EX-23.2 3 ex23_2.htm EXHIBIT 23.2

Exhibit 23.2

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Prospectus constituting a part of this Registration Statement on Form S-8, pertaining to the 2013 Equity Incentive Plan of Asterias Biotherapeutics, Inc., of our reports dated March 28, 2017 relating to the financial statements and the effectiveness of Asterias Biotherapeutics’ internal control over financial reporting appearing in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016.

We also consent to the reference to us under the caption “Experts” in the Prospectus.

/s/ OUM & CO. LLP

San Francisco, California
June 23, 2017