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David J. Mazzo, PhD President & Chief Executive Of ficer M ay 5 , 2 0 22| N a s d a q : C L B S Developing Innovative Therapies that Treat or Reverse Disease Exhibit 99.2

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CD34+ cell therapy platform yielding a multi-product development pipeline with 2 clinical programs having regenerative medicine “breakthrough” designation Proprietary field-leading technology in lucrative global indications backed by a strong IP portfolio Potential value creating events in the next 12-24 months based on milestones across the pipeline Seasoned management with noteworthy domain expertise along with big pharma and emerging biotech experience Strong balance sheet [$88.5 million cash & investments (as of 3/31) - no debt]; well-positioned relative to projected capital needs for current development programs and cash balance target at merger closing Caladrius investment highlights 3 Signed a merger agreement with Cend Therapeutics, creating Lisata Therapeutics, which will be a public company with a diverse pipeline of clinical stage product candidates in multiple indications

4 Creating a new diversified therapeutics company, well-positioned for growth Lisata Therapeutics (Nasdaq: LSTA) Caladrius is focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of therapies designed to reverse disease and promote the regeneration of damaged tissue. Cend Therapeutics is focused on the development and commercialization of a novel approach to provide more effective treatments for solid tumor cancer patients.  Lisata is derived from the Finnish for “augmented” or “enhanced”  Public company with diverse development pipeline, strong existing & potential for future attractive partnerships  Merger closing expected 3Q22 pending shareholder approvals and customary conditions  Ownership divided as ~50% of outstanding shares owned by each of Caladrius and Cend shareholders  4 Board appointees from each of Caladrius and Cend + 1 jointly agreed new director

Lisata Therapeutics overview  Experienced Executive and Development Leadership with extensive domain-relevant expertise  David J. Mazzo, Ph.D. – Chief Executive Officer  David Slack, M.B.A. – President and Chief Business Officer  Kristen K. Buck, M.D. – Executive Vice President of R&D and Chief Medical Officer  World-renowned Technical Advisor  Erkki Ruoslahti, M.D., Ph.D. – Scientific Founder of Cend technology  Immediate $10 million Caladrius investment in Cend + resource collaboration to maintain Cend pipeline momentum  Full, capital-efficient development and public company operational infrastructure (~30 people)  Combined pipeline of multiple clinical stage assets in a variety of indications with milestones over the next 2 years  ~$70 million in net cash [no debt] projected as of transaction closing  Existing Cend partnership with Qilu Pharmaceutical  Qilu has exclusive rights to CEND-1 in China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau and assumes all development and commercialization responsibilities in the licensed territories  Qilu will pay up to $225 million in milestones and double-digit royalties on product sales in the region, if any 5

Lisata Therapeutics strategic rationale 6 The CendR Platform™ provides a targeted tissue penetration capability designed to specifically enhance drug delivery to solid tumors  Converts tumor stroma from barrier to a conduit for effective delivery via co-administration of a range of chemo- and immunotherapies  Selectively depletes intratumoral immunosuppressive cells  Tumor-Penetrating Nanocomplex (TPN) Platform™ with broad potential to enable nucleic acid-based therapies to effectively treat solid tumor cancers  Strong patent protection beyond 2030 with patent term extension eligibility Proprietary Platform Technology

Lisata Therapeutics strategic rationale 7 Focused on advancing lead product candidate, CEND-1, in a variety of difficult-to-treat solid tumor applications  CEND-1 is currently in multiple studies in first-line, metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) in combination with standard-of-care chemotherapy  CEND-1 development to expand to additional difficult to treat tumors (e.g., hepatocellular, gastric, breast cancers) and additional anti-cancer drug combinations, including immunotherapies  CEND-1 has been granted Fast Track as well as Orphan Drug Designation by the U.S. FDA in PDAC Robust Clinical Stage Pipeline with Broad Therapeutic Reach

Lisata Therapeutics strategic rationale  Existing Cend strategic partnership in China with Qilu Pharmaceutical with non-dilutive milestone payments, development collaboration and participation in downstream economics  Potential for up to $225 million in milestones and royalties on potential sales in the region  $10 million payment due for proceeding to Phase 3 in PDAC (could be as soon as 2023)  Additional partnership opportunities for broad applications of CEND-1 and the CendR Platform™  Anticipated clinical data and business development milestones across the consolidated pipeline over the next 24 months  Experienced management team with extensive development expertise and leading scientific advisors 8 Compelling Value Proposition

Lisata Therapeutics Combined Pipeline

Lisata Therapeutics projected pipeline of novel product candidates Product Indication Preclinical Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 Cend Pipeline CEND-1 + gemcitabine/nab-paclitaxel First-Line mPDAC (Metastatic Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma)CEND-1 + SoC chemo + anti-PD(L)1 CEND-1 + FOLFIRINOX PDAC (Resectable & Borderline Resectable) CEND-1 + FOLFIRINOX + panitumumab Colon and High-Grade Appendiceal Cancers CEND-1 + SoC Solid Tumor Basket Trial Ras pathway modulator TPN PDAC + Other Ras-Driven Solid Tumors Caladrius Pipeline XOWNA® (CLBS16) Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction HONEDRA® (CLBS12) Critical Limb Ischemia and Buerger’s Disease CLBS201 Diabetic Kidney Disease 10

Lisata Therapeutics anticipated milestones 11 2022 2023 2024 Cend Pipeline Programs Caladrius Pipeline Programs CEND-1 Ph2 in mPDAC (Aus) initiation planned 2Q 2022 CEND-1 Ph1 in mPDAC + PD(L)1 initiation planned 4Q 2022 CEND-1 Ph1b/2 in mPDAC (Qilu; China) preliminary data expected 1H 2023 CEND-1 Ph1 solid tumor basket trial initiation planned 2023 CEND-1 ras pathway modulator lead identification planned 2023 HONEDRA® PMDA clinical pre-consultation 3Q 2022 CLBS201 last patient in 3Q 2022 CLBS201 topline data expected 1Q 2023 HONEDRA® non-clinical consultation meeting with PMDA 2023 FREEDOM Trial last patient in expected 2023

CD34+ Cell Therapy Technology Overview

 Naturally occurring endothelial progenitor cells that re-establish blood flow to under-perfused tissues1,2  Possess pre-programmed pro-angiogenic and anti-inflammatory tissue repair properties3,4 1Mackie, A.R. et al., Tex Heart Inst J 2011, 38(5), 474-485 2Kocher, A.A. et al., Nat Med 2001, 440-436 3Abd-Allah et al., Cytotherapy 2015, 17: 443-53 4Lo , B.C. et al., Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol 2017, 57: 651-61 CD34+ cells have a well characterized mechanism of action 13

 CD34+ cells have been studied clinically in a variety of ischemic disease indications by numerous investigators across many sites and countries  CD34+ cells repeatedly demonstrated vascular repair in multiple organs  Consistent and compelling results of rigorous clinical studies comprising >1,000 patients have been published in peer reviewed journals1-4  Single treatments elicited durable therapeutic effects  Treatment generally well-tolerated  Strong patent protection beyond 2031 with 9 U.S. patents and 28 foreign patents granted  Key patent claims:  Pharmaceutical composition of non-expanded CD34+/CXCR4+ cells  Therapeutic concentration range  Stabilizing serum  Repair of injury caused by vascular insufficiency 1 Povsic, T. et al. JACC Cardiovasc Interv, 2016, 9 (15) 1576-1585 2 Losordo, D.W. et al. Circ Cardiovasc Interv, 2012; 5:821–830 3 Velagapudi P, et al, Cardiovas Revasc Med, 2018, 20(3):215-219 4 Henry T.D., et al, European Heart Jour 2018, 2208–2216 CD34+ autologous cell therapy is extensively studied/clinically validated 14

 Drug induced mobilization eliminates need for surgical bone marrow aspiration  No genetic manipulation or ex vivo expansion of cells  Four days or less from donation to treatment Caladrius’ autologous CD34+ cell process is rapid/economical/scaled 15

XOWNA® (CLBS16) Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction (USA)

 Deficient heart microvasculature without large vessel obstructive disease  Causes frequent, debilitating chest pain; not treatable by stents or bypass; responds poorly or not at all to available pharmacotherapies  Afflicts women more frequently (2:1 to 3:1), especially younger women1,2  Results in poor prognosis for patients3  Significantly elevated risk of all-cause mortality4  Clinically diagnosed based on symptoms and demonstrated absence of large vessel obstructive disease  Quantitatively diagnosed using Coronary Flow Reserve (CFR)5 and image-techniques (cPET and cMRI)  50% - 65% of patients with angina without obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD) are believed to have CMD6  Applicable CMD population in the U.S. potentially treatable by XOWNA® ranges from ~415,000 to ~1.6 million patients7 1 Coronary Microvascular Disease. (2015, July 31). In American Heart Association 2 R. David Anderson, John W. Petersen, Puja K. Mehta, et al., Journal of Interventional Cardiology, 2019: 8 3 Loffler and Bourque, Curr Cardiol Rep. 2016 Jan; 18(1): 1 4 Kenkre, T.S. et al., Circ: CV Qual & Outcomes 2017, 10(12) 1-9 5 Collins, P., British heart journal (1993) 69(4), 279–281 6 Marinescu MA, et al. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2015;8:210-220 7 Tunstall-Pedoe H. (ed.) WHO, Geneva, 2003, pp. 244, Swiss Fr 45, ISBN: 92-4-156223-4 Indication: Coronary microvascular dysfunction (CMD) 17

Endpoints  Therapeutic effect and the evaluation of adverse events; including changes from baseline to 6 months for coronary flow reserve, angina frequency, CCS angina class, quality of life Study Size  20 subjects (U.S. centers - Cedars Sinai, Los Angeles & Mayo Clinic, Rochester) Dose  Up to 300 x 106 CD34+ cells Mode of Administration  Single intracoronary infusion Objective  Demonstrate proof-of-concept of CD34+ cell therapy in CMD patients  Data reported at AHA 2019 and SCAI 2020 ESCaPE-CMD: Phase 2a interventional, proof-of-concept trial completed 18

ESCaPE-CMD: Durable, physiologic coronary vasculature improvement 19 1 Murthy et al, Circulation, 2014 2 Henry, T. D., Bairey Merz, C. N., et al. (2022). Cardiovascular interventions. Coronary Flow Reserve 1 2.08 2.68 p = 0.0045 N=20 Pre-Treatment After 6 months N=19 Key Points:  Evaluated subjects with CFR ≤2.5 (diagnosed as CMD)  CFR = 2 correlates with a 3-4x increase in major adverse cardiac events (MACE) at 3 years1  A single intracoronary XOWNA® infusion significantly increased CFR to normal values (i.e., ≥2.5) for at least 6 months (period of patient follow-up)  First therapy to potentially reverse CMD  Treatment generally well-tolerated  Intracoronary XOWNA® infusion may ultimately correlate with a reduction in MACE

20 1 Henry, D. T., SCAI 2020 Scientific Sessions 2 Spertus, J.A. et al, JACC Vol. 25, No. 2 February 1995: 333-341 3 Henry, T. D., Bairey Merz, C. N., et al. (2022). Cardiovascular interventions. 0 20 40 60 80 100 Treatment Satisfaction Disease Perception Physical Limitation Angina Stability Angina Frequency Seattle Angina Questionnaire Score1 Baseline 6 months Higher scores indicate improvement2 p = 0.0026 p = 0.0247 p = 0.0156 p = 0.0005 Daily Angina Frequency 2 4.42 2.02 N=20 Pre-Treatment After 6 months p = 0.0036 N=19 ESCaPE-CMD: Durable, symptomatic anginal relief p = 0.0117

Endpoints  Change from baseline in angina frequency [Baseline to 3 and 6 months]  Change from baseline in total exercise time [Baseline to 6 months]  Change from baseline in health-related quality of life [Baseline to 3 and 6 months]  Change from baseline in peak coronary flow reserve [Baseline to 6 months] Study Size  105 subjects (~15 sites in the USA) Dose  1 x 106 to 300 x 106 CD34+ cells (XOWNA®) or placebo Mode of Administration  Single intracoronary infusion Objective  Confirm ESCaPE-CMD safety and efficacy results in a controlled trial (possible basis for RMAT application)  Estimate effect size for endpoint(s) likely required in a registration trial  Characterize patient flow and diagnoses using “real world” criteria FREEDOM trial: Phase 2b double-blind, placebo-controlled 21

SAKIGAKE designated – Japan Orphan Drug designated (Buerger’s disease) - USA Advanced Therapeutic Medicinal Product (ATMP) designated – EU HONEDRA® Critical Limb Ischemia (Japan) (CLBS12)

 Severe arterial obstruction impeding blood flow in the lower extremities  Often found as a co-morbidity in diabetes patients  Includes severe rest pain and non-healing ulcers  Buerger’s disease (BD = inflammation in small and medium arteries) a form of CLI associated with a history of heavy smoking (orphan population)  Patients with no-option CLI have persistent symptoms even after bypass surgery, angioplasty, stenting and available pharmacotherapy  CLI patients are at high risk of amputation and death  Multi-hundred-million-dollar opportunity in Japan Indication: Critical limb ischemia (CLI) 23

HONEDRA® targets patients with R4 or R5 disease 1 Reinecke H., European Heart Journal, 2015 Apr 14;36(15):932-8 HONEDRA® targets patients based on the Rutherford Scale 24 CLI amputation rates increase with increasing Rutherford score (disease severity)1 Rutherford (“R”) scale R 6: Functional foot no longer salvageable R 5: Minor tissue loss non-healing ulcer; focal gangrene with diffuse pedal ischemia R 4: Debilitating rest pain R 1-3: Mild to severe claudication

Single treatment of CD34+ cells reversed CLI (Phase 2 data) 25 Post-treatment (week 12) Pre-treatment Actual CLI Patient Laser Doppler Image 0 14 28 42 57 71 Time (weeks) CLBS12 Placebo 75% 22% p = 0.014 106 cells/kg Probability of Amputation-Free Survival (USA; n=28)2 ~80% of patients achieved sustainable remission within 6 months of a single treatment; durable for at least 4 years 40% 60% 70% 80% 85% 85% 90% 82% 0 4 8 12 24 52 104 156 208 Time (weeks) % of Patients (CLI + BD) Achieving CLI-free Status (Japan; n=27)1 1 Kinoshita et al, Atherosclerosis 224 (2012) 440-445 2 Losordo, D.W. et al, Circulation 2012; 5(6):821-830

Primary Endpoint  Time to continuous CLI-free (2 consecutive monthly visits, adjudicated independently) Target Study Size  35 (30 subjects with no-option CLI + 5 Buerger’s disease pts.); all Rutherford category 4 or 5; recruited across 12 centers in Japan Dose  Up to 106 cells/kg of HONEDRA® (CLBS12) Control/Comparator  Standard of Care: wound care plus drugs approved in Japan  Including antimicrobials, antiplatelets, anticoagulants and vasodilators Mode of Administration  Intramuscular, 20 injections in affected lower limb in a single treatment Objective  Demonstrate a trend toward efficacy and acceptable safety to qualify for consideration of early conditional approval under Japan’s Regenerative Medicine Development Guidelines HONEDRA® registration-eligible study (CLBS12-P01, Japan) 26

 Proportion of CLBS12-treated subjects reaching CONTINUOUS CLI-free status MORE THAN DOUBLE control arm  Proportion of CLBS12-treated subjects reaching FIRST CLI-free status MORE THAN DOUBLE control arm CLBS12-P01 “full analysis set” efficacy trends positively 27FAS: Full Analysis Set as defined by Japanese Regulators (PMDA) ASO Control CLBS12(ASO+BD) Proportion of Subjects Reaching Pr op or tio n of S ub je ct s R ea ch in g C O N TI N 0. 0 0. 2 0. 4 0. 6 0. 8 1. 0 14.3% 40.0% (N=14) (N=15) ASO Control CLBS12(ASO+BD) Proportion of Subjects Reach Pr op or tio n of S ub je ct s R ea ch in g FI R ST C 0. 0 0. 2 0. 4 0. 6 0. 8 1. 0 21.4% 46.7% (N=14) (N=15)

CLBS12-P01 efficacy trends positively for both ASO and BD individually 28FAS: Full Analysis Set as defined by Japanese Regulators (PMDA) Efficacy trends are consistent across both populations ASO Control ASO CLBS12 BD CLBS12 CLBS12(ASO+BD) Proportion of Subjects Reaching Pr op or tio n of S ub je ct s R ea ch in g C on tin u 0. 0 0. 2 0. 4 0. 6 0. 8 1. 0 14.3% 33.3% 50.0% 40.0% (N=14) (N=9) (N=6) (N=15) ASO Control ASO CLBS12 BD CLBS12 CLBS12(ASO+BD) Proportion of Subjects Reach Pr op or tio n of S ub je ct s R ea ch in g Fi rs t C L 0. 0 0. 2 0. 4 0. 6 0. 8 1. 0 21.4% 44.4% 50.0% 46.7% (N=14) (N=9) (N=6) (N=15)

 HONEDRA® study enrollment was significantly curtailed by the impact of COVID-19 (States of Emergency in Japan between ~ February 2020 and October 2021)  Total enrolled to date: 33 (26 no-option CLI pts. + 7 Buerger’s disease pts.)  Combined CLI and BD interim data suggest trend toward efficacy and acceptable safety  Further enrollment paused as a result of substantial continued operational & financial burden due to enrollment delays and unpredictability of completion timing  Priority for Caladrius in Japan is securing a local partner to explore submitting the existing data to the Pharmaceuticals & Medical Devices Agency (PMDA) under the SAKIGAKE designation  In an upcoming clinical pre-consultation meeting with the PMDA, topline results from the CLBS12-P01 study will be presented and discussed, which will provide important perspective to be considered in preparation for the formal consultation meetings which precede the Japanese new drug application 29 HONEDRA® development next steps

CLBS201 Diabetic Kidney Disease (USA)

 Advancing age is a risk factor for chronic kidney disease (CKD). Type 2 diabetes and hypertension are common comorbidities  1 in 3 adults are type 2 diabetic and 1 in 5 adults are hypertensive1 Chronic kidney disease: Risk factors and comorbidities 1 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Chronic Kidney Disease in the United States, 2019. Atlanta, GA: US Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; 2019. 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% Hispanics Non-Hispanic Asians Non-Hispanic Blacks Non-Hispanic Whites Women Men 65+ 45-64 18-44 CKD Among U.S. Adults (>18 years old) 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% Unknown Causes Other Causes Glomerulonephritis High Blood Pressure Diabetes CKD Comorbidities 31

CKD: Multiple stages progressing toward kidney failure 1 2020 Dallas Nephrology Associates 2 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Chronic Kidney Disease Surveillance System—United States.  The stages of CKD are determined by glomerular filtration rate (GFR)1  GFR is measured to determine how well the kidneys are filtering blood  As kidney function worsens, the level of creatinine increases and GFR decreases  In 2015-2016, 14%-15% of U.S. adults had evidence of CKD stages 1-4; of these, ~15 to 18 million had evidence of CKD stage 3 or 42 32 STAGE 4 Severe loss of function STAGE 5 Kidney failure STAGE 3B Moderate to Severe loss of function STAGE 1 Normal function STAGE 2 Mild loss of function STAGE 3A Mild to Moderate loss of function

 CKD is often associated with progressive microvasculature damage and loss1,2  Preclinical studies show that microcirculation replenishment improves kidney function  CD34+ cells are promoters of new capillary growth, improving the microvasculature  Therapies currently available and/or expected to be available over the next 5–10 years will slow the progression of CKD/diabetic kidney disease (DKD)  An effective regenerative DKD therapy (i.e., one that reverses the course of the disease) could represent a medical and pharmacoeconomic breakthrough 1 Chade AR. (2017) Small Vessels, Big Role: Renal Microcirculation and Progression of Renal Injury. Hypertension; 69(4):551-563. 2 Zuk, Anna & Bonventre, Joseph. (2016). Annual Review of Medicine. 67. 293-307. 10.1146/annurev-med-050214-013407. 33 Development rationale for CLBS201 CLBS201 clinical strategy  To demonstrate that CD34+ cell therapy (mobilization, donation and administration) can be tolerated by patients with CKD with Type 2 Diabetes  To demonstrate that regeneration of the kidney microcirculation using CD34+ cell therapy improves kidney function

CLBS201: Planned Phase 1 proof-of-concept study 34 Endpoints  Change in eGFR compared to baseline, assessed at 6 months  Change in Urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio (UACR) and urine protein-to-creatinine ratio (UPCR) from baseline to 3 and 6 months Study Size  6 patients (1 sentinel - unilateral inj., 1 sentinel - bilateral inj., 4 bilateral inj. patients) Dose  1 x 106 – 300 x 106 cells administered as a one-time infusion Patient Population  Stage 3b DKD Design  Open-label Mode of Administration  Intra-arterial injection into one or both renal arteries Timing  Top-line data target for all subjects: 1Q2023

Caladrius key financial information 35 Cash & Investments: As of March 31, 2022 $88.5 million Three months ended March 31, 2022 Operating Cash Burn1: $8.0 million Cash Runway Based on Current Plan: Sufficient capital for existing programs as well as our balance target at expected closing of merger with Cend in 3Q’22 Debt as of March 31, 2022: $0 Common Shares Outstanding: As of March 31, 2022 60.5 million shares Options Outstanding as of March 31, 2022: Exercise Price: $0.76 - $3.28 = 2,000,000 shares Exercise Price: > $3.28 = 640,000 shares 2.6 million shares Warrants Outstanding as of March 31, 2022 : Weighted Average Exercise Price: $2.84 21.4 million shares 1 Excludes $2.3 million in net proceeds from sale of New Jersey NOLs

CD34+ cell therapy platform yielding a multi-product development pipeline with 2 clinical programs having regenerative medicine “breakthrough” designation Proprietary field-leading technology in lucrative global indications backed by a strong IP portfolio Potential value creating events in the next 12-24 months based on milestones across the pipeline Seasoned management with noteworthy domain expertise along with big pharma and emerging biotech experience Strong balance sheet [$88.5 million cash & investments (as of 3/31) - no debt]; well-positioned relative to projected capital needs for current development programs and cash balance target at merger closing Caladrius investment highlights 36 Signed a merger agreement with Cend Therapeutics, creating Lisata Therapeutics, which will be a public company with a diverse pipeline of clinical stage product candidates in multiple indications

Developing Innovative Therapies that Treat or Reverse Disease Investor Relations Contact: John D. Menditto Tel: (908) 842-0084 jmenditto@caladrius.com M ay 5 , 2 0 22| N a s d a q : C L B S