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NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
SINOBIOMED UPDATES ON CLINCIAL TRIAL PROGRESS FOR RECOMBINANT BATROXOBIN (rBAT)
(Shanghai, China – July 10, 2007) Sinobiomed Inc. (“Sinobiomed”, or “the Company”) is pleased to update on clinical trial progress for the recombinant batroxobin (rBAT) made by Shanghai Wanxing Bio-pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd. ("Shanghai Wanxing"), the Company’s 82% owned subsidiary.
Sinobiomed’s Chinese-patented rBAT is world’s first batroxobin to be synthesized through gene recombination. Natural batroxobin is world’s most prescribed anti-bleeding agent. The Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) issued rBAT an international application number in March 2007.
The Phase II Clinical Trial, launched in November 2006, has two steps. The first step, now completed, tested rBAT”s effectiveness as an anti-bleeding agent at different dosages during general surgery compared to that of a placebo. The first step had 120 people enrolled.
The Company has now completed the design necessary for the second step of the Phase II Clinical Trial, which will involve 400 patients. The second step will compare rBAT’s efficacy to that of natural batroxobin in patients undergoing gynecological surgery, those with menorrhagia, excessive or prolonged menstrual bleeding, and those with gastrointestinal bleeding not associated with surgery.
A positive result in the second step would increase the number of applications for rBAT, widening the market for potential sales.
ABOUT SINOBIOMED INC.
SionBiomed's Shanghai Wanxing Bio-pharmaceuticals is a leading Chinese developer of genetically engineered recombinant protein drugs and vaccines. Based in Shanghai, Shanghai, Wanxing currently has 10 products approved or in development: two on the market, one recently received approval, four in clinical trials and three in research and development. Shanghai Wanxing's products respond to a wide range of diseases and conditions, including malaria, hepatitis, surgical bleeding, cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, diabetic ulcers and burns, and blood cell regeneration. Shanghai Wanxing also has proven expertise in recombinant protein manufacturing technology and a patented lowcost, high-yield production process to enhance bioactivity and guarantee the highest levels or purity. (www.sinobiomed.com)
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