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Biomagnetics Diagnostics Receives a Financing Commitment up to $1 Million to Speed Development of Malaria Testing Technology
GENEVA - (BUSINESS WIRE) - Biomagnetics Diagnostics Corp., (PINK SHEETS:BMGP) a producer of
revolutionary diagnostic systems and technology for malaria,
tuberculosis, HIV and hepatitis testing today announced it has received
a equity-based financing commitment up to $1 million from investors and
an anonymous philanthropic source. These funds will be used to further
develop the company's unique handheld testing platform targeting the
areas of malaria and bovine tuberculosis testing.
"We are very excited to be receiving this equity investment as it shows
the significant commitment of our investors to furthering our corporate
goals," commented Clayton Hardman, CEO of Biomagnetics Diagnostics. "We
view our technologies as potentially revolutionizing pathogen testing in
a variety of important markets. Our first goal is to finalize our
government laboratory partnership, which we believe will be occurring
over the coming weeks. We will then use these new funds to quickly move
this technology into the field where we believe a significant market
exists. We have already landed our first commitment from China's third
largest dairy and we believe many other organizations are eagerly
awaiting our market entry."
According to the World Health Organization, some 3.2 billion people, or
about half the world's population is at risk of malaria transmission in
107 countries and territories worldwide. While there are between 350
million and 500 million new cases of malaria each year, there are very
few reliable and field deployable diagnostic tools available. In the
case of malaria, early detection substantially improves treatability and
survivability. TB (tuberculosis) is the second leading cause of death
from infectious disease worldwide. Bovine TB is a growing problem
through out the world with an estimated 1.3 billion cattle at risk. In
the United States, where the cattle industry is valued at $60 billion
annually, the use of existing diagnostic tests currently add $5.00 to
$15.00 on average per head to the cattle industry's costs. Field
deployable integrated optical biosensor systems hold the promise to
significantly speed the diagnostic testing process and to meaningfully
lower costs.
About Biomagnetics Diagnostics Corp.
Biomagnetics Diagnostics Corporation is an advanced medical device and
biotechnology company. The Company's revolutionary diagnostic systems,
which are based on advanced magnetics, test for any viral or bacterial
disease using any body fluid. The Company's technology allows
laboratories to perform far more tests in the same amount of time it
takes to do a single test. The HTS-MTP platform is designed to detect
the actual virus and viral load in body fluids and not just simply
screen for the presence of viral antibodies. More information on
Biomagnetics Diagnostics Corp. can be seen at www.BiomagneticsBMGP.com
Biomagnetics Diagnostics Corp.
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