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Filing Date: 2019-04-23

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Exhibit 10.1 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INTERNATIONAL STEM CELL CORPORATION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PROMISSORY NOTE </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">FOR VALUE
RECEIVED, and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, on this 17th day of April, 2019 (the &#147;<B>Issuance Date</B>&#148;), International Stem Cell Corporation, a Delaware corporation, with offices located at 5950 Priestly Drive,
Carlsbad, CA 92008 (the &#147;<B>Borrower</B>&#148;), hereby unconditionally promises to pay to the order of<B> </B>Andrey Semechkin or his assigns (the &#147;<B>Noteholder</B>&#148;), the principal amount of <I>one million eight hundred thousand
U.S. dollars</I> ($1,800,000) (the &#147;<B>Loan</B>&#148;), together with all accrued interest thereon, as provided in this Promissory Note (the &#147;<B>Note</B>&#148;). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On January&nbsp;21, 2019 the Noteholder was issued a Promissory Note in the principal amount of <I>one million dollars</I> ($1,000,000) by the Borrower (the
&#147;<B>Original Note</B>&#148;). On April 17. 2019 the Noteholder agreed to provide an additional <I>eight hundred thousand dollars</I> ($800,000) of funds to the Borrower and surrendered the Original Note, in return for which the Noteholder was
issued this Note. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>1</B>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>Loan Terms; Prepayment</B> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Total Outstanding Principal</U>. As of the date of this Note, the total principal amount outstanding shall equal
to <I>one million and eight hundred thousand dollars</I> ($1,800,000) </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1.2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Final Payment Date</U>. The aggregate
unpaid principal amount of the Loan and all accrued and unpaid interest shall be due and payable on <I>January</I><I></I><I>&nbsp;15, 2020</I> (the &#147;<B>Maturity Date</B>&#148;). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1.3&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Optional Prepayment</U>. The Borrower may prepay the Loan in whole or in part at any time or from time to time
without penalty or premium by paying the principal amount to be prepaid together with accrued interest thereon to the date of prepayment. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>2.</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>Interest</B>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">2.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Interest Rate</U>. The outstanding principal amount of the Loan made hereunder shall bear interest at the annual
rate of <I>four and a half percent</I> (4.5%) from the Issuance Date of this Note until the Loan is paid in full, whether at maturity, by prepayment or otherwise. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">2.2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Interest Payment Dates</U>. Interest shall be payable on maturity, or earlier with respect to any prepayment.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">2.3&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Computation of Interest</U>. All computations of interest shall be made on the basis of a year of 360 days
and the actual number of days elapsed. Interest shall begin to accrue on the Loan on the Issuance Date, and shall not accrue on any portion of the Loan (including all of the Loan if so paid) for the day on which such portion of the Loan is paid in
full, whether at maturity, by prepayment, or otherwise. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">2.4&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Interest Rate Limitation</U>. If at any time and
for any reason whatsoever, the interest rate payable on the Loan shall exceed the maximum rate of interest permitted to be charged by the Noteholder to the Borrower under applicable law, such interest rate shall be reduced automatically to the
maximum rate of interest permitted to be charged under applicable law, and that portion of any sum paid attributable to that portion of such interest rate that exceeds the maximum rate of interest permitted by applicable law shall be deemed a
voluntary prepayment of principal. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Payment Mechanics </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">3.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nb