ViaCyte, Inc., a privately-held regenerative medicine company developing a stem cell-derived islet replacement therapy for the treatment of diabetes, today announced that Dr. Paul Laikind, President and Chief Executive Officer, will present at the 26th Annual Piper Jaffray Healthcare Conference as follows:

Dr. Laikind will review recent progress with the company's VC-01™ islet replacement product candidate for the treatment of type 1 diabetes, which recently entered clinical phase testing.  A Phase 1/2 trial to assess safety, tolerability, and efficacy of the product in human subjects with diabetes was launched in September 2014, and the first implant was announced in October 2014.  

The presentation will be webcast live at the aforementioned time, and archived for viewing 90 days thereafter, via the Company's website at www.viacyte.com, under the News and Events Section.