International Stem Cell Corporation is a clinical-stage biotechnology company that is focused on therapeutic and biomedical product development. The Company is primarily a research and development company for the therapeutic market, which has focused on advancing potential clinical applications of human parthenogenetic stem cells (hpSCs) for the treatment of various diseases of the central nervous system and liver diseases. The Company's products are based on human cell culture and types of pluripotent stem cells and hpSCs. The Company's subsidiaries include Lifeline Cell Technology, LLC (LCT), which develops, manufactures and commercializes primary human cell research products for the biomedical market; Lifeline Skin Care, Inc. (LSC), which develops, manufactures and markets a category of anti-aging skin care products for anti-aging market, and Cyto Therapeutics Pty. Ltd. (Cyto Therapeutics) performs research and development (R&D) for the therapeutic market.