CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Sept. 09, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vericel Corporation (NASDAQ:VCEL), a leader in advanced therapies for the sports medicine and severe burn care markets, today announced presentations at multiple upcoming investor conferences.

• The H.C. Wainwright 22^nd Annual Global Investment Conference on Tuesday, September 15^th at 10am EST
• The 2020 Cantor Global Healthcare Conference on Wednesday, September 16^th at 4:00pm EST
• The Oppenheimer Fall Healthcare Summit on Monday, September 21^st at 3:20pm EST

A live webcast of the 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 rights to NexoBrid^®, a registration-stage biological orphan product for debridement of severe thermal burns. For more information, please visit the company’s website at 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. © 2020 Vericel Corporation. All rights reserved.

Investor Contacts:
Lee Stern
Solebury Trout
lstern@soleburytrout.com
+1 646-378-2922