5 Starliving Online Inc. - Viral Genetics Signs Investment Banking Engagement with Burlington Capital Markets and Announces Pending Name Change.Business Editors SOUTH PASADENA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 7, 2001 Viral Genetics, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of 5 Starliving Online Inc. (OTCBB OTCBB See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB). :HTHV), has engaged Burlington Capital Markets, Inc. as its investment banker, and has also hired Voluto Ventures, LLC, to provide strategic planning and management consulting services. Burlington has agreed to assist Viral Genetics for listing on NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on or the American Stock Exchange American Stock Exchange (AMEX) Stock exchange in the U.S. Originally known as “the Curb,” it began as an outdoor marketplace in New York City c. 1850. It moved indoors to its present location in the Wall Street area in 1921. when the Company is able to meet the appropriate listing standards. As part of its October 3rd acquisition of Viral Genetics, Inc., 5 Starliving Online Inc. has also mailed out to its shareholders of record as of October 25th a notice of name change. Pursuant to this, the name of 5 Starliving Online Inc. will be changed to Viral Genetics, Inc. effective November 20, 2001. Based in New York, with affiliate offices in London and Zurich, Burlington Capital Markets is a boutique investment bank offering a full range of financial and investment banking services. It is a privately-held firm with a focus on institutional investor services and trading, and is a member of the American Stock Exchange, Boston Stock Exchange The Boston Stock Exchange (BSE) is a regional stock exchange located in Boston, Massachusetts. The third-oldest stock exchange in the United States, it was founded in 1834. On October 2nd, 2007 Nasdaq agreed to acquire BSE for $61 million. , NASD NASD See: National Association of Securities Dealers NASD See National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD). , MSRB MSRB See Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB). and SIPC (Simply Interactive PC) An earlier umbrella term from Microsoft and Intel for a PC that works like a home appliance. For example, it has a sealed case, uses external connectors for expansion and boots in just a couple of seconds. . Voluto Ventures, LLC, is a privately-held management and strategic consulting firm. Viral Genetics, Inc., a development-stage California Corporation, was founded in 1995 to discover, develop and commercialize therapeutic and diagnostic systems for the treatment of viral diseases. Viral Genetics has completed human clinical trials of its primary product, TNP - an HIV/AIDS treatment, on HIV-infected and fulminant ful·mi·nant adj. Occurring suddenly, rapidly, and with great severity or intensity, usually of pain. ful AIDS multi-drug-cocktail-resistant patients in Mexico City, Mexico. This trial was administered under the authority and with the approval of the IMSS - the department of the Mexican federal government's health and social services Ministry responsible for oversight of Mexico's socialized medical system, including the approval of human clinical trials. The company expects to apply for registration of TNP with the Minister of Health for the purposes of allowing its commercialization in Mexico during the fourth quarter of this year. Further information relating to the company's historical, ongoing and planned research activities is forthcoming. Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Reform Act of 1995: Except for the historical information herein, the matters discussed in this press release are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties including, but not limited to economic, competitive, governmental and technological factors affecting the Company's operations, markets, products and prices, and other factors discussed in the Company's various filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. |
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