Vericel to Report Second-Quarter 2018 Financial Results on August 6, 2018

Vericel Corporation (NASDAQ:VCEL), a leader in advanced cell therapies for the sports medicine and severe burn care markets, today announced the following webcast and conference call to discuss its second-quarter 2018 financial results and business highlights.

What:		Vericel Corporation Second-Quarter 2018 Earnings Call
When:		Monday, August 6, 2018 at 4:30pm (EDT)
Where:		http://investors.vcel.com/events-presentations
How:		The conference call will be available live in the Investors section of the Vericel website at http://investors.vcel.com/events-presentations.  Please access the site at least 15 minutes prior to the scheduled start time in order to download the required audio software if necessary.

To participate in the live call by telephone, please call [phone] and reference Vericel Corporation second-quarter 2018 earnings call.  If calling from outside the U.S., please use the international phone number [phone].

If you are unable to participate in the live call, the webcast will be available at http://investors.vcel.com/events-presentations until August 6, 2019.  A replay of the call will also be available until 7:30pm (EDT) on August 11, 2018 by calling [phone], or from outside the U.S. [phone].  The conference ID is 9699288.

About Vericel CorporationVericel is a leader in advanced cell 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.  For more information, please visit the company's website at www.vcel.com.

Epicel® and MACI® are registered trademarks of Vericel Corporation. © 2018 Vericel Corporation. All rights reserved.

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