LEUVEN, BELGIUM--(Marketwire - Feb 4, 2013) - TiGenix (EURONEXT BRUSSELS: [ TIG ]), a leader in the field of cell therapy, announced today that during the first half of 2013 the company will present at a number of key events in Europe and the U.S. geared at investor, industry, and academic audiences to highlight the commercial potential of ChondroCelect®, the only approved cell therapy in Europe, and of the company's innovative proprietary allogeneic stem cell platform with programs in Phase II, and III for respectively the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (Cx611) and perianal fistulas in Crohn's disease (Cx601).

February 11-12
BIO CEO Investor Conference, The Waldorf Astoria, New York, NY, U.S.
Presenter: Eduardo Bravo, CEO
Date & time: Tuesday, February 12, 8:30 - 8:55
Room: Room Conrad
[ Click here for access to live webcast ] (registration free, but required)
Replay available 1 hour after live event; archived webcast expires May 12, 2013

February 19
8^thAnnual Stem Cell Summit, Battery Gardens, Battery Park, New York, NY, U.S.
Presenter: Eduardo Bravo, CEO
Date & time: Tuesday, February 19, 11:55 - 12:18

March 11-13
BIO-Europe Spring, Centre Convencions Internacional, Barcelona, Spain
Attendees: Eduardo Bravo, CEO, Claudia Jiménez, Senior Director Corporate Development

March 16
KBC Bolero/Flanders Bio Retail Event, KBC Tower, Ghent, Belgium
Presenter: Eduardo Bravo, CEO

March 19
KBC Healthcare Conference, Brussels, Belgium
Attendees: Eduardo Bravo, CEO, Claudia D'Augusta, CFO

March 23
Dag van de Belegger, KBC Private Banking, Leuven, Belgium
Presenter: Wilfried Dalemans, CTO
Location: Archipel Business Center
Date & time: Saturday, March 23, 11:45 - 12:30

April 15-16
8th edition European Smallcap Event, Paris, France
Attendees: Eduardo Bravo, CEO, Claudia D'Augusta, CFO

April 17
BioCapital, The Grand, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Presenter: Claudia D'Augusta, CFO

April 17
RegenMed Investor Day, New York, NY, U.S.
Presenter: Eduardo Bravo, CEO

April 22-25
BIO International Convention, McCormick Place, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Attendee: Claudia Jimenez, Senior Director Corporate Development

April 23
6^thAnnual Kempen & Co Healthcare Conference, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Attendee: Claudia D'Augusta, CFO

May 21-23
World Stem Cell & Regenerative Medicine Congress, Victoria Plaza, London, UK.
Presenter: Eduardo Bravo, CEO
Date & time: Tuesday, May 21, 10:05 - 10:30
Title: Commercial financing: exploiting translational funding opportunities

May 22-23
BioEquity Europe 2013, Stockholm, Sweden
Presenter: Eduardo Bravo, CEO

May 30
Knowledge for Growth, ICC Ghent, Belgium
Attendee: Wilfried Dalemans, CTO

About TiGenix

TiGenix NV (EURONEXT BRUSSELS: [ TIG ]) is a leading European cell therapy company with a marketed product for cartilage repair, ChondroCelect®, and a strong pipeline with clinical stage allogeneic adult stem cell programs for the treatment of autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. TiGenix is based out of Leuven (Belgium) and has operations in Madrid (Spain), and Sittard-Geleen (the Netherlands). For more information please visit[ www.tigenix.com ].

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