Company Expands Drug Delivery Platform Patent Portfolio
TORONTO, Sept. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Generex Biotechnology Corporation (NASDAQ:GNBT), a leader in the area of buccal drug delivery, today announced that it has been granted a patent by the Canadian Intellectual Property Office titled "Mixed Micellar Delivery System and Method of Preparation." This patent, an extant United States Patent registered by the Company, relates to an improved delivery system for the administration of large-molecule pharmaceuticals, particularly through the oral and nasal membranes.
The patent covers formulations for the delivery of peptidic drugs, vaccines, and hormones and enhances the Company's existing drug delivery platform patent portfolio.
"Generex welcomes this Canadian patent as we proceed along the path to later stage trials in Canada. We are pleased that our patent portfolio has been expanding internationally and the grant of this Canadian patent is of particular importance as it has strengthened the protection of our flagship oral insulin product, Oral-lyn (TM), in the birthplace of insulin," said Rose Perri, the Company's Chief Operating Officer.
The Company currently holds an aggregate of 70 patents (17 of which are United States patents) and has an aggregate of 60 patent applications pending in various jurisdictions.
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.
For more information, visit the Generex Web site at http://www.generex.com/.
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., +1-212-732-4300, , for Generex Biotechnology Corporation Web site: http://www.generex.com/
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