ImmuDyne Inc. Prepares Launch of Two New Products for the Ornamental Fish Care Market.HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 16, 1996--ImmuDyne Inc. (IMMD IMMD Immediate IMMD Institut für Mathematische Maschinen und Datenverarbeitung ) has developed two new products for ornamental and game fish featuring ImmuDyne's immunostimulant im·mu·no·stim·u·lant n. An agent that stimulates the immune system. immunostimulant, n a substance that encourages and sustains the immune system and its responses. immunostimulant 1. ingredient, ImmuStim(TM). The products are ProTropica(TM) Professional Grade Tropical Fish Feed and ProTropica(TM) Shipping and Handling Bath Concentrate. Pet Age Magazine's 1996 Retail Report of fish owners in the United States estimates that approximately 19% of American households own ornamental fish supplies, for a total market in excess of $2 billion. ImmuDyne has targeted a specific portion of this market with its ProTropica products. The Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute (HBOI HBOI Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution (Florida) ) is internationally recognized as a major research and education facility in all aspects of the marine sciences. HBOI's Aquaculture aquaculture, the raising and harvesting of fresh- and saltwater plants and animals. The most economically important form of aquaculture is fish farming, an industry that accounts for an ever increasing share of world fisheries production. Division has tested and is now using ImmuStim(TM) effectively with cultured redfish redfish or rosefish or ocean perch Commercially important food fish (Sebastes marinus) of the scorpion fish family (Scorpaenidae), found in the Atlantic along European and North American coasts. , hybrid striped bass A hybrid striped bass or a wiper is a hybrid between the striped bass (Morone saxatilis) and the white bass (M. chrysops). It can be distinguished from the striped bass by broken rather than solid horizontal stripes on the body. and marine ornamental fish to reduce opportunistic infections and losses from stress. As a major producer of seven species of Clownfish The clownfish, or anemonefish, are the subfamily Amphiprioninae of the family Pomacentridae. Currently 27 species exist, of which one is in the genus Premnas and the rest are in the subfamily's type genus Amphiprion. and other marine ornamental fish, HBOI has found ImmuStim(TM) products to be very effective in stress reduction during handling and after anesthesia, with faster return to normal feeding and breeding. Unusually high spawning rates have also been noted at HBOI as well as other commercial tropical fish breeding facilities that have tested and are now using ImmuStim(TM). The HBOI Aquaculture Division has expanded its use of ImmuStim enhanced feeds in game and food fish. Researchers and culturists at Harbor Branch have noted decreased mortality from shipping, handling and opportunistic infection mortality in Snook snook: see bass, fish. snook Any of about eight species (genus Centropomus) of tropical marine fishes that are long and silvery and have two dorsal fins, a long head, and a large mouth with a projecting lower jaw. and Pompano (both highly valued as game and aquaculture food fish). The ProTropica Product line of products is designed to intensify coloration and nutritionally protect ornamental fish from the stresses and abuses associated with environmental shocks, catching, shipping and handling, and those additional stresses to which the inexperienced hobbyist might subject them. Use of ImmuDyne's bath treatment with these often highly stressed fish has resulted in marked improvement in coloration, equilibrium, swimming and behavior. By increasing initial survivals and successes, more aquarium beginners will continue with the hobby and contribute to the overall growth of ornamental fish industry sales. ImmuDyne Inc. is listed on the NASD NASD See: National Association of Securities Dealers NASD See National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD). Automated Bulletin Board with the symbol IMMD. ImmuDyne Inc. is a Texas-based biotechnology company specializing in macrophage technology. It has patented Immune Stimulation or Biological Response Modification technology relating to immune system stimulants for pharmaceutical, cosmetic, nutritional, veterinary and agricultural use. ImmuDyne Inc., maintains offices in Houston and Palo Alto, Calif. For information, contact Margaret Dreyfus, Investor Relations, at 415/949-3864. CONTACT: ImmuDyne Inc. Margaret Dreyfus, 415/949-3864 |
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