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Grant Life Sciences ('Grant') enters into a Memorandum of Understanding with Diagnostic Technologies Ltd. ('DTL') to develop and commercialize Grant's cervical cancer-diagnostic technology.


LOS ANGELES -- Grant Life Sciences Inc.

The proposed deal would include upfront payment of $250,000 to Grant, plus ongoing royalties upon commercialization of the resulting product; also, DTL DTL Detail
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 will conduct and fund all development costs, including clinical trials, associated with the commercialization of the products developed from Grant's cervical cancer Cervical Cancer Definition

Cervical cancer is a disease in which the cells of the cervix become abnormal and start to grow uncontrollably, forming tumors.
 diagnostic technology

Grant Life Sciences Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board OTC Bulletin Board

An electronic quotation listing of the bid and asked prices of OTC stocks that do not meet the requirements to be listed on the NASDAQ stock-listing system.
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GLIF GuideLine Interchange Format
) announced today that it has entered into a Memo of Understanding (MOU (Minutes Of Usage) A metric used to compute billing and/or statistics for telephone calls or other network use. ) with Israel-based Diagnostic Technologies Ltd. (DTL) related to Grant's cervical cancer-diagnostic technology (U.S. Patent No. 6,743,593). Under the MOU, Grant will receive an upfront licensing fee of $250,000. In addition, the MOU calls for DTL to conduct all development at its own cost, including clinical trials, associated with the commercialization of the products developed from Grant's cervical cancer-diagnostic technology. Upon commercialization, DTL will pay Grant an ongoing royalty on sales of the products developed, according to the MOU.

A definitive licensing agreement will be signed following appropriate due diligence Research; analysis; your homework. This term has caught on in all industries, because it sounds so "wired." Who would want to do analysis or research when they can do due diligence. See wired.  and a feasibility test. Upon signing, DTL will immediately assume all of the costs associated with turning Grant's core technology related to cervical-cancer diagnostics into a commercially viable product. The diagnostic product based on Grant's technology will augment and complement DTL's suite of diagnostics aimed at the women's health Women's Health Definition

Women's health is the effect of gender on disease and health that encompasses a broad range of biological and psychosocial issues.
 market. Stan Yakatan, Grant's Chairman, together with DTL's Chairman, were instrumental in structuring this MOU, recognizing the considerable synergy of the relationship between the companies.

"This event, once consummated, will represent a most important milestone in the evolution of our company," said Hun-Chi Lin, Ph.D., Grant's President and Chief Scientist. "To date, we have been hampered in our development of our cervical cancer-technology because of capital constraints. The large costs of development, as well as the considerable expenses associated with being a publicly traded company publicly traded company

A company whose shares of common stock are held by the public and are available for purchase by investors. The shares of publicly traded firms are bought and sold on the organized exchanges or in the over-the-counter market.
, have hampered our ability to expedite final development of our core technology. This affiliation with DTL will help us accomplish many of our goals and more readily assure success and hoped-for shareholder value appreciation."

"We are happy with the opportunity to extend our current knowledge in developing diagnostic tools and means in the field of women's health to the field of cervical cancer and to fast-forward development and commercialization of a diagnostic product based on Grant's cervical cancer diagnosis technology," said Hamutal Meiri, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer of DTL. "We hope that their technology will enable the detection of the presence of antibodies produced only by cancer-causing HPV-types and profile them." According to the National Cancer Institute there are some 100 types of HPV HPV human papillomavirus.

HPV
abbr.
human papilloma virus


Human papilloma virus (HPV) 
. However, only about 7 to 15 of these appear to cause cervical cancer, with certain HPV-types especially virulent in this regard. Cancer-causing HPV-types express certain unique proteins that help trigger the disease. The parties to the MOU believe that the product developed using Grant's technology can distinguish these cancer-causing proteins from those made by non-cancer-causing HPV-types. DTL therefore expects that using Grant's technology will enable it to determine whether a woman has cervical cancer or pre-cervical cancer conditions.

"Upon consummation of this partnership with DTL, Grant will have the 'luxury' of being able to focus its efforts on boosting revenues from sales in Asia of its rapid AccuDx tests for Malaria and Dengue Fever dengue fever (dĕng`gē, –gā), acute infectious disease caused by four closely related viruses and transmitted by the bite of the Aedes mosquito; it is also known as breakbone fever and bone-crusher disease. ," added Stan Yakatan, Chairman of Grant. "These products, along with its rapid AccuDx tests for HIV-1 and HIV-2, represent an impressive product portfolio, and Grant will be able to look to drive new-business development for Grant Life Sciences in Asia. In addition, the market for cervical cancer testing is enormous, and DTL intends to carry a focused and controlled development of this innovative non-invasive, protein-based diagnostic test."

According to the American Cancer Society American Cancer Society,
n.pr established in 1913, this national volunteer-based health organization is committed to the elimination of cancer through prevention and treatment and to diminishing cancer suffering through advocacy, scholarship, research,
, the human papillomavirus human papillomavirus (HPV), any of a family of more than 60 viruses that cause various growths, including plantar warts and genital warts, a sexually transmitted disease. Detectable warts can be or removed, usually by chemicals, freezing, or laser, but often recur.  (HPV) causes virtually all cervical cancer. Through its proprietary protein-based technology, the assay under development is intended to look at HPV in a fashion that identifies cervical cancer, its precursors or the likelihood of its presence. This immunotest includes antibodies especially associated with HPV-caused neoplasias or cancers that are detected with synthetic, proprietary peptides or amino acid amino acid (əmē`nō), any one of a class of simple organic compounds containing carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and in certain cases sulfur. These compounds are the building blocks of proteins.  sequences derived from certain proteins in the human papillomavirus.

About Diagnostic Technologies Ltd. (DTL)

DTL, based in Yokneam Illit, Israel, is a private company that has licensed from Technion a technology for using a highly sensitive immunoassay Immunoassay

An assay that quantifies antigen or antibody by immunochemical means. The antigen can be a relatively simple substance such as a drug, or a complex one such as a protein or a virus.
 for the prediction of the risk to preeclampsia preeclampsia /pre·eclamp·sia/ (pre?e-klamp´se-ah) a toxemia of late pregnancy, characterized by hypertension, proteinuria, and edema.

pre·e·clamp·si·a
n.
 based on the quantitative determination of placental protein 13 (PP13) in maternal serum for prediction pregnancy disorders. The current test is aimed for the prediction of the risk for preeclampsia. According to the CDC See Control Data, century date change and Back Orifice.

CDC - Control Data Corporation
, preeclampsia affects five to seven percent of all pregnant women and represents a serious challenge for obstetricians and prenatal and diagnostic laboratories. This threatening disorder can result in: loss of life; blindness; motor and mental disorders or premature newborns; pregnancy hypertension; and kidney, liver & cardiovascular malfunctioning. It is estimated that nearly $30 billion is spent today in healthcare costs to treat women with preeclampsia and their newborns. The company's in vitro in vitro /in vi·tro/ (in ve´tro) [L.] within a glass; observable in a test tube; in an artificial environment.

in vi·tro
adj.
In an artificial environment outside a living organism.
 ELISA-based test utilizes a simple blood test for the early prediction of preeclampsia, and it is now in clinical trials. TEUZA, an Israeli venture fund, is the major investor in the Company. On Jan. 31, 2006, PerkinElmer, Inc. (NYSE NYSE

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: PKI (Public Key Infrastructure) A framework for creating a secure method for exchanging information based on public key cryptography. The foundation of a PKI is the certificate authority (CA), which issues digital certificates that authenticate the identity of ), a world leader in Health Sciences and Photonics, announced that it has secured the exclusive global rights to PP13 for identifying patients at risk for preeclampsia developed by DTL.

About Grant Life Sciences Inc.

Grant Life Sciences Inc. develops products to improve the efficiency of detecting and diagnosing cervical cancer, including a sensitive, reliable, non-invasive, point-of-care test. The diagnostic assay being developed by the Company has shown promise in detecting cervical cancer and its precursors, a disease that kills in excess of 300,000 women annually. According to the CDC there are currently more than 120 million cervical screening tests administered annually in the U.S. and Europe. In developed nations more than 120 million eligible women, 20 years old and above, still do not get Pap smears, and globally more than 1.7 billion over the age of 20 have never been checked due to cultural, religious or economic reasons. Further information is available at: www.grantlifesciences.com.

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 Statement

With the exception of historical information, the matters discussed in this press release are "forward-looking statements" that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. The actual future results of Grant Life Sciences could differ significantly from those statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include risks and uncertainties such as the inability to finance the company's operations or expansion, inability to hire and retain qualified personnel, changes in the general economic climate, including rising interest rates and unanticipated events such as terrorist activities, results of clinical trials, and market acceptance of the Company's products. In some cases, "forward-looking statements" can be identified by terminology such as "may," "will," "should," "expect," "plan," "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "predict," "potential" or "continue," or other comparable terminology. Although Grant Life Sciences believes that the expectations reflected in the "forward-looking" statements are reasonable, such statements should not be regarded as a representation by the Company, or any other person, that such "forward-looking statements" will be achieved. Grant Life Sciences undertakes no duty to update any of the "forward-looking statements," whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. In light of the foregoing, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such "forward-looking statements." For further risk factors associated with our Company, review our SEC filings.
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