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ProMetic announces scale-up of prion removal resin in plasma product for biopharmaceutical use

Published in Law and Health Weekly, February 9th, 2008

ProMetic Life Sciences Inc. (TSX:PLI) ("ProMetic") announces that its UK-based subsidiary, ProMetic BioSciences Ltd ("PBL"), has successfully completed the first phases of development utilizing Pathogen Removal and Diagnostic Technologies Inc.'s ("PRDT") ligand technology for prion binding and removal from a plasma product for biopharmaceutical use marketed by a major European plasma fractionator. The program, which is progressing on schedule with expected completion of the scale-up phase in June 2008, is worth approximately $ 1 M to ProMetic. This will be followed by a multi-million dollar long-term supply agreement for the prion reduction resin. The supply agreement is in final stage of...

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