CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 24, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vericel Corporation (NASDAQ:VCEL), a leader in advanced cell therapies for the sports medicine and severe burn care markets, today announced the following webcast and conference call to discuss its first-quarter 2018 financial results and business highlights.

To participate in the live call by telephone, please call (877) 312-5881 and reference Vericel Corporation first-quarter 2018 earnings call.  If calling from outside the U.S., please use the international phone number (253) 237-1173.

If you are unable to participate in the live call, the webcast will be available at http://investors.vcel.com/events-presentations until May 8, 2019.  A replay of the call will also be available until 11:30am (EDT) on May 13, 2018 by calling (855) 859-2056, or from outside the U.S. (404) 537-3406.  The conference ID is 1564056.

About Vericel Corporation
Vericel is a leader in advanced cell 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.  For more information, please visit the company's website at www.vcel.com.

Epicel^® and MACI^® are registered trademarks of Vericel Corporation. © 2018 Vericel Corporation. All rights reserved.

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Investor Contacts:
Chad Rubin
Solebury Trout
crubin@troutgroup.com
+1 (646) 378-2947

Lee Stern
Solebury Trout
lstern@troutgroup.com
+1 (646) 378-2922

Source: Vericel Corporation