BioCurex Enters Collaboration Agreement With Largest Cancer Research Center in Russia.RICHMOND, British Columbia This page is for the city of Richmond, British Columbia. For the federal electoral district in this locality see Richmond (electoral district); for the provincial electoral district see Richmond (provincial electoral district). -- BioCurex Inc. (OTCBB OTCBB See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB). :BOCX) announced today that it has signed a collaboration agreement with the Blokhin Cancer Research Center in Moscow, Russia, for further development and evaluation of its RECAF(TM) technology. This new phase of the BioCurex/Blokhin collaboration is centered on the use of the RECAF marker for cancer screening, diagnosis and follow-up of treated patients using serum samples. The Center comprises 4 separate Institutes, including a 1,600 bed hospital devoted to cancer patients. It is one of the largest in Europe employing 700 scientists and 2,000 medical personnel. Dr. Moro, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of BioCurex stated: "This collaboration is very welcome because we shall have direct access to patients, to their final diagnosis, biopsies, and serum in a comprehensive way. The access to hundreds of well documented samples, as well as the opportunity to do prospective studies is extremely important. It will allow us to characterize and adjust the assays to the practical needs in the laboratory routine, as well as gather data to present to regulatory agencies regulatory agency Independent government commission charged by the legislature with setting and enforcing standards for specific industries in the private sector. The concept was invented by the U.S. . We can assert the usefulness of RECAF in the natural environment of the clinical laboratory within a cancer center." Professor Kushlinsky, Head of the Clinical BioChemistry Laboratory of the Blokhin Cancer Research Center stated: "As an Oncology Center whose vision is to see the implementation of the diagnostic tests for the early detection of cancer, we are pleased to be working with BioCurex. The RECAF technology has the potential to become a diagnostic tool, which may improve the course of cancer detection and advance health care. BioCurex's studies to date have produced some promising results, which were presented at ISOBM ISOBM International Society for Oncodevelopmental Biology and Medicine ISOBM International Society of Oncology and Biomarkers 2004, 2005 and 2006. We are ready to continue our collaboration with the aim of further evaluation of the utility of RECAF and we look forward to combining our resources and scientific knowledge to bring this diagnostic technology to its realization." The Blokhin Cancer Research Center is part of the American-Russian Cancer Alliance, which also includes the University of Maryland University of Maryland can refer to:
Baltimore is an independent city located in the state of Maryland in the United States. , the Kurchatov Institute The Kurchatov Institute (Russian: Роcсийский научный центр and the Fox Chase Cancer Center The Fox Chase Cancer Center is a medical research facility and hospital located in the northeast section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The Center is an independent, non-profit institution which specializes in the treatment and prevention of cancer. in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The US National Cancer Institute (NCI See Liberate. ) provides the infrastructure for the Alliance. BioCurex has already established an international presence with its Scientific Advisory Board. The board includes talented and recognized persons from Canada, USA, France, Russia, Spain and Japan. Cancer is an international concern with extensive research and development occurring in many centers of the world. BioCurex is pleased to expand the knowledge of RECAF technology to the international community. About BioCurex: BioCurex, Inc. is a biotechnology company that is developing products based on patented/proprietary technology in the areas of cancer diagnosis, imaging and therapy. The technology identifies a cancer marker known as RECAF(tm), which is found on malignant cells from a variety of cancer types but is absent in most normal or benign cells. BioCurex has signed a licensing agreement with Abbott Laboratories Abbott Laboratories (NYSE: ABT) is a diversified pharmaceuticals and health care company. It has over 65,000 employees and operates in 130 countries. The corporate headquarters are in Abbott Park, Illinois, a neighborhood of North Chicago, Illinois. for BioCurex's RECAF(TM) Cancer technology as outlined in a joint press release dated March 29, 2005. The release noted that the cancer marker RECAF(TM) has emerged as a potential biomarker that may be useful in the development of new cancer diagnostics tests. Preliminary studies from the investigators at BioCurex have reported a high level of clinical sensitivity and specificity for RECAF in many of the most common cancers, including prostate, breast, colorectal, lung and others. To read more about the Company, please visit the News section in our web site (www.biocurex.com). Note: The Company has not authorized the release of this information in any form that contravenes the Communication Act and will not be responsible for unsolicited massive distribution of this material by e-mail or facsimile by unauthorized parties. Statements in this press release, which are not historical facts, are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning given to that term in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995. The Company intends that such forward-looking statements be subject to the safe harbors created thereby. Since these statements involve risks and uncertainties and are subject to change at any time, the Company's actual results could differ materially from expected results. |
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