TORONTO, Sept. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Generex Biotechnology Corporation (NASDAQ:GNBT) announced today that, as a follow-up to the Company's presentations of clinical data at recent European-based scientific conferences, it hosted a press conference yesterday afternoon at its Toronto offices for approximately 20 European journalists from the biotechnology / pharmaceuticals industry. The purpose of the press conference, which was webcast and is available at http://www.generex.com/, was to provide the European press with an overview of the Company, its proprietary buccal drug delivery platform technologies, and the present status and future plans for the implementation of the Company's clinical and regulatory global development program for Oral-lyn(TM), the Company's proprietary oral insulin buccal spray product. The Company is continuing to make preparations for the pending commercial launch of Oral-lyn(TM) in Ecuador.
About Generex Generex is engaged in the research and development of drug delivery systems and technologies. Generex has developed a proprietary platform technology for the delivery of drugs into the human body through the oral cavity (with no deposit in the lungs). The Company's proprietary liquid formulations allow drugs typically administered by injection to be absorbed into the body by the lining of the inner mouth using the Company's proprietary RapidMist(TM) device. The Company's flagship product, oral insulin (Oral- lyn(TM)), which has been approved for commercial sale in Ecuador for the treatment of patients with Type-1 and Type-2 diabetes, is in various stages of clinical trials around the world.
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Safe Harbor Statement: This release and oral statements made from time to time by Generex representatives concerning the same subject matter may contain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements can be identified by introductory words such as "expects," "plans," "intends," "believes," "will," "estimates," "forecasts," "projects" or words of similar meaning, and by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. Forward-looking statements frequently are used in discussing potential product applications, potential collaborations, product development activities, clinical studies, regulatory submissions and approvals, and similar operating matters. Many factors may cause actual results to differ from forward-looking statements, including inaccurate assumptions and a broad variety of risks and uncertainties, some of which are known and others of which are not. Known risks and uncertainties include those identified from time to time in the reports filed by Generex with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which should be considered together with any forward-looking statement. No forward- looking statement is a guarantee of future results or events, and one should avoid placing undue reliance on such statements. Generex claims the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements that is contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act. DATASOURCE: Generex Biotechnology Corporation CONTACT: Shayne Gilliatt of Generex Biotechnology Corporation, 1-800-391-6755, +1-416-364-2551; or Ed Lewis of CEOcast, Inc. for Generex Biotechnology Corporation, +1-212-732-4300, Web site: http://www.generex.com/
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