CAMBRIDGE, Mass., July 29, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vericel Corporation (NASDAQ:VCEL), a leading developer of patient-specific expanded cellular therapies for the treatment of severe diseases and conditions, today announced the following webcast and conference call:

What:	Vericel Corporation Second-Quarter 2015 Earnings Call
When:	Wednesday, August 12, 2015 at 8:00am (ET)
Where:	http://investors.vcel.com/events.cfm
How:	The conference call will be available live in the Investors section of the Vericel
	website at http://investors.vcel.com/events.cfm. Please access the site at least 15
	minutes prior to the scheduled start time in order to download the required audio
	software if necessary.
	To participate in the live call by telephone, please call (877) 312-5881 and
	reference Vericel Corporation second-quarter 2015 investor conference 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.cfm until Friday, August 12, 2016. A replay of the call will also be available until 11:59 pm (EDT) on Sunday, August 16, 2015 by calling (855) 859-2056, or from outside the U.S. (404) 537-3406.  The conference ID is 83124058. 

About Vericel Corporation

Vericel Corporation (formerly Aastrom Biosciences, Inc.) is a leader in developing patient-specific expanded cellular therapies for use in the treatment of patients with severe diseases and conditions. The company markets two autologous cell therapy products in the U.S.: Carticel^® (autologous cultured chondrocytes), an autologous chondrocyte implant for the treatment of cartilage defects in the knee, and Epicel^® (cultured epidermal autografts), a permanent skin replacement for the treatment of patients with deep-dermal or full-thickness burns comprising greater than or equal to 30% of total body surface area. Vericel is also developing MACI&#8482, a third-generation autologous chondrocyte implant for the treatment of cartilage defects in the knee, and ixmyelocel-T, a patient-specific multicellular therapy for the treatment of advanced heart failure due to ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy. For more information, please visit the company's website at www.vcel.com.

Chad Rubin
The Trout Group

(646) 378-2947
or
Lee Stern
The Trout Group

(646) 378-2922