Celsion Obtains from Valentis Exclusive Rights to Pegylation Patents for use with Heat Activated Liposomes.COLUMBIA, Md. -- CELSION CORPORATION (AMEX AMEX See: American Stock Exchange :CLN) announced today that it has acquired exclusive worldwide rights for use of pegylation technology with its heat activated liposome technology. The pegylation technology was developed by scientists at PolyMASC in the UK and is covered by granted patents and subsequent patent applications now owned by Valentis Inc. of Burlingame, CA. Celsion's heat activated liposome technology was developed by scientists at Duke University and is covered by granted patents and subsequent patent applications and was exclusively licensed by Celsion in 1999. Dr Lawrence Olanoff, Celsion's President and Chief Executive Officer stated, "We are very pleased to have acquired exclusive rights to this technology for the field of heat activated liposomes. Acquisition of this technology further strengthens our heat activated liposomal patent portfolio and, additionally, prevents others from commercializing similar heat activated liposomes reliant on this technology." Celsion is currently involved in several ongoing clinical studies with ThermoDox[TM], its heat activated liposomal encapsulation of doxorubicin HCl, for treatment of various cancers including liver and breast cancer. ABOUT CELSION: Celsion Corporation, based in Columbia, Maryland, is a biotechnology company dedicated to the development and commercialization of heat activated treatment systems for cancer. Celsion has research, license or commercialization agreements with leading institutions such as the National Institute of Health, Duke University Medical Center, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts Institute of Technology, at Cambridge; coeducational; chartered 1861, opened 1865 in Boston, moved 1916. It has long been recognized as an outstanding technological institute and its Sloan School of Management has notable programs in business, , Harbor UCLA Medical Center UCLA Medical Center is a hospital located on the campus of the University of California, Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California. It is rated as one of the top three hospitals in the United States and is the top hospital on the West Coast according to US News & World Report. , Montefiore Medical Center Montefiore Medical Center, in the Bronx, New York, is the university hospital of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. The hospital, named after Moses Montefiore, is one of the 50 largest employers in New York State [1]. and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center The Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) in New York City is a cancer treatment and research institution founded in 1884 as the New York Cancer Hospital. The main campus is located at 1275 York Avenue, between 67th and 68th Streets, with other locations in New in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. , Roswell Park Cancer Institute The Roswell Park Cancer Institute is a cancer research and treatment center located in Buffalo, New York. Founded in 1898 by Dr. Roswell Park, it was the first dedicated medical facility for cancer treatment and research in the United States. in Buffalo, New York, and Duke University. For more information on Celsion, visit our website: www.celsion.com. Celsion wishes to inform readers that forward-looking statements in this release are made pursuant to the "safe harbor" provisions of 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. Readers are cautioned that such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties including, without limitation, unforeseen changes in the course of research and development activities and in clinical trials by others; possible acquisitions of other technologies, assets or businesses; possible actions by customers, suppliers, competitors, regulatory authorities; and other risks detailed from time to time in the Company's periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. |
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