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Biotech Stock News Alert; Q1 Publishing Research Featuring Verisante Technology, Inc. (TSX-V: VRS) (OTC: VRSEF)

May 9, 2011 - Investorideas.com newswire; The following biotech stock report is issued by Q1 Publishing Research covering Verisante Technology, Inc. (TSX-V: VRS) (PINK SHEETS: VRSEF).
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Jump on this Rapidly Unfolding Med-Tech Innovation Now
By Andrew Mickey, Q1 Publishing
We've only had this feeling a few times before.
It's the feeling we're onto something big - real big - at a very early state.
The same feeling we had about fertilizer stocks in July 2006. The same feeling about the Nintendo Wii when it exploded in Japan and its US launch was still months away. Or when Intuitive Surgical's robotic surgery technology was just making it into hospitals.
You know the feeling you're sitting on your next five- or 10-bagger, you understand it, you know it's big, and you're just waiting for everyone else to figure it out.
Frankly, it's a rare feeling. It's even rarer in a market like this where everything seems priced for perfection.
It's rare, but it's not impossible. Right now, we've got that feeling one small and fast-growing company is about to change a lucrative medical field for the better. And do it soon.
But we're not alone here. Some of the leading medical journals and magazines see the enormous potential we've spotted.
Biotechnology Focus magazine calls this development "ingenious."
The BC Medical Journal says, "Preliminary clinical results have so far demonstrated 100% efficacy."
Darrell Rigel, a professor of dermatology at NYU's Langone Medical Center, told MIT's Technology Review journal there's "a need" for innovations like this.
Despite the medical community's excitement, it still hasn't gone mainstream…yet.
Our window of opportunity to buy into Verisante Technology (TSX-V: VRS or OTCQX: VRSEF) will not be open forever.
Right now Verisante is a small $35 million company, just on the verge of leading medical technology revolution, has shown stellar preliminary clinical results, and based on market comparables is a ten-bagger-in-waiting.
In a few months, all that will be history and Verisante will be value much higher. Let's start at the beginning.
The Next Big Med-Tech Winner
If you're like me, you've learned (the hard and often expensive way) to become highly skeptical when it comes to new technologies.
They consistently over promise and under deliver.
Well, I think Verisante has under promised and is set to over deliver.
Verisante is aquickly emerging medical technology (med-tech) company which, despite its small size, is on the verge of doing something truly revolutionary.
The technology has been in development for 10 years. Its development has been led by some of the world's leading cancer researchers. It has received funding from leading cancer research organizations including the BC Cancer Society.
And, although it's technology has the potential to change almost every field of medicine, it's initially focused on a subsector of the medical field that's overdue for innovation.
Now with a recent $5 million capital infusion to take it to final commercialization, Verisante is poised to make it very big, very soon.
10 Years of Development About to Pay Off
Verisante is has entered the final approval stages for its proprietary cancer screening device.
On the surface, Verisante's Aura device is really simple. It detects cancerous cells by an advanced laser scanning system. And it does it with an astonishing rate of accuracy.
Think of a price scanner at the grocery store. It scans a bar code and tells you the price. Verisante's Aura concern detection device scans a skin lesion and tells you if it's cancerous. (For a complete explanation of how it works, follow this link to a recent feature on Canada's BTV)
Again, it really is a simple concept. But the science behind it is much more advanced than that.
Most importantly though, the Aura has shown the potential to revolutionize cancer detection and save a lot of lives and money in the process.
Verisante has targeted melanoma, one of the most feared and costly to treat cancers, for its initial launch.
Future Market Domination
The Aura device has shown remarkable accuracy and consistency in detecting melanoma at a very early stage (more details below).
Skin cancer is one of the most common forms of cancer. More than two million Americans are diagnosed with it each year. It will affect one in five US residents. And at least 40% of Americans can expect to get non-melanoma skin cancer before they turn 65.
Melanoma specifically one of the most deadly types of cancer. If detected in the Stage I it has an 85% survival rate. In Stage IV the survival rate falls to an ominous 15%.
Melanoma and skin cancer is costly too. It costs $1.5 billion a year to treat melanoma alone.
Despite the high costs of treatment and its deadly nature, there has been little advancement in detection.
For decades, dermatologists have relied on their eyes and patients to self-identify abnormal growth in moles and skin lesions. These crude methods successfully identify about one in three cases of melanoma.
Recently, however, the markets had high expectations that one of Verisante's competitors made a major breakthrough in melanoma detection. And investors were willing to pay top dollar merely speculating the technology worked effectively and consistently enough for regulatory approval.
Why Verisante is a True 10-Bagger
Knowing differences between the Verisante's and MELA Sciences (NASDAQ:MELA) - Verisante's closes competitor - devices reveals the true opportunity here.
MELA has been one of the most closely watched med-tech device stocks over the last year.
MELA's melanoma detection device, MelaFind, was in the final stages of regulatory approval heading into the end of 2010.
Investors were willing to risk getting in early because the upside potential was massive. If approved, MELA would be dominating a mult-billion dollar market virtually overnight.
MELA shares ran to more than $9 per share in anticipation of U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval. At its peak, the total market value exceeded $200 million. Keep in mind, MelaFind is only aimed at melanoma and not the many other cancers Verisante's Aura has the potential to be used to detect. And it still was worth $200 million.
Then last November the FDA rejected MELA's device and its shares plummeted.
But here's the thing, MELA's device was rejected for a number of reasons that Verisante will not be affected by.
MELA was rejected because of its low degree of accuracy and large number of false positives.
In my opinion, MelaFind was basically not much more effective than what a dermatologist can determine just by looking at a suspicious mole.
The FDA requires a device to have a certain level of accuracy and consistency. MelaFind had neither.
Now MELA is going to need more studies and more capital to complete those studies. Yet it still has a market value almost three times higher than Verisante.
Key to Success: The Molecular Signature
The key difference between MELA's device and Verisante's is how they identify potentially cancerous cells.
MelaFind takes a picture of a mole or lesion. It then analyzes it against a database of images of confirmed melanoma cases. It uses a proprietary algorithm to compare shapes, sizes, and abnormalities of the lesions. This method didn't produce the accuracy or consistency required by the FDA.
Verisante's device works in a completely different way.
The Aura device analyzes what I call the "molecular signature" of the mole or lesion to determine whether it's likely cancerous or not.
The Aura uses Raman spectroscopy to detect the potential cancer at the molecular level. The studies conducted on the Aura device confirm how effective this process is.
In a six-year clinical trial conducted at the University of British Columbia's dermatology department and Vancouver General Hospital (which has 80,000 dermatoligical patients per year), the Aura device has detected melanoma with incredible accuracy and consistency.
Over a preliminary sample of 274 lesions, the Aura identified 45 melanoma occurrences. Thirty four of those occurrences identified by Aura were confirmed by a biopsy.
These preliminary results give melanoma a 100% accuracy rate and, as a testament to the reliability of the device, a 70% specificity.
These rates are critical part of the regulatory review process. The accuracy rate shows Aura works. The specificity rate shows Aura doesn't give too many "false positive" diagnoses. After all, you can't have a device that gives too many false positives. It would be worthless if it did.
This kind of accuracy and specificity is the critical difference for Verisante. And it shows how revolutionary this product is.
But it takes more than a better mousetrap to be successful. And Verisante has laid out a business model that has been exceptionally profitable for many of the leading companies in the world.
A Dermatologist's Perspective
The most impressive part of Verisante is its business model for commercializing the Aura device.
Once the Aura is approved, Verisante has planned a way to generate a profit by both selling its Aura devices and still earning an ongoing stream of revenue.
Verisante is using the "razor and blade model."
Do you think Gillette makes a lot of money selling a Mach 3 razor for $12? They do, but they make a lot more selling $4 razors month after month after month. Verisante is using the same strategy.
Let's take it from a dermatologist's perspective.
A skin doctor would be able to buy an Aura device and generate a lot of revenue from it. They would be able to charge anywhere from $100 to $500 for a cancer screening and do it for thousands of patients each year.
Many, I'm sure, would be able to pay at least $50,000 for a device that could generate between $100,000 to $1 million a year in revenue from it.
Verisante will likely be able to be able to build Aura devices for about $10,000. This will likely improve as demand increases and economies of scale are achieved, but let's take the more conservative $10,000 estimate. Verisante would be able to sell the device for between $30,000 and $60,000 to dermatologists.
That's a solid margin. The real money, however, comes from the continuous revenue it would receive. The "blades" part of the razor and blade model.
Each screening with the Aura device requires a new tip. The tip includes a lens and other proprietary features to prevent misdiagnosis. Verisante sells the specialized tips required for each use. The tips would likely cost dermatologists $10 each and significantly less to produce.
Verisante would be generating between $20,000 and $50,000 in gross profit per sale of each device. Then it would generate anywhere from $10,000 to $100,000 in additional revenues from the specialized tips from each device owner per year, every year.
Multiply those numbers out over a few hundred dermatologists (although there are thousands around the world) and you get some staggering numbers.
It's a massive opportunity which has the potential to make Verisante a $1 billion company as the Aura spreads across high-demand markets in Canada, Europe, and the United States.
On top of that, it's important to keep in mind that's just with melanoma. Verisante's technology has been proven to successfully identify many different types of cancers. Early trials have shown its effectiveness in identifying lung, cervical, and colon cancer.
Melanoma is just where Verisante's technology has had most of the research and testing geared towards. Once you add in potential opportunities in the other cancers, Verisante's potential is exponentially higher over the long run.
Nearing the Finish Line
Verisante seems to have it all. It's better, cheaper, and potentially very profitable. But the key with any investment in medical technology is completing the regulatory approval processes.
Verisante is aiming at completing the regularity approval process in a faster, less-costly way.
First, most of the expensive and time-consuming research is already completed. The Aura device has been in development for about 10 years. And it already has one six-year study completed.
Now Verisante is in the final stages of approval with Canadian medical authorities. Final approval is expected to be made by the end of 2011.
After that, Verisante has already started the European approval process. It expects to the "CE Mark" (the symbol of European approval) to be granted as early as the end of 2011.
If and when this is approved, Verisante has instant access to markets in the European Union, South Africa, and Australia.
Finally, with European and Canadian approval in hand, its' going to then move to the United States. It needs more studies for U.S. approval, but like many other drugs and medical devices, it's a lot more likely to get approval in the United States after Canada and Europe give the official thumbs up.
A Big Winner in the Making
Verisante Technology (TSX-V:VRS or OTCQX:VRSEF) is in position to have an exciting few months ahead as the story unfolds and even more great years beyond that.
It has all the elements of a giant med-tech success story.
It has superior, proven technology.
It has years of costly and time-consuming research behind it.
It's very near to final regulatory approval in Canada.
It has shown the potential to save a lot of lives too.
On top of all that, Verisante was recently able to attract an addition $5 million capital infusion in a market where med-tech and biotech aren't getting very much venture capital.
Perhaps most importantly, Verisante has huge growth potential. At a mere $35 market cap, the upside is tremendous. Remember, its closest competitor, MELAScience, had a market value of about $200 million just in anticipation it would be successful. And after it got rejected by the FDA, it still has a $90 million market value.
That's the kind of potential here where once the Aura is approved; Verisante is on its way to being worth $1 billion.
Head over to Verisante.com to see for yourself.
Andrew Mickey
Chief Investment Strategist, Q1 Publishing
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Biotech/Biodefense Stock News; Aethlon Medical (OTCBB: AEMD) Discloses FDA Meeting Request and Proposed Expansion of U.S. Treatment Indications to Include Hepatitis C Virus (HCV)

SAN DIEGO - May 9, 2011 (Investorideas.com newswire) Aethlon Medical, Inc. (OTCBB: AEMD) announces that it has submitted a request to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a face-to-face meeting to discuss re-initiation of an Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) study of the Aethlon Hemopurifier® in the United States. As part of these discussions, Aethlon management will present FDA officials with new clinical data that supports the safety of the Hemopurifier® and demonstrates the capability of the medical device to reduce viral load in individuals infected with the hepatitis C virus (HCV). Based on the data to be presented, Aethlon will request permission to expand the target treatment indications of the Hemopurifier® to include HCV in the U.S. At present, the treatment indication underlying the Aethlon IDE is solely directed toward the use of the Hemopurifier® as a countermeasure against bioterror and pandemic threats.
"Since submitting our IDE, we have expanded our collection of human safety data, which has also provided insight that our Hemopurifier® can have a substantial effect in reducing viral load in HCV-infected patients even in the absence of antiviral drugs," stated Jim Joyce, Chairman and CEO of Aethlon Medical. "These results combined with the emergence of a remarkable clinical validation for therapeutic filtration in HCV care provide a compelling basis for an FDA meeting to discuss and advance a potential clinical strategy to treat HCV-infected individuals in the United States."
The meeting with the FDA will provide a collaborative opportunity for Aethlon management to interact directly with Agency officials and to obtain guidance and input on advancing both its HCV and Medical Countermeasure indications in the U.S. Aethlon anticipates a meeting with FDA officials will likely occur in mid-summer.
The Company believes a significant and enduring opportunity exists for the Hemopurifier® as an adjunct to improve the benefit of current, forthcoming and future iterations of standard-of-care drug therapy (SOC) by accelerating viral load depletion in the first few days of HCV-SOC. The clinical validation for therapeutic filtration of HCV has been established by the VRAD system developed and marketed by Asahi Kasei Kuraray Medical in Japan. The early administration of VRAD in combination with HCV-SOC achieved 71.4% sustained virologic response rates (SVR) in HCV patients who previously failed HCV-SOC. These results were achieved through a once daily administration of VRAD for three consecutive days at the outset of SOC therapy. The average viral load reduction during each treatment period, which averaged 3 1/4 hours in duration, was 26.1%. In comparison, the Aethlon Hemopurifier® has demonstrated average viral load reductions of 64% during similar treatment timeframes in the absence of any drug therapy benefit. Aethlon is now actively advancing an adjunct study to demonstrate the ability of the Hemopurifier® to accelerate early viral load depletion in patients who initiate HCV-SOC. The study is being conducted at the Medanta Medicity Institute in Delhi, India.
The Hemopurifier® is also uniquely suited to treat HCV-infected End-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients, whose condition limits their ability to be treated with HCV-SOC. The incidence of HCV infection in ESRD patients is approximately 100-1000 times higher than that in the general population. Recent studies have clearly shown that HCV-infected ESRD patients on maintenance dialysis are at increased risk of liver-related mortality. A significant proportion develops chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis, and even hepatocellular carcinoma. Overall, chronic HCV patients on hemodialysis bear an increased risk of liver-related morbidity and mortality, either during dialysis or after renal transplantation. Interferon (IFN) therapy is modestly effective for the treatment of HCV infection in ESRD patients but is not recommended after renal transplantation due to the risk of acute graft rejection. Ribavirin is considered contraindicated for the treatment of ESRD patients with chronic hepatitis C because of the risk of life-threatening hemolytic anemia. A major advantage in treating HCV-infected ESRD patients with the Hemopurifier® is that the device adds no drug toxicity or interaction concerns and can be included in series with a patient's dialysis cartridge, thus adding no treatment burden beyond the patient's pre-established dialysis treatment schedule.
Aethlon further disclosed that it will begin discussions with the FDA on the regulatory requirements to obtain an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for the Hemopurifier® as a broad-spectrum countermeasure against untreatable viral threats that emerge naturally or are released by man as an agent of bioterrorism. The Project BioShield Act of 2004 permits the FDA Commissioner to authorize the use of an unapproved medical product during a declared emergency involving a heightened risk of attack on the public or U.S. military forces, or a significant potential to affect national security. The EUA authority allows the FDA Commissioner to strengthen the public health protections against biological, chemical, radiological and nuclear agents that may be used to attack the American people or the U.S. armed forces. The FDA Commissioner may allow medical countermeasures to be used in an emergency to diagnose, treat or prevent serious or life-threatening diseases or conditions caused by such agents, when there are no adequate, approved and available alternatives.
Aethlon believes the Hemopurifier®, which is the sole antiviral strategy to address drug and vaccine resistant viral pathogens, is well positioned to meet the U.S. government's urgent need for innovative new medical countermeasures that can be deployed during national health emergencies.
About Aethlon Medical
At Aethlon Medical, we create revolutionary devices to address infectious disease and cancer. Our devices are designed to be novel platform solutions that fill therapeutic voids or aid in disease diagnosis and monitoring.
Our Hemopurifier® is the first medical device to selectively target the removal of infectious viruses and immunosuppressive proteins from the entire circulatory system. We recently discovered that our Hemopurifier® captures tumor-secreted exosomes that suppress the immune system of those afflicted with cancer. Prior to this discovery, a therapeutic strategy to directly inhibit or reverse the immunosuppressive destruction caused by exosomes did not exist in cancer care. By eliminating this mechanism, we believe our Hemopurifier® can fill an unmet clinical need and provide the benefit of an immune-based therapy without adding drug toxicity or interaction risks to established and emerging treatment strategies.
Human studies have documented the ability of our Hemopurifier® to safely reduce viral load in both Hepatitis-C virus (HCV) and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infected patients without the administration of antiviral drugs. However, our initial clinical and commercialization focus is to establish our Hemopurifier® as an adjunct therapy to enhance the benefit of both infectious disease and cancer treatment regimens. In this regard, we plan to commercialize our Hemopurifier® in India as we advance our clinical strategies in the United States and the European Union. In vitro studies conducted by government and non-government research institutes have also verified that our Hemopurifier® has broad-spectrum capabilities against bioterror and emerging pandemic threats. These studies have confirmed the capture of Dengue Hemorrhagic Virus, Ebola Hemorrhagic Virus, Lassa Hemorrhagic Virus, West Nile Virus, H5N1 Avian Influenza Virus, 2009 H1N1 Influenza Virus, the reconstructed Spanish Flu of 1918 Virus, and Monkeypox Virus, which serves as a model for human Smallpox infection.
As a therapeutic device, the Hemopurifier® provides us with a pipeline into four significant market opportunities:
  1. Cancer: A treatment candidate to improve patient responsiveness to established cancer therapies by removing immunosuppressive exosomes from circulation.
  2. Hepatitis-C Virus (HCV): As an adjunct therapy to accelerate viral load reduction at the outset of standard of care drug regimens.
  3. Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV): Provides a potential therapeutic option for HIV-infected individuals to manage disease progression once they become resistant to antiviral drug regimens.
  4. Bioterror and Pandemic Threats: Represents the most advanced broad-spectrum strategy to address untreatable bioterror and emerging pandemic threats.
The Hemopurifier® is an expansive multi-patented platform technology whose mechanism of action can be leveraged to provide therapeutic, diagnostic, and biomarker discovery solutions. As a therapeutic, the Hemopurifier® is a single-use disposable cartridge designed for implementation within the established infrastructure of dialysis machines and other blood circulatory pumps already located in hospitals and clinics worldwide.
In design, our Hemopurifier® is a selective filtration device containing affinity agents that tightly bind to high-mannose structures unique to the surface of exosomes produced by cancer and glycoproteins residing on the envelope of viruses. These agents are immobilized around approximately 2800 porous hollow fibers that run the interior length of our device. The resulting design provides us the novel ability to separate both exosome and viral targets away from blood cells so they can then be selectively and permanently removed from the circulatory system. In application, blood circulation is established into the Hemopurifier® via a catheter or other blood access device. Once blood flow has been established, treatment benefit is immediate as the entire circulatory system can pass through the Hemopurifier® in as little as 15 minutes.
Our wholly owned subsidiary, Exosome Sciences, Inc. (ESI) is focused on the development of exosome-targeted products and services that improve cancer diagnosis, provide post-treatment cancer surveillance, and aid in the discovery of biomarkers that allow doctors to optimize patient therapy. Additional information regarding Aethlon Medical and Exosome Sciences can be accessed online at www.aethlonmedical.com.
Certain of the statements herein may be forward-looking and involve risks and uncertainties. Such forward-looking statements involve assumptions, known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of Aethlon Medical, Inc. to be materially different from any future results, performance, or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Such potential risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, the company's ability to commercialize its Hemopurifier® in India, capability of the Hemopurifier® to reduce viral loads and other disease conditions or to identify or treat disease conditions such as cancer or Hepatitis-C, including the ability to capture exosomes and the impact that potential ability may have on disease conditions, the Company's ability to raise capital when needed, the Company's ability to complete the development of its planned products, the ability of the Company to obtain FDA and other regulatory approvals permitting the sale of its products, the Company's ability to manufacture its products either internally or through outside companies and provide its services, the impact of government regulations, patent protection on the Company's proprietary technology, product liability exposure, uncertainty of market acceptance, competition, technological change, and other risk factors. In such instances, actual results could differ materially as a result of a variety of factors, including the risks associated with the effect of changing economic conditions and other risk factors detailed in the Company's Securities and Exchange Commission filings.
Contacts:
James A. Joyce
Chairman, CEO
858.459.7800 x301
jj@aethlonmedical.com
John P. Salvador
Director, Communications & Investor Relations
858.459.7800 x307
jps@aethlonmedical.com
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Thursday, May 5, 2011

Biotech/ Biodefense Sector Trading Alert; (OTCBB: AEMD), (NASDAQ GM: DYSL), (NYSE Amex: PIP), (NasdaqGM: SIGA) SIGA Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:SIGA) to report first quarter 2011 results

Point Roberts, WA - May 5, 2011 - Investorideas.com, a leader in investor sector research including Biotech and Biodefense Stocks issues a trading alert on biodefense stocks (OTCBB: AEMD), (NASDAQ GM: DYSL), (NYSE Amex: PIP), (AMEX: PLX and (NasdaqGM: SIGA).
Shares of Siga Technologies (NasdaqGM: SIGA ) moved higher in yesterday’s trading on higher than normal volume on rumors of a possible Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) contract . The stock is down in trading today trading at
$13.57 0.40 (2.86%) 11:57AM EDT, with an early high of $14.10.
SIGA Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:SIGA), a company specializing in the development of pharmaceutical agents to fight biowarfare pathogens, will report first quarter 2011 results on Thursday, May 5, 2011.
Management will host a conference call and simultaneous webcast to discuss the results of operations and provide an update on recent business developments at 4:30 P.M. ET on Thursday, May 5, 2011. Participants should call (877) 564-1219 (United States/Canada) or (973) 638-3429 (International) and request the SIGA call or provide confirmation code 63752611. A live broadcast of the call will be available on the Company's website at www.siga.com under the 'Events & Presentations' tab in the Investor Relations section.
Biotech/ Biodefense Stocks Sector Snapshot
  • Aethlon Medical (OTCBB: AEMD) trading at $0812 - 0.09
  • Dynasil Corporation (NASDAQ GM: DYSL) trading at $3.84, up 0.04 (1.05%)
  • Emergent Biosolutions, Inc. Com (NYSE: EBS ) trading at $23.50, down 0.15 (0.63%) 12:02PM
  • PharmAthene, Inc. (NYSE Amex: PIP) trading at $3.82 , down 0.02 (0.52%) 12:03PM EDT
  • Protalix BioTherapeutics, Inc. (AMEX: PLX ) trading at$ 6.50, down 0.03 (0.46%) 12:08PM EDT
  • Siga Technologies (NasdaqGM: SIGA ) trading at $13.57< down 0.40 (2.86%) 11:57AM EDT
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Biotech/ Biodefense Company Snapshots ; Aethlon Medical (OTCBB: AEMD), Siga Technologies (NasdaqGM: SIGA )
Aethlon Medical (OTCBB: AEMD)
At Aethlon Medical, we create revolutionary devices to address infectious disease and cancer. Our devices are designed to be novel platform solutions that fill therapeutic voids or aid in disease diagnosis and monitoring.
Our Hemopurifier® is the first medical device to selectively target the removal of infectious viruses and immunosuppressive proteins from the entire circulatory system. We recently discovered that our Hemopurifier® captures tumor-secreted exosomes that suppress the immune system of those afflicted with cancer. Prior to this discovery, a therapeutic strategy to directly inhibit or reverse the immunosuppressive destruction caused by exosomes did not exist in cancer care. By eliminating this mechanism, we believe our Hemopurifier® can fill an unmet clinical need and provide the benefit of an immune-based therapy without adding drug toxicity or interaction risks to established and emerging treatment strategies.
More: www.aethlonmedical.com
Contacts:
James A. Joyce
Chairman, CEO
858.459.7800 x301
jj@aethlonmedical.com
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Siga Technologies (NasdaqGM: SIGA )
SIGA Technologies is a pharmaceutical company specializing in the development and commercialization of therapeutic solutions for some of the most lethal disease causing pathogens in the world - smallpox, Ebola, dengue, Lassa fever and other dangerous viruses. Our business is to discover, develop, manufacture and successfully commercialize drugs to prevent and treat these high priority threats. Our mission is to disarm dreaded viral diseases and create robust, modern biodefense countermeasures. For more information, please visit SIGA's web site at www.siga.com.
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Company Profile for Stem Cell Stock, Vitro Diagnostics, Inc. dba Vitro Biopharma (OTCQB: VODG)

POINT ROBERTS, Wash., May 5, 2011 - www.InvestorIdeas.com, a leader in investor research including biotech and stem cell stocks, issues the company profile for stem cell company, Vitro Diagnostics, Inc. dba Vitro Biopharma (OTCQB: VODG) for investors following the sector.
About Vitro Diagnostics, Inc. (OTCQB: VODG)
Vitro Diagnostics, Inc. dba Vitro Biopharma (OTCQB: VODG) (http://www.vitrobiopharma.com), owns U.S. patents for production of FSH, immortalization of pituitary cells, and a cell line that produces beta islets for use in treatment of diabetes. Vitro also owns a pending international patent for generation of pluripotent stem cells. Vitro's mission is "Harnessing the Power of Cells™" for the advancement of regenerative medicine to its full potential. Vitro operates within a modern biotechnology manufacturing, R&D and corporate facility in Golden, Colorado. Vitro manufactures and sells "Tools for Stem Cell and Drug Development™", including human mesenchymal stem cells and derivatives, optimized media for stem cell self-renewal and lineage-specific differentiation. Vitro recently formed a strategic alliance with HemoGenix®, Inc. (http://www.hemogenix.com/) to jointly manufacture and distribute Lumenesc™ and LumiSTEM™ quantitative assays for determination of stem cell quality, potency and response to toxic agents.
Recent News;
Stem Cell Stock Vitro (OTCQB: VODG) Announces Progress in the Achievement of Profitability
Revenue Increase Due to Licensing Fertility Drug Patents, Products and Technology
GOLDEN, Colo. - May 3, 2011 (Investorideas.com Newswire) - Vitro Diagnostics, Inc. (OTCQB:VODG), dba Vitro Biopharma, announced progress and achievement of key financial goals in the transformation of the Company from a research operation to a profitable commercial operation with sustained earnings growth. Income was recently increased by $200,000 through license fees obtained by licensing our fertility drug patents, products and technology. This infertility treatment technology was developed previously and is no longer a primary operational goal as the Company is now focused on commercialization of stem cell products and technology. Thus, the recent license of this intellectual property allows the Company to monetize previously written-off assets through income from license fees and potential sales royalties while also pursuing additional product revenues through sales of its stem cell products.
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Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Biotech and Pharma News; BioSante Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: BPAX) To Present at JMP Securities Research Conference

LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill. - May 4, 2011 (Investorideas.com newswire) - BioSante Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:BPAX) will be presenting at The JMP Securities Tenth Annual Research Conference. The event will take place from May 9, through May 11, 2011, at The Ritz-Carlton, San Francisco.
Stephen M. Simes, BioSante's president & CEO, will speak on May 9, 2011 at 3:00 PM PT. He will provide an overview of the company, as well as an update on the LibiGel® (testosterone gel) Phase III clinical development program. A live audio webcast of Mr. Simes' remarks may be accessed at: http://www.wsw.com/webcast/jmp13/bpa/. The webcast will be archived approximately three hours after the live event and will be available for 90 days.
About BioSante Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
BioSante is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on developing products for female sexual health and oncology. BioSante's lead products include LibiGel® (transdermal testosterone gel) for the treatment of female sexual dysfunction (FSD) which is in Phase III clinical development under a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Special Protocol Assessment. BioSante also is developing a portfolio of cancer vaccines, four of which have been granted Orphan Drug designation, and are currently in several Phase II clinical trials. Other products in development are Bio-T-Gel™, a testosterone gel for male hypogonadism licensed to Teva Pharmaceuticals and an oral contraceptive in Phase II clinical development using BioSante patented technology. The company also is seeking opportunities for its other technologies. Additional information is available online at: www.biosantepharma.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
To the extent any statements made in this news release deal with information that is not historical, these are forward-looking statements under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements include, but are not limited to, statements about BioSante's plans, objectives, expectations and intentions with respect to future operations and products, the timing of anticipated regulatory submissions and other statements identified by words such as "will," "potential," "could," "can," "believe," "intends," "continue," "plans," "expects," "anticipates," "estimates," "may," other words of similar meaning or the use of future dates. Forward-looking statements by their nature address matters that are, to different degrees, uncertain. Uncertainties and risks may cause BioSante's actual results to be materially different than those expressed in or implied by BioSante's forward-looking statements. For BioSante, particular uncertainties and risks include, among others, the difficulty of developing pharmaceutical products, obtaining regulatory and other approvals and achieving market acceptance; the marketing success of BioSante's licensees or sublicensees; the success of clinical testing; and BioSante's need for and ability to obtain additional financing. More detailed information on these and additional factors that could affect BioSante's actual results are described in BioSante's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its most recent annual report on Form 10-K and subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. All forward-looking statements in this news release speak only as of the date of this news release. BioSante undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Contact:
BioSante Pharmaceuticals
For Investors:
The Trout Group LLC
Tricia Swanson
(646) 378-2953
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or
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McKinney/Chicago
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(312) 944-6784 ext. 316
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Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Stem Cell Stock Vitro (OTCQB: VODG) Announces Progress in the Achievement of Profitability

GOLDEN, Colo. � May 3, 2011 (Investorideas.com Newswire) - Vitro Diagnostics, Inc. (OTCQB:VODG), dba Vitro Biopharma, announced progress and achievement of key financial goals in the transformation of the Company from a research operation to a profitable commercial operation with sustained earnings growth. Income was recently increased by $200,000 through license fees obtained by licensing our fertility drug patents, products and technology. This infertility treatment technology was developed previously and is no longer a primary operational goal as the Company is now focused on commercialization of stem cell products and technology. Thus, the recent license of this intellectual property allows the Company to monetize previously written-off assets through income from license fees and potential sales royalties while also pursuing additional product revenues through sales of its stem cell products.
Vitro's stem cell products provide key tools needed to expand emerging stem cell technology into viable clinical products to treat a vast array of conditions resulting from cellular degeneration or injury, such as heart disease, stroke and Alzheimer's disease. The Company's products include cell culture media used to expand and differentiate stem cells prior to transplantation and in research applications. This market alone is estimated to be $1.2 billion in 2015 1. A leading global stem cell company and prospective customer has recently reported superior performance of one of the Company's media products in an extensive comparison with competing products. Sales of stem cell media is a primary focus for accelerated revenue generation. Our distribution and marketing plan currently targets select distributors together with direct sales to key accounts representing substantial sales volume. We are now in discussions and product evaluations with distributors and key initial accounts. Numerous studies by the Company and other independent groups have shown strong competitive advantages of the Company's stem cell media. We intend to leverage our highly competitive media products into aggressive penetration of this emerging market. Management projects achievement of profitable operations by the end of its current fiscal year (10-31-11) or sooner.
To sustain future revenues and earnings growth, the Company intends to expand and improve its current product offering of tools for stem cell research and is now developing clinical grade products to support clinical trials and eventual therapeutic applications of stem cells. Furthermore, the Company intends to identify synergistic M&A candidates with existing product sales and profits to provide rapid growth of revenue and earnings. Early stage discussions are now underway with a privately held stem cell firm regarding a business combination with the Company.
Current liabilities have also been reduced by $250,000, through fees obtained from recent patent out-licenses and debt refinancing activities. Operating expenses have also been reduced by approximately $100,000 (37%) per year through debt service expense reduction, reduction of interest expenses, and executive salary reduction. These activities enable a more rapid turn-around and improve shareholder's equity.
About Vitro Diagnostics, Inc.
Vitro Diagnostics, Inc. dba Vitro Biopharma (OTCQB: VODG) (http://www.vitrobiopharma.com), owns U.S. patents for production of FSH, immortalization of pituitary cells, and a cell line that produces beta islets for use in treatment of diabetes. Vitro also owns a pending international patent for generation of pluripotent stem cells. Vitro's mission is "Harnessing the Power of Cells™" for the advancement of regenerative medicine to its full potential. Vitro operates within a modern biotechnology manufacturing, R&D and corporate facility in Golden, Colorado. Vitro manufactures and sells "Tools for Stem Cell and Drug Development™", including human mesenchymal stem cells and derivatives, optimized media for stem cell self-renewal and lineage-specific differentiation. Vitro recently formed a strategic alliance with HemoGenix�, Inc. (http://www.hemogenix.com/) to jointly manufacture and distribute Lumenesc™ and LumiSTEM™ quantitative assays for determination of stem cell quality, potency and response to toxic agents.
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Certain statements contained herein and subsequent statements made by and on behalf of the Company, whether oral or written may contain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward looking statements are identified by words such as "intends," "anticipates," "believes," "expects" and "hopes" and include, without limitation, statements regarding the Company's plan of business operations, product research and development activities, potential contractual arrangements, receipt of working capital, anticipated revenues and related expenditures. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include, among others, acceptability of the Company's products in the market place, general economic conditions, receipt of additional working capital, the overall state of the biotechnology industry and other factors set forth in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Most of these factors are outside the control of the Company. Investors are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Except as otherwise required by applicable securities statutes or regulations, the Company disclaims any intent or obligation to update publicly these forward looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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Contact:
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Biotech and Pharma News; BioSante Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: BPAX) Paving the Way for Sexual Equality for Women!

Point Roberts WA, LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill. May 3, 2011 - (Investorideas.com newswire.com) Investorideas.com, an investor research portal covering leading sectors including biotech stocks and pharma stocks, features an exclusive discussion with Mr. Stephen M. Simes, president and chief executive officer of specialty pharmaceutical company, BioSante Pharmaceuticals ( NASDAQ: BPAX ) . Mr. Simes discusses how their product LibiGel ®, (testosterone gel) for the treatment of female sexual dysfunction, paves the way for women's equality in the sexual dysfunction market, currently dominated by male products.
Women always have had to wait for their rights; from the right to vote, to equal pay and now in the treatment of sexual health matters. Stephen M. Simes discusses his personal and corporate commitment to women's health, and BioSante's objective to be first to market with a pharmaceutical product to treat women's sexual health.
In an interesting perspective from a male CEO bringing his product to market for women, Mr. Simes passionately explains the problem and the solution (LibiGel ®) that is coming to market in the not so distant future. Interestingly, BioSante's vice president of clinical development in charge of LibiGel's clinical studies is a woman!
Sexual Equality for Women!
Why is there no biotech or pharmaceutical product for the treatment of female sexual dysfunction?
By Stephen M. Simes
BioSante Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: BPAX)
Men have enjoyed access to Viagra and other erectile drugs for over 13 years.
For women, specifically women suffering from hypoactive sexual desire disorder (HSDD), product development has been notably lacking. Today in the United States there is no FDA approved pharmaceutical product for the treatment of HSDD.
Yet HSDD - lack of sexual desire - affects an untold number of women. It is more common than erectile dysfunction in men - which is a $2 billion a year prescription business in the US.
In a study by investigators the University of Chicago, of 1,400 men and 1,700 women between the ages of 18 and 59, 43% of women said they have experienced some degree of sexual dysfunction, compared with just 31% of men.  Among the women surveyed, 32% lacked interest in sex. Another study by the same group at the University also found that 43% of American women between the ages of 57 and 85 (about 40 million) experience some degree of low sexual desire.
The majority of women with female sexual dysfunction (FSD) are postmenopausal, experiencing FSD due to hormonal changes following menopause, whether natural or surgical.
Today, there is only one company in the world in active clinical development of a product for this true unmet medical need in women.  The company in development of a product is BioSante Pharmaceuticals Inc., in Lincolnshire, Illinois. The product is a transdermal testosterone gel (LibiGel ®). LibiGel currently is in Phase III clinical studies for the treatment of HSDD in post-menopausal women.  The LibiGel Phase III clinical development program includes two traditional pivotal Phase III randomized, placebo-controlled, multi-center, safety and efficacy trials, both of which are covered by an FDA SPA (special protocol assessment).
In addition, BioSante is conducting a LibiGel Phase III randomized, placebo controlled, multi-center, cardiovascular event and breast cancer safety study. Over 3,000 of a potential 4,000 women have been enrolled in the study and randomized to LibiGel or placebo. This LibiGel safety study represents the largest database of the safety of testosterone in women ever. To date, the cardiovascular event and breast cancer event rates in the study are lower than predicted. BioSante plans on submitting a new drug application (NDA) to FDA seeking approval for LibiGel by the end of 2012.
LibiGel is absorbed quickly through the skin after a once-daily pea-sized application on the upper arm, delivering testosterone to the bloodstream evenly over time and in a non-invasive and painless manner.
In a Phase II trial, LibiGel significantly increased the number of satisfying sexual events in surgically menopausal women suffering from FSD by 238 percent versus baseline (p<0.0001); this increase also was significant versus placebo (p<0.05). In this study, the effective dose of LibiGel produced testosterone blood levels within the normal range for pre-menopausal women and had a safety profile similar to that observed in the placebo group. In addition, no serious adverse events and no discontinuations due to adverse events occurred in any subject receiving LibiGel. The Phase II clinical trial was a double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, conducted in the United States, in surgically menopausal women distressed by their low sexual desire and activity.
BioSante is committed to the success of LibiGel and to women's health. The time for equal treatment of men's and women's sexuality is here. Practitioners and women are waiting for solutions.
- Stephen M. Simes is president and CEO of BioSante Pharmaceuticals Inc. (http://www.biosantepharma.com), Lincolnshire, IL.
About BioSante Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
BioSante (NASDAQ: BPAX) is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on developing products for female sexual health and oncology. BioSante's lead products include LibiGel ® (transdermal testosterone gel) for the treatment of female sexual dysfunction (FSD) which is in Phase III clinical development under a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Special Protocol Assessment. BioSante's first FDA-approved product is Elestrin™ (estradiol gel) indicated for the treatment of hot flashes associated with menopause, marketed in the U.S. by Azur Pharma, BioSante's licensee. BioSante also is developing a portfolio of cancer vaccines, four of which have been granted Orphan Drug designation, and are currently in several Phase II clinical trials. Other BioSante products are Bio-T-Gel™, a testosterone gel for male hypogonadism, for which an NDA is pending with a PDUFA date of November 14, 2011, licensed to Teva Pharmaceuticals, and an oral contraceptive in Phase II clinical development using BioSante patented technology. Additional information is available online at: www.biosantepharma.com.
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Tricia Swanson
(646) 378-2953
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or
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(312) 506-5220
azachary@mckinneychicago.com
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