other filing to reflect new events or circumstances unless and to the extent required by applicable law. 

SUMMARY

Overview

Neuralstem is focused on the development and commercialization of treatments based on transplanting human neural stem cells.

We have developed and maintain a portfolio of patents and patent applications that form the proprietary base for our research and development efforts in the area of neural stem cell research. We own or exclusively license four (4) issued patents and thirteen (13) patent pending applications in the field of regenerative medicine and related technologies. We believe our technology base, in combination with our know-how, and collaborative projects with major research institutions provides a competitive advantage and will facilitate the successful development and commercialization of products for use in the treatment of a wide array of neurodegenerative conditions and in regenerative repair of acute disease.

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This is a young and emerging field. There can be no assurances that our intellectual property portfolio will ultimately produce viable commercialized products and processes. Even if we are able to produce a commercially viable product, there are strong competitors in this field and our product may not be able to successfully compete against them.
 
All of our research efforts to date are at the level of basic research or in the pre-clinical stage of development. We are focused on leveraging our key assets, including our intellectual property, our scientific team, our facilities and our capital, to accelerate the advancement of our stem cell technologies. In addition, we are pursuing strategic collaborations with members of academia. We are headquartered in Rockville, Maryland.

In addition to our core tissue based technology we have begun developing a Small-Molecule compound. The company has performed preliminary in vitro and in vivo tests on the compound with regard to neurogenesis. Based on the results of these tests we have applied for a U.S. patent on the compound.

Technology

Our technology is the ability to isolate human neural stem cells from most areas of the developing human brain and spinal cord and our technology includes the ability to grow them into physiologically relevant human neurons of all types. Our two issued core patents entitled: (i) Isolation, Propagation, and Directed Differentiation of Stem Cell from Embryonic and Adult Central Nervous System of Mammals; and (ii) In Vitro Generation of Differentiated Neurons from Cultures of Mammalian Multi-potential CNS Stem Cell contain claims which cover the process of deriving the cells and the cells created from such process.

What differentiates our stem cell technology from others is that our patented processes do not require us to “push” the cells towards a certain fate by adding specific growth factors. Our cells actually “become” the type of cell they are fated to be. We believe this process and the resulting cells create a technology platform that allows for the efficient isolation and ability to produce, in commercially reasonable quantities, neural stem cells from the human brain and spinal cord.

Our technology allows for cells to grow in cultured dishes, also known as in vitrogrowth, without mutations or other adverse events that would compromise their usefulness.

Research

We have devoted substantial resources to our research programs in order to isolate and develop a series of neural stem cell banks that we believe can serve as a basis for therapeutic products. Our efforts to date have been directed at methods to identify, isolate and culture large varieties of stem cells of the human nervous system, and to develop therapies utilizing these stem cells. This research is conducted both internally and through the use of third party laboratory consulting companies under our direct supervision.

As of December 31, 2007, we had 7 full-time employees. Of these employees three work on Research and development and four in administration. We also use the services of numerous outside consultants in business and scientific matters. We believe that we have good relations with our employees and consultants.
 
THE OFFERING
 
Common stock being offered by Selling Stockholders
 
Up to 1,842,309 shares
     
American Stock Exchange Symbol
 
CUR
     
Risk Factors
 
The securities offered by this prospectus are speculative and involve a high degree of risk and investors purchasing securities should not purchase the securities unless they can afford the loss of their entire investment. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page 3.

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RISK FACTORS
We have described below a number of uncertainties and risks which, in addition to uncertainties and risks presented elsewhere in this Prospectus, may adversely affect our business, operating results and financial condition.  The uncertainties and risks enumerated below as well as those presented elsewhere in this Prospectus should be considered carefully in evaluating our company and our business and the value of our securities.

Risks Relating to the Company's Stage of Development

Since the Company has a limited operating history and has significantly shifted its operations and strategies since inception, you cannot rely upon the Company's limited historical performance to make an investment decision. 
 
Since inception in 1996 and through December 31, 2007, the Company has recorded accumulated losses totaling $45,655,997. On December 31, 2007, the Company had a working capital surplus of $6,517,757 and stockholders' equity of $6,809,354. Our net losses for the two most recent fiscal years have been ($7,603,272) and ($3,147,487) for 2007 and 2006 respectively. Revenues for the twelve months ended December 31, 2007 were $306,057.
 
The Company's ability to generate revenues and achieve profitability depends upon its ability to complete the development of its stem cell products, obtain the required regulatory approvals, manufacture, and market and sell its products. In part because of the Company’s past operating results, no assurances can be given that the Company will be able to accomplish all or any these goals.

Although the Company has generated some revenue to date, the Company has not generated any revenue from the commercial sale of its proposed stem cell products. Since inception, the Company has engaged in several related lines of business and has discontinued operations in certain areas. For example, in 2002, the Company lost a material contract with the Department of Defense and was forced to close its principal facility and lay off almost all of its employees in an attempt to focus the Company’s strategy on its stem cell technology. This limited and changing history may not be adequate to enable you to fully assess the Company's current ability to develop and commercialize its technologies and proposed products, obtain approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”), achieve market acceptance of its proposed products and respond to competition. No assurances can be given as to exactly when, if at all, the Company will be able to fully develop, commercialize market, sell and derive material revenues from its proposed products in development.

The Company will need to raise additional capital to continue operations, and failure to do so will impair the Company's ability to fund operations, develop its technologies or promote its products. 

The Company has relied almost entirely on external financing to fund operations. Such financing has historically come primarily from the sale of common and preferred stock and convertible debt to third parties, the exercise of investor warrants and to a lesser degree from grants, loans and revenue from license and royalty fees. The Company anticipates, based on current proposed plans and assumptions relating to its operations (including the timetable of, and costs associated with, new product development) and financings the Company has undertaken prior to the date of this Prospectus, that its current working capital will be sufficient to satisfy contemplated cash requirements for approximately 11 months, assuming that the Company does not engage in an extraordinary transaction or otherwise face unexpected events or contingencies, any of which could affect cash requirements. As of December 31, 2007, the Company had cash and cash equivalents on hand of $7,403,737. Presently, the Company has a monthly cash burn rate of approximately $400,000. Accordingly, the Company will need to raise additional capital to fund anticipated operating expenses and future expansion after such period. Among other things, external financing will be required to cover the further development of the Company's technologies and products and other operating costs. The Company cannot assure you that financing whether from external sources or related parties will be available if needed or on favorable terms. If additional financing is not available when required or is not available on acceptable terms, the Company may be unable to fund operations and planned growth, develop or enhance its technologies, take advantage of business opportunities or respond to competitive market pressures. Any negative impact on the Company's operations may make capital raising more difficult and may also resulting a lower price for the Company's securities.

The Company may have difficulty raising needed capital in the future as a result of, among other factors, the Company's limited operating history and business risks associated with the Company.

The Company's business currently generates limited amounts of cash which will not be sufficient to meet its future capital requirements. The Company's management does not know when this will change. The Company has expended and will continue to expend substantial funds in the research, development and clinical and pre-clinical testing of the Company's stem cell technologies and products. The Company will require additional funds to conduct research and development, establish and conduct clinical and pre-clinical trials, commercial-scale manufacturing arrangements and to provide for the marketing and distribution. Additional funds may not be available on acceptable terms, if at all. If adequate funds are unavailable from any available source, the Company may have to delay, reduce the scope of or eliminate one or more of its research, development or commercialization programs or product launches or marketing efforts which may materially harm the Company's business, financial condition and results of operations.

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The Company's long term capital requirements are expected to depend on many factors, including:
 
·
continued progress and cost of its research and development programs;

progress with pre-clinical studies and clinical trials;
 
·
time and costs involved in obtaining regulatory clearance;
 
·
costs involved in preparing, filing, prosecuting, maintaining and enforcing patent claims;
 
·
costs of developing sales, marketing and distribution channels and its ability to sell the Company's stem cell products;
  
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costs involved in establishing manufacturing capabilities for commercial quantities of its products;
 
·
competing technological and market developments;
 
·
market acceptance of its stem cell products;
 
·
costs for recruiting and retaining employees and consultants; and
 
·
costs for educating and training physicians about its stem cell products.
 
The Company may consume available resources more rapidly than currently anticipated, resulting in the need for additional funding. The Company may seek to raise any necessary additional funds through the exercising of warrants, options, equity or debt financings, collaborative arrangements with corporate partners or other sources, which may be dilutive to existing stockholders or otherwise have a material effect on the Company's current or future business prospects. If adequate funds are not available, the Company may be required to significantly reduce or refocus its development and commercialization efforts.

The Company relies on stem cell technologies that it may not be able to commercially develop, which will prevent the Company from generating revenues, operating profitably or providing investors any return on their investment. 
 
The Company has concentrated its research on its stem cell technologies, and the Company's ability to generate revenue and operate profitably will depend on it being able to develop these technologies for human applications. These are emerging technologies with, as yet, limited human applications. The Company cannot guarantee that it will be able to develop its stem cell technologies or that such development will result in products or services with any significant commercial utility. The Company anticipates that the commercial sale of such products or services, and royalty/licensing fees related to its technology, will be the Company’s primary sources of revenues. If the Company is unable to develop its technologies, investors will likely lose their entire investment.
 
Inability to complete pre-clinical and clinical testing and trials will impair the viability of the Company. 
 
The Company is in its development stage and has not yet applied for approval by the FDA to conduct clinical trials. Even if the Company successfully files an Investigational New Drug Application (IND) and receives approval from the FDA to commence trials, the outcome of pre-clinical, clinical and product testing of the Company's products is uncertain, and if the Company is unable to satisfactorily complete such testing, or if such testing yields unsatisfactory results, the Company will be unable to commercially produce its proposed products. Before obtaining regulatory approvals for the commercial sale of any potential human products, the Company's products will be subjected to extensive pre-clinical and clinical testing to demonstrate their safety and efficacy in humans. No assurances can be given that the clinical trials of the Company's products, or those of licensees or collaborators, will demonstrate the safety and efficacy of such products at all, or to the extent necessary to obtain appropriate regulatory approvals, or that the testing of such products will be completed in a timely manner, if at all, or without significant increases in costs, program delays or both, all of which could harm the Company's ability to generate revenues. In addition, the Company's proposed products may not prove to be more effective for treating disease or injury than current therapies. Accordingly, the Company may have to delay or abandon efforts to research, develop or obtain regulatory approval to market its proposed products. Many companies involved in biotechnology research and development have suffered significant setbacks in advanced clinical trials, even after promising results in earlier trials. The failure to adequately demonstrate the safety and efficacy of a therapeutic product under development could delay or prevent regulatory approval of the product and could harm the Company's ability to generate revenues, operate profitably or produce any return on an investment in the Company.
 
The Company's additional financing requirements could result in dilution to existing stockholders.

At present, the Company is not able to finance it operations through the sales of its product. Accordingly, the Company will be required to secure additional financing. If the Company is able to obtain such additional financings such financing may be dilutive to current shareholders. The Company has the authority to issue additional shares of common stock and preferred stock, as well as additional classes or series of ownership interests or debt obligations which may be convertible into any one or more classes or series of ownership interests. The Company is authorized to issue 75,000,000 shares of common stock and 7,000,000 shares of preferred stock. Such securities may be issued without the approval or other consent of the Company's stockholders.
 
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Risks Relating to Intellectual Property and Government Regulation
 
The Company may not be able to withstand challenges to its intellectual property rights, such as patents, should contests be initiated in court or at the U.S Patent and Trademark Office.
 
The Company relies on its intellectual property, including its issued and applied for patents, as the foundation of its business. The intellectual property rights of the Company may come under challenge, and no assurances can be given that, even though issued, the Company's current and potential future patents will survive claims commencing in the court system alleging invalidity or infringement on other patents. For example, in 2005, the Company's neural stem cell technology was challenged in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office by a competitor. Although the Company prevailed in this particular matter upon re-examination by the patent office, these cases are complex, lengthy and expensive, and could potentially be adjudicated adversely to the Company, removing the protection afforded by an issued patent. The viability of the Company's business would suffer if such patent protection were limited or eliminated. Moreover, the costs associated with defending or settling intellectual property claims would likely have a material adverse effect on the Company.
  
The Company may not be able to adequately protect against piracy of intellectual property in foreign jurisdictions. 
 
Considerable research in the area of stem cell therapies is being performed in countries outside of the United States, and a number of the Company's competitors are located in those countries.  The laws protecting intellectual property in some of those countries may not provide protection for the Company's trade secrets and intellectual property adequate to prevent its competitors from misappropriating the Company's trade secrets or intellectual property.  If the Company's trade secrets or intellectual property are misappropriated in those countries, the Company may be without adequate remedies to address the issue.
 
The Company's products may not receive FDA approval, which would prevent the Company from commercially marketing its products and producing revenues. 

The FDA and comparable government agencies in foreign countries impose substantial regulations on the manufacture and marketing of pharmaceutical products through lengthy and detailed laboratory, pre-clinical and clinical testing procedures, sampling activities and other costly and time-consuming procedures. Satisfaction of these regulations typically takes several years or more and varies substantially based upon the type, complexity and novelty of the proposed product. The Company cannot yet accurately predict when it might first submit any Investigational New Drug, or IND, application to the FDA, or whether any such IND application would be granted on a timely basis, if at all, nor can the Company assure you that it will successfully complete any clinical trials in connection with any such IND application. Further, the Company cannot yet predict when it might first submit any product license application for FDA approval or whether any such product license application would be granted on a timely basis, if at all.  As a result, the Company cannot assure you that FDA approvals for any products developed by it will be granted on a timely basis, if at all. Any such delay in obtaining, or failure to obtain, such approvals could have a material adverse effect on the marketing of the Company's products and its ability to generate product revenue.

Because the Company or its collaborators must obtain regulatory approval to market its products in the United States and other countries, the Company cannot predict whether or when it will be permitted to commercialize its products. 

Federal, state and local governments and agencies in the United States (including the FDA) and governments in other countries have significant regulations in place that govern many of the Company's activities.  The Company is or may become subject to various federal, state and local laws, regulations and recommendations relating to safe working conditions, laboratory and manufacturing practices, the experimental use of animals and the use and disposal of hazardous or potentially hazardous substances used in connection with its research and development work. The preclinical testing and clinical trials of the products that the Company or its collaborators develop are subject to extensive government regulation that may prevent the Company from creating commercially viable products from its discoveries. In addition, the sale by the Company or its collaborators of any commercially viable product will be subject to government regulation from several standpoints, including manufacturing, advertising and promoting, selling and marketing, labeling, and distributing. If, and to the extent that, the Company is unable to comply with these regulations, its ability to earn revenues will be materially and negatively impacted. 
   
Risks Relating to Competition
 
The Company's competition includes both public and private organizations and collaborations among academic institutions and large pharmaceutical companies, most of which have significantly greater experience and financial resources than the Company does. 

The biotechnology industry is characterized by intense competition. The Company competes against numerous companies, many of which have substantially greater financial and other resources than it has. Several such enterprises have initiated cell therapy research programs and/or efforts to treat the same diseases targeted by the Company. Companies such as Geron Corporation, Genzyme Corporation, StemCells, Inc., Advanced Cell Technology, Inc., Aastrom Biosciences, Inc. and Viacell, Inc., as well as others, have substantially greater resources and experience in the Company's fields than it does, and are well situated to compete with us effectively. Of course, any of the world's largest pharmaceutical companies represent a significant actual or potential competitor with vastly greater resources than the Company's.
  
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Risks Relating to the Company's Reliance on Third Parties
 
The Company's outsource model depends on collaborators, non-employee consultants, research institutions, and scientific contractors to help it develop and test its proposed products. Our ability to develop such relationships could impair or delay our ability to develop products.

The Company's strategy for the development, clinical testing and commercialization of its proposed products is based on an outsource model. This model requires that the Company enter into collaborations with corporate partners, research institutions, scientific contractors and licensors, licensees and others in order to further develop its technology and develop products. In the event the Company is not able to enter into such relationships in the future, our: ability to develop products may be seriously hindered; or we would be required to expend considerable money and research to bring such research and development functions in house. Either outcome could result in our inability to develop a commercially feasible product or in the need for substantially more working capital to complete the research in-house. Also, we are currently dependent on collaborators for a substantial portion of our research and development. Although our collaborative agreements do not impose any duties or obligations on us other than the licensing of our technology, the failure of any of these collaborations may hinder our ability to develop products in a timely fashion. By way of example, our collaboration with John Hopkins University, School of Medicine yielded findings that contributed to our patent application entitled Transplantation of Human Cells for Treatment of Neurological Disorder. Had the collaboration not have existed, our ability to apply for such patent would have been greatly hindered. As we are under no financial obligation to provide additional funding under any of our collaborations, our primary risk is that no results are derived from the research.
 
We intend to rely upon the third-party FDA-approved manufacturers for our stem cells. Should these manufacturers fail to perform as expected, we will need to develop or procure other manufacturing sources, which would cause delays or interruptions in our product supply and result in the loss of significant sales and customers.
 
We currently have no internal manufacturing capability, and will rely extensively on FDA-approved licensees, strategic partners or third party contract manufacturers or suppliers. We current have an agreement with Charles River Laboratories for the manufacturing and storage of our cells. The agreement is a paid for services agreement and does not require us to purchase a minimum amount of cells. In the event Charles River Laboratories fails to provide suitable cells, we would be forced to either manufacture the cells ourselves or seek other third party vendors. Should we be forced to manufacture our stem cells, we cannot give you any assurance that we will be able to develop an internal manufacturing capability or procure third party suppliers. In the event we must seek alternative third party suppliers, they may require us to purchase a minimum amount of cells, could be significantly more expensive than our current supplier, or could require other unfavorable terms. Any such event would materially impact our prospects and could delay our development. Moreover, we cannot give you any assurance that any contract manufacturers or suppliers we procure will be able to supply our product in a timely or cost effective manner or in accordance with applicable regulatory requirements or our specifications
 
General Risks Relating to the Company's Business

The Company may be subject to litigation that will be costly to defend or pursue and uncertain in its outcome.

The Company's business may bring it into conflict with its licensees, licensors, or others with whom it has contractual or other business relationships or with its competitors or others whose interests differ from the Company's. If the Company is unable to resolve those conflicts on terms that are satisfactory to all parties, the Company may become involved in litigation brought by or against it. That litigation is likely to be expensive and may require a significant amount of management's time and attention, at the expense of other aspects of the Company's business. The outcome of litigation is always uncertain, and in some cases could include judgments against us that require the Company to pay damages, enjoin it from certain activities, or otherwise affect its legal or contractual rights, which could have a significant adverse effect on its business. 
 
The Company may not be able to obtain third-party patient reimbursement or favorable product pricing, which would reduce its ability to operate profitably.
 
The Company's ability to successfully commercialize certain of its proposed products in the human therapeutic field may depend to a significant degree on patient reimbursement of the costs of such products and related treatments at acceptable levels from government authorities, private health insurers and other organizations, such as health maintenance organizations. The Company cannot assure you that reimbursement in the United States or foreign countries will be available for any products it may develop or, if available, will not be decreased in the future, or that reimbursement amounts will not reduce the demand for, or the price of, its products with a consequent harm to the Company's business. The Company cannot predict what additional regulation or legislation relating to the health care industry or third-party coverage and reimbursement may be enacted in the future or what effect such regulation or legislation may have on the Company's business. If additional regulations are overly onerous or expensive or if health care related legislation makes its business more expensive or burdensome than originally anticipated, the Company may be forced to significantly downsize its business plans or completely abandon its business model.
 
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The Company's products may be expensive to manufacture, and they may not be profitable if the Company is unable to control the costs to manufacture them. 

The Company's products may be significantly more expensive to manufacture than most other drugs currently on the market today due to a fewer number of potential manufactures, greater level of needed expertise, and other general market conditions affecting manufacturers of stem cell based products.  The Company would hope to substantially reduce manufacturing costs through process improvements, development of new science, increases in manufacturing scale and outsourcing to experienced manufacturers. If the Company is not able to make these, or other improvements, and depending on the pricing of the product, its profit margins may be significantly less than that of most drugs on the market today. In addition, the Company may not be able to charge a high enough price for any cell therapy product it develops, even if they are safe and effective, to make a profit. If the Company is unable to realize significant profits from its potential product candidates, its business would be materially harmed.
 
In order to secure market share and generate revenues, the Company's proposed products must be accepted by the health care community, which can be very slow to adopt or unreceptive to new technologies and products. 
 
The Company's proposed products and those developed by its collaborative partners, if approved for marketing, may not achieve market acceptance since hospitals, physicians, patients or the medical community in general may decide not to accept and utilize these products. The products that the Company is attempting to develop represents substantial departures from established treatment methods and will compete with a number of more conventional drugs and therapies manufactured and marketed by major pharmaceutical companies. The degree of market acceptance of any of the Company's developed products will depend on a number of factors, including:
 
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the Company's establishment and demonstration to the medical community of the clinical efficacy and safety of its proposed products;
 
·
the Company's ability to create products that are superior to alternatives currently on the market;
 
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the Company's ability to establish in the medical community the potential advantage of its treatments over alternative treatment methods; and
 
·
reimbursement policies of government and third-party payors.
 
If the health care community does not accept the Company's products for any of the foregoing reasons, or for any other reason, the Company's business would be materially harmed.

We depend on two key employees for our continued operations and future success. A loss of either employee could significantly hinder our ability to move forward with our business plan. 

The loss of either of our key executive officers, Richard Garr and Karl Johe, would be significantly detrimental to us.
 
·
We currently do not maintain “key person” life insurance on the life of Mr. Garr. As a result, the Company will not receive any compensation upon the death or incapacity of this key individual;
 
 
·
We currently do maintain “key person” line insurance on the life of Mr. Johe. As a result, the Company will receive approximately $1,000,000 in the event of his death or incapacity.
 
In addition, the Company's anticipated growth and expansion into areas and activities requiring additional expertise, such as clinical testing, regulatory compliance, manufacturing and marketing, will require the addition of new management personnel and the development of additional expertise by existing management personnel. There is intense competition for qualified personnel in the areas of the Company's present and planned activities, and there can be no assurance that the Company will be able to continue to attract and retain the qualified personnel necessary for the development of its business. The failure to attract and retain such personnel or to develop such expertise would adversely affect the Company's business.
  
The Company has entered into long-term contracts with key personnel and stockholders, with significant anti-termination provisions, which could make future changes in management difficult or expensive. 

Messrs. Garr and Johe have entered into seven (7) year employment agreements with the Company which expire on November 1, 2012 and which include termination provisions stating that if either employee is terminated for any reason other than a voluntary resignation, then all compensation due to such employee under the terms of the respective agreement shall become due and payable immediately. These provisions will make the replacement of either of these employees very costly to the Company, and could cause difficulty in effecting a change in control of the Company. Termination prior to full term on the contracts would cost the Company as much as $1,700,000 per contract, and immediate vesting of all outstanding options (1,200,000 shares each).
 
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The Company has no product liability insurance, which may leave it vulnerable to future claims that the Company will be unable to satisfy. 

The testing, manufacturing, marketing and sale of human therapeutic products entails an inherent risk of product liability claims, and the Company cannot assure you that substantial product liability claims will not be asserted against it. The Company has no product liability insurance. In the event the Company is forced to expend significant funds on defending product liability actions, and in the event those funds come from operating capital, the Company will be required to reduce its business activities, which could lead to significant losses.
  
The Company cannot assure you that adequate insurance coverage will be available in the future on acceptable terms, if at all, or that, if available, the Company will be able to maintain any such insurance at sufficient levels of coverage or that any such insurance will provide adequate protection against potential liabilities. 

The Company has limited director and officer insurance and commercial insurance policies. Any significant claim would have a material adverse effect on its business, financial condition and results of operations. Insurance availability, coverage terms and pricing continue to vary with market conditions. The Company endeavors to obtain appropriate insurance coverage for insurable risks that it identifies, however, the Company may fail to correctly anticipate or quantify insurable risks, may not be able to obtain appropriate insurance coverage, and insurers may not respond as the Company intends to cover insurable events that may occur. The Company has observed rapidly changing conditions in the insurance markets relating to nearly all areas of traditional corporate insurance. Such conditions may result in higher premium costs, higher policy deductibles, and lower coverage limits. For some risks, the Company may not have or maintain insurance coverage because of cost or availability.
 
Risks Relating to the Company's Common Stock
 
Our common shares are sporadically or “thinly” traded, so you may be unable to sell at or near ask prices or at all if you need to sell your shares to raise money or otherwise desire to liquidate your shares
 
Our common shares have historically been sporadically or “thinly” traded, meaning that the number of persons interested in purchasing our common shares at or near ask prices at any given time may be relatively small or non-existent. This situation is attributable to a number of factors, including the fact that we are a small company which is relatively unknown to stock analysts, stock brokers, institutional investors and others in the investment community that generate or influence sales volume, and that even if we came to the attention of such persons, they tend to be risk-averse and would be reluctant to follow an unproven development stage company such as ours or purchase or recommend the purchase of our shares until such time as we became more seasoned and viable. As a consequence, there may be periods of several days or more when trading activity in our shares is minimal or non-existent, as compared to a seasoned issuer which has a large and steady volume of trading activity that will generally support continuous sales without a material reduction in share price. We cannot give you any assurance that a broader or more active public trading market for our common shares will develop or be sustained, or that current trading levels will be sustained. Due to these conditions, we can give you no assurance that you will be able to sell your shares at or near ask prices or at all if you need money or otherwise desire to liquidate your shares.
   
The market price for our common shares is particularly volatile given our status as a relatively unknown company with a small and thinly-traded public float, limited operating history and lack of revenues or profits to date could lead to wide fluctuations in our share price. The price at which you purchase our common shares may not be indicative of the price that will prevail in the trading market. You may be unable to sell your common shares at or above your purchase price, which may result in substantial losses to you. The volatility in our common share price may subject us to securities litigation.
 
The market for our common shares is characterized by significant price volatility when compared to seasoned issuers, and we expect that our share price will continue to be more volatile than a seasoned issuer. The volatility in our share price is attributable to a number of factors. First, as noted above, our common shares are sporadically or thinly traded. As a consequence of this lack of liquidity, the trading of relatively small quantities of shares by our shareholders may disproportionately influence the price of those shares in either direction. The price for our shares could, for example, decline precipitously in the event that a large number of our common shares are sold on the market without commensurate demand, as compared to a seasoned issuer which could better absorb those sales without a material reduction in share price. Secondly, we are a speculative or “risky” investment due to our limited operating history and lack of significant revenues to date, and uncertainty of future market acceptance for our products if successfully developed. As a consequence of this enhanced risk, more risk-adverse investors may, under the fear of losing all or most of their investment in the event of negative news or lack of progress, be more inclined to sell their shares on the market more quickly and at greater discounts than would be the case with the stock of a seasoned issuer. Additionally, in the past, plaintiffs have often initiated securities class action litigation against a company following periods of volatility in the market price of its securities. We may in the future be the target of similar litigation. Securities litigation could result in substantial costs and liabilities and could divert management’s attention and resources.
  
The following factors may add to the volatility in the price of our common shares:  actual or anticipated variations in our quarterly or annual operating results; government regulations, announcements of significant acquisitions, strategic partnerships or joint ventures; our capital commitments; and additions or departures of our key personnel. Many of these factors are beyond our control and may decrease the market price of our common shares, regardless of our operating performance. We cannot make any predictions or projections as to what the prevailing market price for our common shares will be at any time, including as to whether our common shares will sustain their current market prices, or as to what effect that the sale of shares or the availability of common shares for sale at any time will have on the prevailing market price.

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The Company faces risks related to compliance with corporate governance laws and financial reporting standards. 

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as well as related new rules and regulations implemented by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, require changes in the corporate governance practices and financial reporting standards for public companies. These new laws, rules and regulations, including compliance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 relating to internal control over financial reporting (“Section 404”), will materially increase the Company's legal and financial compliance costs and made some activities more time-consuming and more burdensome. Starting in 2007, Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 will require that the Company's management assess the Company's internal control over financial reporting annually and include a report on its assessment in its filings with the SEC.

The Company has identified significant weaknesses with regard to its financial control procedures. We have not remediated material weaknesses and significant deficiencies in our internal control over financing reporting.
 
We have made improvements to our internal control procedures, nevertheless, we continue to have material weaknesses and significant deficiencies in our internal control over financial reporting. We have hired additional personnel and are attempting to address these weaknesses and deficiencies, but until these are resolved, there is a greater risk of material error with respect to our financial reporting. In addition, costs of compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley and the level of effort required to remediate these material weaknesses may materially impact our results of operations, as well as distract management and employees from performing their regular activities.
 
While we have reviewed the design effectiveness of our internal controls over the accuracy of our financial statements, we have not tested the operating effectiveness of our internal controls over financing reporting. In the event the controls are not operating as designed, the risk exists that the financial statements are materially misstated.
 
A review of the process level controls was completed during the year, resulting in significant changes, including the outsourcing of the majority of the accounting and financial reporting functions. New controls and procedures were created and most were implemented. However there was not sufficient time to completely test these new process level controls. Management believes, assuming operational effectiveness, the existing controls provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
 
Additionally, a review of entity-level controls was completed by management, and based on management’s evaluation of the control environment; the size of the company; and the use of a third-party for the majority of financial and accounting activities; management considers the design of the entity-level controls to be sufficient, although the operational effectiveness has not been completely tested.
 
The Company does not intend to pay cash dividends on its common stock in the foreseeable future .

Any payment of cash dividends will depend upon the Company's financial condition, results of operations, capital requirements and other factors and will be at the discretion of the Board of Directors. The Company does not anticipate paying cash dividends on its common stock in the foreseeable future. Furthermore, the Company may incur additional indebtedness that may severely restrict or prohibit the payment of dividends.
  
Our issuance of additional common shares or preferred shares, or options or warrants to purchase those shares, could dilute your proportionate ownership and voting rights and negatively impact the value of your investment in our common shares as the result of preferential voting rights or veto powers, dividend rights, disproportionate rights to appoint directors to our board, conversion rights, redemption rights and liquidation provisions granted to the preferred shareholders, including the grant of rights that could discourage or prevent the distribution of dividends to you, or prevent the sale of our assets or a potential takeover of our company.
 
We are entitled under our certificate of incorporation to issue up to 75,000,000 common and 7,000,000 “blank check” preferred shares. As of December 31, 2007, we have issued and outstanding 31,410,566 common shares, 14,359,174 common shares reserved for issuance upon the exercise of current outstanding options and warrants, 949,371 common shares reserved for issuances of additional grants under our 2005 incentive stock plan, and 6,150,000 shares reserved for issuance of grants under our 2007 stock plan. Accordingly, we will be entitled to issue up to 22,130,919 additional common shares and 7,000,000 additional preferred shares. Our board may generally issue those common and preferred shares, or options or warrants to purchase those shares, without further approval by our shareholders based upon such factors as our board of directors may deem relevant at that time. Any preferred shares we may issue shall have such rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions as may be designated from time-to-time by our board, including preferential dividend rights, voting rights, conversion rights, redemption rights and liquidation provisions. It is likely that we will be required to issue a large amount of additional securities to raise capital to further our development and marketing plans. It is also likely that we will be required to issue a large amount of additional securities to directors, officers, employees and consultants as compensatory grants in connection with their services, both in the form of stand-alone grants or under our various stock plans. We cannot give you any assurance that we will not issue additional common or preferred shares, or options or warrants to purchase those shares, under circumstances we may deem appropriate at the time.
 
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USE OF PROCEEDS
 
This prospectus relates to shares of our common stock that may be offered and sold from time to time by the selling stockholders. There will be no proceeds to us from the sale of shares of common stock in this offering.

SELLING SHAREHOLDERS
 
This prospectus relates to the offering and sale, from time to time, of up to 1,842,309 shares of our common stock held by the stockholders named in the table below, which amount includes common shares issuable upon the exercise of warrants held by the selling stockholders. The selling stockholders may exercise their warrants at any time in their sole discretion. All of the selling stockholders named below acquired their shares of our common stock and warrants directly from us in private transactions.

Set forth below is information, to the extent known to us, setting forth the name of each Selling Shareholder and the amount and percentage of Common Stock owned by each (including shares that can be acquired on the exercise of outstanding warrants) prior to the offering, the shares to be sold in the offering, and the amount and percentage of Common Stock to be owned by each (including shares that can be acquired on the exercise of outstanding warrants) after the offering assuming all shares are sold. The footnotes provide information about persons who have investment voting power for the Selling Shareholders and about material transactions between the Selling Shareholders and the Company.

The selling stockholders may sell all or some of the shares of common stock they are offering, and may sell shares of our common stock otherwise than pursuant to this prospectus. The table below assumes that each selling stockholder exercises all of its warrants and sells all of the shares issued upon exercise thereof, and that each selling stockholder sells all of the shares offered by it in offerings pursuant to this prospectus, and does not acquire any additional shares. We are unable to determine the exact number of shares that will actually be sold or when or if these sales will occur.

The selling stockholders may sell all, some or none of their shares in this offering. See “Plan of Distribution.”

The total number of common shares sold under this prospectus may be adjusted to reflect adjustments due to stock dividends, stock distributions, splits, combinations, recapitalizations or the triggering anti-dilution protective provisions with regard to the common stock and warrants.

Unless otherwise stated below, to our knowledge no selling shareholder nor any affiliate of such shareholder has held any position or office with, been employed by or otherwise has had any material relationship with us or our affiliates during the three years prior to the date of this prospectus.

 
 
Common Shares
Owned Before Sale (1)
 
 
Common Shares
Owned After Sale (2)
 
Selling Shareholder
 
 Common Shares
 
  Warrants Shares
 
  Amount
 
% of Class
 
  Shares being registered
 
Amount
 
% of Class
 
JMG Capital Partners, L.P.
(2)(4)(i)
       
75,000
   
75,000
   
*
 
75,000
 
-
 
 
-
 
JMG Triton Offshore Fund, Ltd.
(2)(4)(ii)
       
75,000
   
75,000
   
*
 
75,000
 
-
 
 
-
 
MM & B Holdings, a California general partnership
(2)(5)
       
200,000
   
200,000
   
*
 
200,000
 
-
 
 
-
 
Apex Investment Fund, Ltd.
(2)(6)
       
100,000
   
100,000
   
*
 
100,000
 
-
 
 
-
 
IRA FBO J. Steven Emerson Rollover Account II Pershing LLC as Custodian
(2)(7)
       
90,000
 
   
90,000
 
   
*
 
 
90,000
 
 
-
 
 
 
 
-
 
 
W. Robert Ramsdell & Marjorie F. Ramsdell TTEE Ramsdell Family Trust DTD 7/7/94
(2)(8)
       
20,000
 
 
   
20,000
 
 
   
*
 
 
 
20,000
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
TRW Capital Growth Fund, LP
(2)(9)
       
30,000
   
30,000
   
*
 
30,000
 
-
 
 
-
 
The Jay Goldman Master Limited Partnership
(2)(10)(i)
       
40,000
   
40,000
   
*
 
40,000
 
-
 
 
-
 
Woodmont Investments
(2)(10)(ii)
       
40,000
   
40,000
   
*
 
40,000
 
-
 
 
-
 
Newberg Family Trust UTD 12/18/90
(2)(11)
       
80,000
   
80,000
   
*
 
80,000
 
-
 
 
-
 
Bristol Investment Fund, Ltd.
(2)(12)
       
200,000
   
200,000
   
*
 
200,000
 
-
 
 
-
 
The Muhl Family Trust, Philip E. Muhl & Kristin A. Muhl TTEES DTD 10-11-95
(2)(13)
       
20,000
 
   
20,000
 
   
*
 
 
20,000
 
 
-
 
 
 
-
 
 
Charles B. Runnels Family Trust DTD 10-14-93, Charles B Runnels & Amy Jo Runnels TTEES
(2)(14)
       
5,000
 
 
   
5,000
 
 
   
*
 
 
 
5,000
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
John W. Galuchie Jr. & Marianne C. Galuchie TTEES Galuchie Living Trust DTD 9-11-00
(2)(15)
       
2,000
 
 
   
2,000
 
 
   
*
 
 
 
2,000
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
Steven B. Dunn
(2)
       
50,000
   
50,000
   
*
 
50,000
 
-
 
 
-
 
Andrew Lessman
(2)
       
200,000
   
200,000
   
*
 
200,000
 
-
 
 
-
 
CJ CheilJedang Corporation
(3)(16)
 
615,309
         
615,309
   
1.9
 
615,309
 
-
 
 
-
 
                                         
Total
   
615,309
   
1,227,000
   
1,842,309
   
5.74
 
1,842,309
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
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* Less Than 1%

(1)
Pursuant to Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 of the Exchange Act, beneficial ownership includes any common shares as to which a shareholder has sole or shared voting power or investment power, and also any common shares which the shareholder has the right to acquire within 60 days, including upon exercise of common shares purchase options or warrants. There were 32,075,875 common shares outstanding as of April 21, 2008.
   
(2)
On October 31, 2007 the Company issued to existing warrant holders, warrants to purchase an aggregate of 1,227,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at $2.75 per share. The warrants were issued as consideration for the waiver of certain anti-dilutive provisions and participation rights as well as an inducement for such prior warrant holders to exercise previously outstanding warrants.  
   
On February 19, 2008, the Company issued 615,309 common shares in consideration for $2,500,000.
   
(4)
Jonathan Glaser: (i) as Managing Member of the General Partner of JMG Capital Management, LLC has dispositive power with respect to the securities to be offered for resale; and (ii) as Managing Member of the Investment Manager, Pacific Assets Management, of JMG Triton Offshore.
   
(5)
Bryan Ezralow as Trustee of the General Partner, the Bryan Ezralow 1994 Trust, has dispositive power with respect to the securities to be offered for resale.
   
(6)
Susan Fairhurst as Director of Apex Investment Fund, Ltd. has dispositive power with respect to the securities to be offered for resale.
   
(7)
Steven Emerson has dispositive power with respect to the securities to be offered for resale.
   
(8)
W. Robert Ramsdell as Trustee has dispositive power with respect to the securities to be offered for resale.
   
(9)
G. Tyler Runnels as Managing Principal of the general partner has dispositive power with respect to the securities to be offered for resale.
   
(10)
Jay G. Goldman as: (i) member of The Jay Goldman Master Limited Partnership; and (ii) Managing Partner of Jay Goldman Asset Management, LP, has dispositive power with respect to the securities to be offered for resale.
   
(11)
Bruce Newberg as Trustee has dispositive power with respect to the securities to be offered for resale.
   
(12)
Bristol Capital Advisors, LLC (“BCA”) is the investment advisor to Bristol Investment Fund, Ltd. (“Bristol”). Paul Kessler is the manager of BCA and as such has voting and investment control over the securities held by Bristol. Mr. Kessler disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities.
   
(13)
Philip Muhl as Trustee has dispositive power with respect to the securities to be offered for resale.
   
(14)
Charles B. Runnels as Trustee has dispositive power with respect to the securities to be offered for resale.
   
(15)
John W. Galuchie, Jr. as Trustee has dispositive power with respect to the securities to be offered for resale.
   
(16)
Chung, Seung Wook has dispositive power with respect to the securities to be offered for resale.

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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
 
Each selling shareholder (the “Selling Shareholder”) of the common stock and any of their pledgees, assignees and successors-in-interest may, from time to time, sell any or all of their shares of common stock on the over-the-counter bulletin board or any stock exchange, market or trading facility on which the shares are traded or in private transactions. These sales may be at fixed or negotiated prices. A Selling Shareholders may use any one or more of the following methods when selling shares:
 
·  
ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker-dealer solicits purchasers;
 
·  
block trades in which the broker-dealer will attempt to sell the shares as agent but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal to facilitate the transaction;
 
·  
purchases by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the broker-dealer for its account;
 
·  
an exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the applicable exchange;
 
·  
privately negotiated transactions;
 
·  
settlement of short sales entered into after the effective date of the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part;
 
·  
broker-dealers may agree with the Selling Shareholder to sell a specified number of such shares at a stipulated price per share;
 
·  
through the writing or settlement of options or other hedging transactions, whether through an options exchange or otherwise;
 
·  
a combination of any such methods of sale; or
 
·  
any other method permitted pursuant to applicable law.
 
The Selling Shareholder may also sell shares under Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), if available, rather than under this prospectus.
 
Broker-dealers engaged by the Selling Shareholder may arrange for other brokers-dealers to participate in sales. Broker-dealers may receive commissions or discounts from the Selling Shareholder (or, if any broker-dealer acts as agent for the purchaser of shares, from the purchaser) in amounts to be negotiated, but, except as set forth in a supplement to this Prospectus, in the case of an agency transaction not in excess of a customary brokerage commission in compliance with NASD Rule 2440; and in the case of a principal transaction a markup or markdown in compliance with NASD IM-2440.
 
In connection with the sale of the common stock or interests therein, the Selling Shareholders may enter into hedging transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions, which may in turn engage in short sales of the common stock in the course of hedging the positions they assume. The Selling Shareholders may also sell shares of the common stock short and deliver these securities to close out their short positions, or loan or pledge the common stock to broker-dealers that in turn may sell these securities. The Selling Sharehlolders may also enter into option or other transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions or the creation of one or more derivative securities which require the delivery to such broker-dealer or other financial institution of shares offered by this prospectus, which shares such broker-dealer or other financial institution may resell pursuant to this prospectus (as supplemented or amended to reflect such transaction).
 
The Selling Sharholders and any broker-dealers or agents that are involved in selling the shares may be deemed to be “underwriters” within the meaning of the Securities Act in connection with such sales. In such event, any commissions received by such broker-dealers or agents and any profit on the resale of the shares purchased by them may be deemed to be underwriting commissions or discounts under the Securities Act. Each Selling Shareholder has informed the Company that it does not have any written or oral agreement or understanding, directly or indirectly, with any person to distribute the Common Stock. In no event shall any broker-dealer receive fees, commissions and markups which, in the aggregate, would exceed eight percent (8%).
 
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The Company is required to pay certain fees and expenses incurred by the Company incident to the registration of the shares. The Company has agreed to indemnify the Selling Shareholder against certain losses, claims, damages and liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act.
 
Because Selling Shareholders may be deemed to be “underwriters” within the meaning of the Securities Act, they will be subject to the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act including Rule 172 thereunder. In addition, any securities covered by this prospectus which qualify for sale pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act may be sold under Rule 144 rather than under this prospectus. There is no underwriter or coordinating broker acting in connection with the proposed sale of the resale shares by the Selling Shareholders.
 
We agreed to keep this prospectus effective until the earlier of (i) the date on which the shares may be resold by the Selling Shareholders without registration and without regard to any volume limitations by reason of Rule 144(k) under the Securities Act or any other rule of similar effect or (ii) all of the shares have been sold pursuant to this prospectus or Rule 144 under the Securities Act or any other rule of similar effect. The resale shares will be sold only through registered or licensed brokers or dealers if required under applicable state securities laws. In addition, in certain states, the resale shares may not be sold unless they have been registered or qualified for sale in the applicable state or an exemption from the registration or qualification requirement is available and is complied with.
 
Under applicable rules and regulations under the Exchange Act, any person engaged in the distribution of the resale shares may not simultaneously engage in market making activities with respect to the common stock for the applicable restricted period, as defined in Regulation M, prior to the commencement of the distribution. In addition, the Selling Shareholders will be subject to applicable provisions of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, including Regulation M, which may limit the timing of purchases and sales of shares of the common stock by the Selling Stockholders or any other person. We will make copies of this prospectus available to the Selling Stockholders and have informed them of the need to deliver a copy of this prospectus to each purchaser at or prior to the time of the sale (including by compliance with Rule 172 under the Securities Act).
 
TRANSFER AGENT

The transfer agent for our common shares is American Stock Transfer, 59 Maiden Lane, Plaza Level, New York, NY 10038. We act as our own transfer agent with regard to our outstanding common share purchase options and warrants.
 

LEGAL MATTERS
 
The validity of the shares of common stock being offered hereby will be passed upon for us by The Law Offices of Raul Silvestre & Associates, Los Angeles, California.
 
EXPERTS
 
Our financial statements for the period of January 1, 2006 through December 31, 2006 and the related statements of operations, shareholders' equity (deficit) and cash flows for such period incorporated by reference in this Prospectus and registration statement have been audited by David Banerjee, independent registered public accountant, as set forth in this Prospectus, and are included in reliance upon such report given upon the authority of such firm as experts in accounting and auditing. David Banerjee has no interest in the shares being registered in this filing.

Our financial statements for the period of January 1, 2007 through December 31, 2007 and the related condensed of operations, shareholders' equity (deficit) and cash flows for such period incorporated by reference in this Prospectus and registration statement have been audited by Stegman & Company, independent registered public accountant, as set forth in this Prospectus, and are included in reliance upon such report given upon the authority of such firm as experts in accounting and auditing. Stegman & Company has no interest in the shares being registered in this filing.

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

We have filed with the SEC a registration statement to register the securities offered by this prospectus under the Securities Act. This prospectus is part of that registration statement, but omits certain information contained in the registration statement, as permitted by SEC rules. For further information with respect to our Company and this offering, reference is made to the registration statement and the exhibits and any schedules filed with the registration statement. Statements contained in this prospectus as to the contents of any document referred to are not necessarily complete and in each instance, if the document is filed as an exhibit, reference is made to the copy of the document filed as an exhibit to the registration statement, each statement being qualified in all respects by that reference. You may obtain copies of the registration statement, including exhibits, as noted in the paragraph below or by writing or telephoning us at:

NEURALSTEM, INC
9700 Great Seneca Highway,
Rockville, Maryland 20850
Attn: Chief Financial Officer
Tel : (301) 366-4841

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We file annual, quarterly and other reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. Our SEC filings are available to the public over the Internet at the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. You may also read and copy any document we file at the SEC’s Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, NE, Washington, D.C. 20549. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the Public Reference Room. You can also inspect reports, proxy statements and other information about us at the offices of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Reports Section, 1735 K Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20006.

INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION BY REFERENCE

We incorporate information into this prospectus by reference, which means that we disclose important information to you by referring you to another document filed separately with the SEC. The information incorporated by reference is deemed to be part of this prospectus, except for any such information superseded by information contained in later-filed documents or directly in this prospectus. This prospectus incorporates by reference the documents set forth below that we have previously filed with the SEC (excluding those portions of any Form 8-K that are not deemed “filed” pursuant to the General Instructions of Form 8-K). These documents contain important information about us and our financial condition.
 
 
 
The Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2007, filed with the SEC on March 27, 2008,
       
 
 
Our Definitive Proxy Statement filed on April 24, 2008; and
       
 
 
Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on February 25, 2008.
       
 
 
Our Registration Statement filed on Form 8-A filed with the SEC on August 23, 2007.

All reports and other documents we subsequently file pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act prior to the termination of this offering, including all such documents we may file with the SEC after the date of the initial registration statement and prior to the effectiveness of the registration statement, but excluding any information furnished to, rather than filed with, the SEC, will also be incorporated by reference into this prospectus and deemed to be part of this prospectus from the date of the filing of such reports and documents.

We will provide without charge to each person, including any beneficial owner, to whom this prospectus is delivered, upon written or oral request, a copy of any or all documents that are incorporated by reference into this prospectus, but not delivered with the prospectus, other than exhibits to such documents unless such exhibits are specifically incorporated by reference into the documents that this prospectus incorporates. You should direct written requests to: NEURALSTEM, INC, 9700 Great Seneca Highway, Rockville, Maryland 20850 Attn: Chief Financial Officer Tel: (301) 366-4841

 PART II
 
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
 
Indemnification Of Directors & Officers
 
 The Corporation Laws of the State of Delaware and the Company's Bylaws provide for indemnification of the Company's Directors for expenses actually and necessarily incurred by them in connection with the defense of any action, suit or proceeding in which they, or any of them, are made parties, or a party, by reason of having been Director(s) or Officer(s) of the corporation, or of such other corporation, except, in relation to matter as to which any such Director or Officer or former Director or Officer or person shall be adjudged in such action, suit or proceeding to be liable for negligence or misconduct in the performance of duty.  Furthermore, the personal liability of the Directors is limited as provided in the Company's Articles of Incorporation.
 
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers or persons controlling the Company pursuant to the foregoing provisions, the Company has been informed that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and is therefore unenforceable.
 
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Other Expenses of Issuance & Distribution 
 
The following table sets forth an itemization of all estimated expenses, all of which we will pay, in connection with the issuance and distribution of the securities being registered:
 
SEC Registration Fee
 
$
N/A
 
Financial Printer to EDGARize and Print Registration Statement
 
 
2,000
*  
Legal Fees and Expense
 
 
25,000
*
Accounting Fees and Expenses
 
 
10,000
*  
Miscellaneous
 
 
5,000
*  
Total
 
$
43,000
*  
 
*Estimated 
 
Exhibits 
 
        The following exhibits are included as part of this Prospectus. References to "the Company" in this Exhibit List mean Neuralstem, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
 
Exhibit Number
 
 Description
3.1
1
Articles of Incorporation of Neuralstem, Inc., as amended
 
 
 
3.2
1
Corporate Bylaws for Neuralstem, Inc.
 
 
 
3.2(i)
5
Amended and Restated Bylaws of Neuralstem, Inc. adopted on July 16, 2007
 
 
 
4.1
1
Option & Promissory Note Agreement between Neuralstem, Inc. and Stanley Westreich, dated October 6, 2003
 
 
 
4.2
1
2005 Stock Option Plan
 
 
 
4.2(i)
5
Amended and Restated 2005 Stock Plan adopted on June 28, 2007
 
 
 
4.3
1
Form of Stock Lockup Agreement
 
 
 
4.4
1
Non-qualified Stock Option Agreement between Neuralstem, Inc. and Richard Garr, dated July 28, 2005
 
 
 
4.5
1
Non-qualified Stock Option Agreement between Neuralstem, Inc. and Karl Johe, dated July 28, 2005
 
 
 
4.7
1
Form of $5.00 Option
 
 
 
4.8
1
September 2005 Stock Subscription Agreement
 
 
 
4.9
1
Consulting Fee Conversion Agreement and Stock Option Grant between Neuralstem, Inc. and Merrill Solomon, dated November 7, 2005
 
 
 
4.10
1
Debt Conversion Agreement and Stock Option Grant between Neuralstem, Inc. and Stanley Westreich , dated November 7, 2005.
 
 
 
4.11
1
Common Stock Purchase Agreement between Neuralstem, Inc. and High Tide, LLC and Steven B. Dunn, dated December 23, 2005
 
 
 
4.12
1
March 5, 2006 Private Placement Memorandum
 
 
 
4.13
1
Form of Placement Agent Warrant
 
 
 
4.14
1
Form of $1.50 Warrant (Series “A”)
 
 
 
4.15
1
Form of $2.00 Warrant (Series “B”)
 
 
 
4.16
2
Subscription Agreement for the March 2006 Private Placement
 
 
 
 
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4.17
3
Equity Investment and Share Purchase Agreement between Neuralstem, Inc. and Regal One Corporation, effective June 22, 2005 and amended September 15, 2005
 
 
 
4.18
3
Securities Purchase Agreement dated March 15, 2007
 
 
 
4.19
3
Common Stock Purchase Warrant dated March 15, 2007
 
3
Registration Rights Agreement dated March 15, 2007
 
 
 
4.21
5
Neuralstem, Inc. 2007 Stock Plan adopted on June 28, 2007
 
 
 
4.22
7
Form of Johe warrant issued on June 5, 2007
 
 
 
5.1
*
Consent of the Law Office of Raul Silvestre & Associates, APLC
     
10.1
1
Employment Agreement between CNS Stem Cell Technology, Inc. and I. Richard Garr, dated January 1, 1997 and Amendment, dated November 1, 2005
 
 
 
10.2
1
Employment Agreement between CNS Stem Cell Technology, Inc. and Karl Johe, dated January 1, 1997 and Amendment, dated November 1, 2005
 
 
 
10.3
1
Material Transfer and Research Agreement between Neuralstem, Inc. and the Regents of the University of John Hopkins, dated March 2, 2001
 
 
 
10.4
1
Research Agreement between Neuralstem, Inc. and the Regents of the University of California, San Diego, dated May 15, 2002
 
 
 
10.5
1
License Agreement between Neuralstem, Inc. and the Maryland Economic Development Corporation, dated February 1, 2004, and Amendment, dated March 14, 2004
 
 
 
10.6
1
Non-Exclusive Limited License and Material Transfer Agreement between Neuralstem, Inc. and A-T Children's Project, dated December 22, 2004
 
 
 
10.7
1
Exclusive License Agreement between Neuralstem, Inc. and Biomedical Research Models, Inc., dated February 7, 2005 and Amendment, dated May 20, 2006
 
 
 
10.8
1
Scientific Advisory Letter & Stock Option Agreement between Neuralstem, Inc. and Thomas Freemen, dated March 21, 2005
 
 
 
10.9
1
Laboratory Services and Confidentiality Agreement between Neuralstem, Inc. and Biopharmaceutical Services, a division of Charles River Laboratories, dated May 11, 2005
 
 
 
  10.10
1
Business Advisory Services and Warrant Agreement between Neuralstem, Inc. and Richard A. Hull, PhD, dated May 23, 2005
 
 
 
10.11
1
Limited Exclusive License Agreement between Neuralstem, Inc. and High Med Technologies, Inc., dated July 7, 2005
 
 
 
10.12
1
Consulting Agreement for Financial Public Relations Services and Non-Qualified Stock Option as Amended between Neuralstem, Inc. and Equity Communications, LLC, dated August 29, 2005 and November 1, 2005
 
 
 
10.13
1
Research Agreement between Neuralstem, Inc. and the Regents of the University of Southern Florida, dated September 21, 2005
 
 
 
1
Business Advisory Services and Warrant Agreement between Neuralstem, Inc. and the J.D. Group, LLC, dated October 15, 2005
 
 
 
10.15
1
Consulting Fee Conversion Agreement between Neuralstem, Inc. and Einhorn Associates, Inc., dated November 14, 2005
 
 
 
10.16
1
Lease of Vivarium Room between Neuralstem Inc. and Perry Scientific, dated February 14, 2006
 
 
 
10.17
1
Research Agreement between Neuralstem, Inc. and the Regents of the University of Central Florida, dated March 1, 2006
 
 
 
 
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10.18
6
Exclusive Option Agreement dated February 19, 2008
 
 
 
10.19
6
Securities Purchase Agreement dated February 19, 2008
 
 
 
10.20
6
Registration Rights Agreement dated February 19, 2008
 
 
 
14.1
1
Neuralstem Code of Ethics
 
 
 
14.2
4
Neuralstem Financial Code of Professional Conduct adopted May 16, 2007
 
 
 
23 (a)
*
Consent of Stegman & Company
 
 
 
23 (b)
*
Consent of David Banerjee, CPA
 
 
 
23 (c)
*
Consent of the Law Office of Raul Silvestre & Associates, APLC, filed as part of Exhibit 5.1
 
 
 
99.1
1
Grant Number 1 R43 MH071958-01A2 from the National Institute of Mental Health to Neuralstem, Inc., issued September 30, 2005
  
99.2
1
Grant Number 3 R43 MH071958-01A2S1 from the National Institute of Mental Health to Neuralstem, Inc., issued November 22, 2005
 
 
 
99.3
1
Award Conditions and Information for National Institute of Health Grants
 
Filed herewith * 

1.               Filed as an exhibit to Issuers SB-2/A filed on June 21, 2006
2.               Filed as an exhibit to Issuers SB-2/A filed on July 26, 2006
3.               Filed as an exhibit to the Current Report Filed on Form 8-K on March 16, 2007
4.               Filed as an exhibit to the Current Report Filed on Form 8-K on June 6, 2007
5.               Filed as an exhibit to Issuers quarterly report filed on form 10-QSB on August 18, 2007
6.               Filed as an exhibit to the Current Report Filed on Form 8-K on February 25, 2008
7.               Filed as an exhibit to our Annual Report Filed on Form 10-KSB on March 27, 2008 
 
Undertakings
 
The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes to:
 
(1)     File, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement to:  
 
        (i) Include any Prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act");
 
        (ii) Reflect in the Prospectus any facts or events which, individually or together, represent a fundamental change in the information in the registration statement; and notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of the securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of Prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective registration statement; and 
 
        (iii) Include any additional or changed material information on the plan of distribution.  
 
(2)     For determining liability under the Securities Act, treat each post-effective amendment as a new registration statement of the securities offered, and the offering of the securities at that time to be the initial bona fide offering.
 
(3)     File a post-effective amendment to remove from registration any of the securities that remain unsold at the end of the offering.  
 
(4)     For purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, treat the information omitted from the form of Prospectus filed as part of this registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A and contained in a form of Prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(1) or (4) or 497(h) under the Securities Act as part of this registration statement as of the time it was declared effective.  
 
(5)     For determining any liability under the Securities Act, treat each post-effective amendment that contains a form of Prospectus as a new registration statement for the securities offered in the registration statement, and that offering of the securities at that time as the initial bona fide offering of those securities.  
 
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Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.  
 
In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
 
SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Rockville, State of Maryland, on April 30, 2008.
 
 
 
 
NEURALSTEM, INC
 
 
By:
 
/s/ I. Richard Garr
I. Richard Garr, President, Chief Executive Officer and Director

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints I Richard Garr and John Conron and each of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including pre-and post-effective amendments) to this registration statement and any additional registration statement pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, and to file the same with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the SEC, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents or their substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated:

REGISTRANT’S OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
 
 
 
 
 
Name
  
Title
 
Date
/s/ I. Richard Garr
     I. Richard Garr
  
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal executive officer)
 
April 30, 2008
 
 
 
/s/ John Conron
     John Conron
  
Chief Financial Officer (Principal financial and accounting officer)
 
April 30, 2008
 
 
 
/s/ Karl Johe
     Karl Johe
  
Chairman of the Board and Director
 
April 30, 2008
 
 
 
/s/ William Oldaker
     William Oldaker
  
Director
 
April 30, 2008
 
 
 
/s/ Scott Ogilvie
     Scott Ogilvie
  
Director
 
April 30, 2008
 
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