<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001144204-15-003388.txt : 20150122
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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20150122210119
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001144204-15-003388
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	3
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20150122
FILED AS OF DATE:		20150122
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20150122

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			NeoStem, Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000320017
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SERVICES-MISC HEALTH & ALLIED SERVICES, NEC [8090]
		IRS NUMBER:				222343568
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		420 LEXINGTON AVENUE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 350
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10170
		BUSINESS PHONE:		212-584-4171

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		420 LEXINGTON AVENUE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 350
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10170

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	PHASE III MEDICAL INC/DE
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20030819

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	CORNICHE GROUP INC /DE
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19951117

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	FIDELITY MEDICAL INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19951025

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			TRABER PETER G
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001284500

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		3
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-33650
		FILM NUMBER:		15543213

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		430 THAMER LANE
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77025
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    <periodOfReport>2015-01-22</periodOfReport>

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    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0000320017</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>NeoStem, Inc.</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>NBS</issuerTradingSymbol>
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            <rptOwnerCik>0001284500</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>TRABER PETER G</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O NEOSTEM, INC.</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>420 LEXINGTON AVENUE, SUITE 350</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>NEW YORK</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>10170</rptOwnerZipCode>
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            <isOther>0</isOther>
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    <remarks>Executed pursuant to a Power of Attorney filed herewith. Exhibit List: Ex. 24.1 - Power of Attorney.</remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Catherine M. Vaczy, Esq., Attorney-in-Fact</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2015-01-22</signatureDate>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: right"><B>Exhibit 24.1</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B><U>POWER OF ATTORNEY</U></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Known by all those present that <B>Peter G. Traber, M.D.</B> hereby
constitutes and appoints each of <U>Robin L. Smith</U>, <U>David J. Mazzo</U>, <U>Catherine M. Vaczy, Esq</U>., and <U>Alan Wovsaniker,
Esq.</U>, as his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact with respect to NeoStem, Inc., to:</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in">1.</TD><TD>execute for and on behalf of the undersigned Schedules 13D and 13G, Form ID, and Forms 3, 4 and 5 in accordance with Sections
13 and 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder;</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in">2.</TD><TD>do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned, which may be necessary or desirable to complete the execution
of any such Schedules 13D or 13G, Form ID, and Forms 3, 4 and 5, and the timely filing of such forms with the United States Securities
and Exchange Commission and any other authority; and</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in">3.</TD><TD>take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact,
may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, including without limitation the execution
and filing of a Form 4 with respect to a transaction which may be reported on a Form 5, it being understood that the documents
executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall
contain such terms and conditions and such attorney-in-fact may approve in his discretion.</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact
full power and authority to do and perform all and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary and proper to be done in
the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully and to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in
person, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or
his substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done in virtue of this Power of Attorney and the rights and powers
herein granted. The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of
the undersigned, are not assuming any of the undersigned&rsquo;s responsibilities to comply with Sections 13 and 16 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of
Attorney to be executed as of this <B>22<SUP>nd</SUP></B> day of <B>January 2015</B>.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 5in">/s/ Peter G. Traber</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 5in"><B>Peter G. Traber, M.D.</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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