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Business and Organization
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
Business and Organization [Abstract] 
Business and Organization
Note 1—Business and Organization
Fibrocell Science, Inc. (“Fibrocell” or the “Company” or the “Successor”) is the parent company of Fibrocell Technologies (“Fibrocell Tech”) and Agera Laboratories, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Agera”). Fibrocell Technologies is the parent company of Isolagen Europe Limited, a company organized under the laws of the United Kingdom (“Isolagen Europe”), Isolagen Australia Pty Limited, a company organized under the laws of Australia (“Isolagen Australia”), and Isolagen International, S.A., a company organized under the laws of Switzerland (“Isolagen Switzerland”).
The Company is an aesthetic and therapeutic development stage biotechnology company focused on developing novel skin and tissue rejuvenation products. The Company’s clinical development product candidates are designed to improve the appearance of skin injured by the effects of aging, sun exposure, acne and burns with a patient’s own, or autologous, fibroblast cells produced in the Company’s proprietary Fibrocell Process. The Company’s lead product, LAVIV™ (LAVIV), is the first and only personalized aesthetic cell therapy approved by the FDA for the improvement of the appearance of moderate to severe nasolabial fold wrinkles in adults. The Company also markets an advanced skin care line with broad application in core target markets through its consolidated subsidiary, Agera. The Company owns 57% of the outstanding shares of Agera.