Grant Life Sciences and Diagnostic Technologies Ltd. Are Exploring an Expanded Partnership beyond Their Initially Proposed Association to Develop and Commercialize Grant's Cervical Cancer-Diagnostic Platform.LOS ANGELES Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. -- Grant Life Sciences ('Grant') Inc. (OTC OTC See: Over-the-counter. OTC See over-the-counter market (OTC). BB: GLIF GLIF Global Lambda Integrated Facility GLIF GuideLine Interchange Format ) announced today that it is exploring an expanded partnership with Israel-based Diagnostic Technologies Ltd. (DTL DTL Detail DTL Drift Tube Linac DTL Diode-Transistor Logic DTL Designated Transit List (Sprint-ATM) DTL Deferred Tax Liability (finance/accounting) DTL Deputy Team Leader ) related to Grant's cervical cancer-diagnostic technology. The original proposed association between the two companies, assuming acceptable 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. by DTL, was to have been a definitive Licensing Agreement that would include an upfront licensing fee of $250,000 paid to Grant. In addition, DTL would conduct all product development at its own cost, including clinical trials, associated with the commercialization of products developed from Grant's cervical cancer-diagnostic technology. Upon commercialization, DTL would pay Grant an ongoing royalty on sales of the products developed, according to the definitive Licensing Agreement. An extension of the MOU (Minutes Of Usage) A metric used to compute billing and/or statistics for telephone calls or other network use. between Grant and DTL, announced on 10/03/06, was made necessary because DTL's business activities were significantly hindered as a result of the 2006 Israel/Lebanon conflict, which occurred between July 12 and August 14, 2006. The due diligence process has piqued both companies' interest in exploring an expanded partnership beyond their initially proposed association. "We remain very excited about our potential relationship with DTL," said Hun-Chi Lin, Ph.D., Grant's President and Chief Scientist. "That excitement has evolved into exploring an expanded partnership beyond what we originally intended. We expect to announce an update of this process in due course." About Diagnostic Technologies Ltd. (DTL) DTL, based in Haifa, Israel, is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. that has licensed from Technion a technology for the prediction of the risk of 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. in maternal serum. 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 can result in: loss of life; blindness; motor and mental disorders or premature newborns; pregnancy hypertension; and kidney, liver and cardiovascular malfunctioning. It is estimated that nearly $30 billion is spent today in healthcare costs to treat women with preeclampsia and their newborns. DTL's simple blood test for the early prediction of preeclampsia is now in clinical trials. TEUZA, an Israeli venture fund, is the major investor in the Company. On Jan. 31, 2006, PerkinElmer, Inc., announced that it had secured the exclusive global rights to the test for identifying patients at risk for preeclampsia developed by DTL. About Grant Life Sciences Inc. Grant Life Sciences Inc. (OTC BB: GLIF), a development stage company, engages in the research, development, marketing, and sale of diagnostic kits for the screening, monitoring, and diagnosis of diseases with emphasis on 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. , infectious diseases, and cancers. Forward-Looking Safe Harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. 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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