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Generex Biotechnology Receives Patent in Mexico
Company Expands Drug Delivery Platform Patent Portfolio
Generex Biotechnology Corporation (NASDAQ: GNBT), a
leader in the area of buccal drug delivery, announced today that it has
been granted a patent by the Mexico National Registry of Patents titled
"Proteinic Drug Delivery System Using Aerosolized Membrane-Mimetic
Amphiphiles." The 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.
"We are pleased to augment our Latin American patent protection as we
continue with our Generex Oral-lyn(TM) commercialization efforts in the
region," said Rose Perri, the Company's Chief Operating Officer. Generex
Oral-lyn is the Company's flagship product, a proprietary oral insulin
spray product which has been approved by the Ecuadorian Ministry of Public
Health for the treatment of Type-1 and Type-2 diabetes.
The Company currently holds an aggregate of 71 patents (19 of which are
United States patents) and has an aggregate 58 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
(Generex 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 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 cannot
be sure when or if it will be permitted by regulatory agencies to undertake
additional clinical trials or to commence any particular phase of clinical
trials. Because of this, statements regarding the expected timing of
clinical trials cannot be regarded as actual predictions of when Generex
will obtain regulatory approval for any "phase" of clinical trials.
Generex claims the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking
statements that is contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act.
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