Mesoblast
Mesoblast is a commercial-stage biotech developing allogeneic off-the-shelf mesenchymal lineage cell therapies for severe inflammatory conditions. Its FDA-approved Ryoncil treats pediatric SR-aGvHD, with a late-stage pipeline targeting heart failure, chronic low back pain, and autoimmune diseases.
- Company typePublic
- Founded2004
- HeadquartersMelbourne, Australia
- Headcount51–100
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What Mesoblast does
Mesoblast Limited is a commercial-stage biotechnology company founded in 2004 by physician scientist Silviu Itescu and dual-listed on the ASX (MSB) and NASDAQ (MESO). The company develops allogeneic (off-the-shelf) cellular medicines derived from a proprietary mesenchymal lineage cell (MLC) platform sourced from healthy adult donor bone marrow. These cells are expanded at industrial scale using proprietary media formulations and 2D/3D bioreactor technology, yielding cryopreserved cellular products that can be administered without donor-recipient matching or recipient immune suppression.
The company's commercial product is Ryoncil (remestemcel-L-rknd), the first FDA-approved mesenchymal stromal cell therapy for any indication, approved in December 2024 and commercially launched in April 2025 for pediatric steroid-refractory acute graft-versus-host disease (SR-aGvHD). Ryoncil generated approximately US$100 million in cumulative net revenues within its first year of launch, with Q3 FY2026 net revenues of US$30.3 million and full-year FY2026 guidance of US$110-120 million at 93% gross margin. The late-stage pipeline includes Revascor (rexlemestrocel-L) for chronic heart failure, MPC-06-ID for chronic discogenic low back pain, MPC-25-Osteo for spinal fusion, MPC-300-IV for biologic-refractory rheumatoid arthritis and diabetic nephropathy, and an expanding set of indications including adult SR-aGvHD and Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
Mesoblast monetizes through direct U.S. sales of Ryoncil to transplant centers, supplemented by licensing and royalty revenue from international partners including JCR Pharmaceuticals (Japan/TEMCELL), Grunenthal (Europe/Latin America), Tasly (China), and Takeda (Alofisel). In April 2026, the company acquired an exclusive worldwide license to a CAR technology platform from Mayo Clinic to engineer targeted MSC products for inflammatory and autoimmune diseases. The company operates from Melbourne, Australia with U.S. operations in New York and process development in Singapore, supported by a long-term manufacturing alliance with Lonza.
Mesoblast firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Mesoblast
- Legal name
- Mesoblast Ltd.
- Website
- https://mesoblast.com
- Company type
- Public
- Founded year
- 2004
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 51–100 employees
- Short description
- Mesoblast is a commercial-stage biotech developing allogeneic off-the-shelf mesenchymal lineage cell therapies for severe inflammatory conditions. Its FDA-approved Ryoncil treats pediatric SR-aGvHD, with a late-stage pipeline targeting heart failure, chronic low back pain, and autoimmune diseases.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Mesoblast industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Regenerative Medicine Cellular Therapies
- NAICS
- Biological Product (except Diagnostic) Manufacturing (325414), Research and Development in Biotechnology (except Nanobiotechnology) (541714)
- SIC
- Biological Products, (No Disgnostic Substances) (2836), Pharmaceutical Preparations (2834)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Cell Therapy Developers (Allogeneic/Off-the-shelf) (HLAAABAB)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Stem Cell Therapies (MSC/iPSC/HSC-derived) (HLAAABAE), Cell Therapy Enabling Technologies (gene editing, cell engineering, delivery methods) (HLAAABAL), Cell Therapy Manufacturing Services (GMP, autologous/allogeneic) (HLAAAKAC), Stem Cell–Based Regenerative Therapies (HLAAAGAA), Transplantation & Advanced Therapies Pharmaceuticals (incl. Cell & Gene Therapies) (HLAIAAAO)
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Where Mesoblast is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Melbourne
- HQ country
- Australia
- HQ region
- Oceania
Offices3 records
Markets served
Mesoblast business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain
Revenue model
- Ryoncil Product Sales: Commercial revenue from FDA-approved product Ryoncil (remestemcel-L-rknd) for pediatric SR-aGvHD. Launched April 2025, generating $48.7M net revenue in H1 FY2026 with 93% gross margin. Full-year FY2026 guidance of $110-120M net revenue.
- Licensing and Royalty Revenue: JCR Pharmaceuticals in Japan receives royalties on TEMCELL sales; potential milestones from Grunenthal (Europe/Latin America MPC-06-ID), Tasly (China Revascor/MPC-25-IC), and Takeda (Alofisel) with up to €20M plus royalties.
- CAR Technology Licensing: Mayo Clinic received shares as consideration for exclusive worldwide CAR technology license, with ongoing in-kind support including GMP manufacturing activities.
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels1 record
Marketing channels5 records
Mesoblast product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Mesoblast develops, manufactures, and commercializes allogeneic (off-the-shelf) cellular medicines based on proprietary mesenchymal lineage cell (MLC) technology for severe and life-threatening inflammatory conditions. Its marketed product, Ryoncil (remestemcel-L-rknd), is the first FDA-approved mesenchymal stromal cell therapy, indicated for steroid-refractory acute graft-versus-host disease in pediatric patients and commercially launched in the United States in April 2025. The company also advances a late-stage pipeline including Revascor for chronic heart failure and MPC-06-ID for chronic discogenic low back pain.
Product overview
Mesoblast is a commercial-stage biotechnology company and world leader in developing allogeneic (off-the-shelf) cellular medicines for severe and life-threatening inflammatory conditions. The company's proprietary mesenchymal lineage cell technology platform yields industrial-scale, cryopreserved, off-the-shelf cellular medicines that can be administered without donor-recipient matching or recipient immune suppression. The marketed product portfolio centers on Ryoncil (remestemcel-L-rknd), the first FDA-approved mesenchymal stromal cell therapy for pediatric SR-aGvHD, launched commercially in April 2025. The late-stage pipeline includes Revascor (rexlemestrocel-L) for chronic heart failure, MPC-06-ID (rexlemestrocel-L) for chronic discogenic low back pain, MPC-300-IV for biologic-refractory rheumatoid arthritis and diabetic nephropathy, MPC-25-Osteo for spinal fusion, and MPC-25-IC for acute myocardial infarction. In April 2026, Mesoblast acquired an exclusive worldwide license to a CAR technology platform from Mayo Clinic to enhance targeted homing of its MSC products for autoimmune and inflammatory diseases.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- Ryoncil: FDA-approved mesenchymal stromal cell therapy for steroid-refractory acute graft-versus-host disease in pediatric patients
- Revascor
- MPC-06-ID
- TEMCELL
Products and services
- Ryoncil (remestemcel-L-rknd) FDA-approved allogeneic mesenchymal stromal cell therapy indicated for the treatment of steroid-refractory acute graft-versus-host disease (SR-aGvHD) in pediatric patients 2 months of age and older; the first MSC product approved by the US FDA for any indication, administered intravenously at 2 x 10^6 MSCs/kg twice weekly for four consecutive weeks.
- Revascor (rexlemestrocel-L) Phase 3 product candidate consisting of 150 million mesenchymal precursor cells administered by direct injection into heart muscle for treatment of advanced and end-stage chronic heart failure, targeting cardiac inflammation to improve heart failure outcomes.
- MPC-06-ID (rexlemestrocel-L) Phase 3 product candidate consisting of 6 million mesenchymal precursor cells injected directly into damaged intervertebral discs for treatment of chronic low back pain caused by disc degeneration, targeting disc inflammation and aiming to restore disc function.
- MPC-25-Osteo Phase 3-ready product candidate consisting of 25 million mesenchymal precursor cells delivered on a collagen ceramic carrier material for lumbar spinal fusion procedures.
- MPC-25-IC Phase 2 product candidate for treatment of acute myocardial infarction via intracoronary infusion, delivered during angioplasty procedures to protect at-risk heart muscle cells from dying.
- MPC-300-IV Phase 2 product candidate comprising 300 million mesenchymal precursor cells delivered intravenously for treatment of biologic-refractory rheumatoid arthritis and diabetic nephropathy, targeting multiple inflammatory pathways simultaneously.
- remestemcel-L for Crohn's Disease Tier 2 product candidate consisting of 100-200 million mesenchymal stem cells delivered intravenously for treatment of Crohn's disease refractory to steroids and immunosuppressants, targeting T-cell mediated inflammatory responses.
- MPC-300-IV for Diabetic Nephropathy Phase 2 product candidate targeting diabetic kidney disease through intravenous delivery of up to 300 million mesenchymal precursor cells, addressing inflammatory pathways involved in renal complications of type 2 diabetes.
Quantifiable outcome
- Day-28 overall response rate of 66% (204/309 patients) in pediatric SR-aGvHD
- +5 more outcomes
Companies that use Mesoblast
Customer profileNamed customers1 record
Segments5 records
Ideal customer profiles5 records
Mesoblast technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature4 records
Mesoblast partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core.
- JCR Pharmaceuticals Co. LtdcoreJCR has exclusive rights in Japan to Mesoblast's technology for hematologic malignancies using hematopoietic stem cell transplants. Received Japanese Government regulatory approval for TEMCELL HS Inj., the first allogeneic cell-based product to receive full approval in Japan. Expanded partnership in 2018 to cover wound healing in Epidermolysis Bullosa patients.
- Grunenthal GmbHcoreStrategic partnership to develop and commercialize MPC-06-ID for chronic low back pain in Europe and Latin America. Companies agreed on development plan for European regulatory requirements, collaborating on Phase 3 trial design with results expected to support both FDA and EMA approvals.
- Tasly Pharmaceutical GroupcoreTasly has rights in China to develop, manufacture and commercialize Revascor for chronic heart failure and MPC-25-IC for acute myocardial infarction. Parties plan to leverage each other's clinical trial results to expedite regulatory submissions.
- Lonza GroupcoreLong-term commercial manufacturing alliance providing capacity for global supply of proprietary product candidates. Access to Lonza's cell therapy facilities in Singapore, with potential for purpose-built facility to meet long-term commercial objectives.
- Mayo CliniccoreMesoblast acquired exclusive worldwide license to patented CAR technology platform from Mayo Clinic, published in Nature Biomedical Engineering. CAR technology enhances MSC products for targeted homing to inflamed tissue. Mayo Clinic provides in-kind support including GMP manufacturing activities.
- Blood and Marrow Transplant Clinical Trials Network (BMT CTN)coreCollaborative partnership to initiate pivotal Phase 3 trial of Ryoncil for adults with severe acute GVHD refractory to corticosteroids. Enrollment expected to begin Q1 2026. Trial aims to extend Ryoncil from pediatric to adult indication.
- Parent Project Muscular DystrophycorePatient advocacy collaboration supporting Ryoncil registrational trial in Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Partnership includes patient identification and trial awareness support through the Duchenne Registry.
Scale indicators10 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights6 records
Mesoblast competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Athersys: Athersys developed MultiStem, an allogeneic bone marrow-derived multipotent adult progenitor cell therapy targeting inflammatory conditions including GvHD and ischemic stroke. It is a direct allogeneic cell therapy peer to Mesoblast's Ryoncil platform, with comparable off-the-shelf manufacturing and similar target indications.
- Pluristem Therapeutics: Pluristem develops allogeneic placenta-derived mesenchymal-like adherent stromal cell therapies (PLX cells) for inflammatory and ischemic conditions. Direct cell therapy peer with shared allogeneic, off-the-shelf approach overlapping Mesoblast's indication strategy in GvHD and peripheral artery disease.
- JCR Pharmaceuticals: JCR Pharmaceuticals commercializes Mesoblast's remestemcel-L as TEMCELL HS Inj. in Japan for acute GvHD — the first allogeneic cell therapy fully approved in Japan. As Mesoblast's exclusive Japan licensee, JCR is both partner and direct commercial peer in the same MSC product.
- Bluebird Bio: Bluebird Bio develops gene and cell therapies for severe genetic diseases and oncology. Direct peer in commercial/clinical-stage advanced therapy with similar high-cost, single-administration pricing models and rare-disease commercialization playbook.
- Atara Biotherapeutics: Atara developed tabelecleucel, an allogeneic T-cell immunotherapy for Epstein-Barr virus-driven diseases including post-transplant lymphoproliferative disease, with overlap in the transplant/immunocompromised patient setting served by Ryoncil.
Emerging players
- Fate Therapeutics: Fate Therapeutics develops off-the-shelf iPSC-derived NK and T-cell immunotherapies primarily for oncology. Emerging player in the broader allogeneic cell therapy space with similar industrialization, GMP manufacturing, and pipeline-expansion approach but different modality (engineered immune cells vs. MSC).
- Adaptimmune Therapeutics: Adaptimmune develops engineered T-cell receptor (TCR) therapies for solid tumors. Emerging player in cell-based therapy commercialization with overlapping regulatory, manufacturing, and pricing considerations but different modality.
- CRISPR Therapeutics: CRISPR Therapeutics pioneered CRISPR/Cas9 gene-editing therapies (Casgevy, co-developed with Vertex) for sickle cell disease and beta-thalassemia. Emerging peer in the broader cell and gene therapy category with shared GMP manufacturing and regulatory pathway considerations.
Broad incumbents
- Takeda Pharmaceutical: Takeda acquired TiGenix and commercializes Alofisel, a competing allogeneic MSC therapy for complex perianal fistulas in Crohn's disease. As a major pharmaceutical incumbent and Mesoblast's licensor-counterparty on Alofisel royalties, Takeda is a broad incumbent peer in the cell therapy space.
- Vertex Pharmaceuticals: Vertex Pharmaceuticals is a broad incumbent in advanced therapies through its Casgevy partnership with CRISPR Therapeutics (first FDA-approved CRISPR gene therapy). While focused on gene editing rather than MSC, Vertex is a relevant commercial-stage advanced-therapy peer for capital allocation and pricing-power comparisons.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
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Mesoblast leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles13 records
Mesoblast subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries1 record
Mesoblast funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds11 records
Investors3 records
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Mesoblast M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A1 record
Investments1 record
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Frequently asked questions about Mesoblast
What does Mesoblast do?
Mesoblast develops, manufactures, and commercializes allogeneic (off-the-shelf) cellular medicines based on proprietary mesenchymal lineage cell (MLC) technology for severe and life-threatening inflammatory conditions. Its marketed product, Ryoncil (remestemcel-L-rknd), is the first FDA-approved mesenchymal stromal cell therapy, indicated for steroid-refractory acute graft-versus-host disease in pediatric patients and commercially launched in the United States in April 2025. The company also advances a late-stage pipeline including Revascor for chronic heart failure and MPC-06-ID for chronic discogenic low back pain.
Is Mesoblast a public or private company?
Mesoblast is a public company. It is classified as public and is currently operating.
When was Mesoblast founded?
Mesoblast was founded in 2004. It employs 51 to 100 people.
Where is Mesoblast based?
Mesoblast is headquartered in Melbourne, Australia, in the Oceania region.
How does Mesoblast make money?
Three revenue lines are on record. Ryoncil Product Sales are the primary driver. The others are licensing and Royalty Revenue and CAR Technology Licensing.
Who are Mesoblast's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Athersys, Pluristem Therapeutics, JCR Pharmaceuticals, Bluebird Bio and Atara Biotherapeutics. Emerging players are Fate Therapeutics, Adaptimmune Therapeutics and CRISPR Therapeutics. Broad incumbents are Takeda Pharmaceutical and Vertex Pharmaceuticals.
Does Mesoblast have an API?
No public API is recorded for Mesoblast.
What industry is Mesoblast in?
Mesoblast's product category is Regenerative Medicine Cellular Therapies. Its primary akta.pro industry code is HLAAABAB, Cell Therapy Developers (Allogeneic/Off-the-shelf), with a secondary code of HLAAABAE, Stem Cell Therapies (MSC/iPSC/HSC-derived). Its NAICS code is 325414 and its SIC code is 2836.