Cell therapy clinic to expand into China

Villa Medica, one of the few approved clinics in Germany that provides fresh cell therapy, is about to expand its business into China, said Bobby Kittichaiwong, the company's chief executive officer.

Fresh cell therapy, also known as live cell therapy or cellular therapy, was initiated by Paul Niehans, a Swiss doctor who saved a dying woman in early 1930s, by transplanting calf embryo cells into her body. 

The therapy has been used to treat some diseases and produce anti-aging effects, Kittichaiwong said.

Villa Medica treats around 100 clients every year from China. About 70 percents are women who want to look younger, according to the Kittichaiwong. 

The company has an office in Shanghai. 

Kittichaiwong said the the Chinese market is very promising, and he expects more clients to come to Germany for the therapy.

Kittichaiwong said that he, along with his mother and son, have received the therapy and benefited from it. 

However, in recent years, a few medical associations in countries such as the United States have warned against the therapy.