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Longeveron Announces Constructive Type C Meeting with U.S. FDA Ahead of Data Readout for ELPIS II Phase 2b Clinical Trial Evaluating Treatment for Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS)
MIAMI, May 08, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Longeveron Inc. (NASDAQ: LGVN), a clinical stage regenerative medicine biotechnology company developing cellular therapies for life-threatening and chronic aging-related conditions, today announced that a constructive Type C meeting with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) was held in late March, with the FDA providing their meeting summary in late April, to discuss the ongoing development of laromestrocel (LOMECEL-B®), a proprietary, sca
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