** Shares of regenerative tissue developer PTE.O jump 15%
to $1.52 premarket
** Co says board has formed strategic review committee to
enhance shareholder value; to review operational strategies that
advance regulatory process for SkinTE and future financing
** SkinTE is human cellular and tissue-based product derived
from patient's own skin to regenerate skin with all its layers
** "The Board believes that, working with the FDA, the
pursuit of a biologics license application for SkinTE is the
right path to improving shareholder value in the future" - Board
Chairman Peter Cohen urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nBw92JlfPa
** Cohen says co's lead asset SkinTE offers tremendous
benefits to patients suffering from debilitating wounds
** Committee also to review potential strategic
opportunities and make recommendations to the board
(Reporting by Sanjana Shivdas in Bengaluru)
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