CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Sept. 06, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vericel Corporation (NASDAQ:VCEL), a leader in advanced therapies for the sports medicine and severe burn care markets, today announced that Company leadership will present at the upcoming Morgan Stanley and H.C. Wainwright investor conferences.

Nick Colangelo, President and CEO, and Joe Mara, CFO will participate in a fireside chat at the Morgan Stanley 20^th Annual Global Healthcare Conference at 8:00 a.m. ET on Tuesday, September 13, 2022. On Wednesday, September 14, 2022, Mr. Mara will engage in a fireside chat at 9:00 a.m. ET at the H.C. Wainwright 24^th Annual Global Investment Conference.

Webcasts of both presentations will be available on the Investor Relations section of the Vericel Corporation website at: http://investors.vcel.com.

About Vericel Corporation

Vericel is a leader in advanced therapies for the sports medicine and severe burn care markets. The company markets two cell therapy products in the United States. MACI^® (autologous cultured chondrocytes on porcine collagen membrane) is an autologous cellularized scaffold product indicated for the repair of symptomatic, single or multiple full-thickness cartilage defects of the knee with or without bone involvement in adults. Epicel^® (cultured epidermal autografts) is a permanent skin replacement for the treatment of patients with deep dermal or full thickness burns greater than or equal to 30% of total body surface area. The company also holds an exclusive license for North American commercial rights to NexoBrid^®, a registration-stage biological orphan product for debridement of severe thermal burns. For more information, please visit www.vcel.com.

Epicel^® and MACI^® are registered trademarks of Vericel Corporation. NexoBrid^® is a registered trademark of MediWound Ltd. and is used under license to Vericel Corporation. © 2022 Vericel Corporation. All rights reserved.

Investor Contact: 
Eric Burns
ir@vcel.com 
+1 (734) 418-4411

Media Contact: 
Julie Downs
media@vcel.com