Large Scale Biology Corporation Announces Eclipse Management Team.Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers VACAVILLE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 17, 2004 Large Scale Biology Corporation (Nasdaq:LSBC LSBC Law Society of British Columbia LSBC Large Scale Biology Corporation LSBC Lone Star Bulldog Club LSBC Lasalle & Bureau County Railroad Company LSBC Lifesaver for Babies and Children (St John Ambulance, UK) LSBC Lone Star Bit Company ) announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Eclipse Diagnostics, Inc., has appointed a seasoned management team to enable the rapid development of its proprietary BAMF bamf - /bamf/ 1. [Old X-Men comics] Notional sound made by a person or object teleporting in or out of the hearer's vicinity. Often used in virtual reality (especially MUD) electronic fora when a character wishes to make a dramatic entrance or exit. 2. (TM) Technology. BAMF(TM) Technology is a proprietary diagnostic platform that is being evaluated for applications to cancer diagnosis through an ongoing research collaboration with NCI/FDA scientists. Eclipse is in the process of commercializing this diagnostic technology. Kevin J. Ryan, President and 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 LSBC, stated, "We are pleased to announce the following appointments to the Eclipse Diagnostics management team: John S. Rakitan, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Gary M. Wolfe, Ph.D., Senior Vice President, Chief Scientific Officer, Guy della Cioppa, Ph.D., Senior Vice President, Business Development, and Ronald J. Artale, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer." Mr. Ryan will serve as President of the new company. John P. Chute chute 1. a device used to restrain large animals especially cattle and horses. It is a small stall into which the animal is encouraged to walk. The head is fixed, in cattle by a head bail, the back is closed and the animal can then be examined or treated. , M.D. has been appointed to the Scientific Advisory Board of Eclipse. Dr. Chute is board certified board certified, adj the status of a dental specialist such as an orthodontist who has become a board diplomate by successfully completing the certification program of the recognized certification board in that area of practice. in medical oncology and hematology and is a faculty member at the Duke University Medical Center. "We are excited to have Dr. Chute working with Eclipse in an important medical advisory role as we prepare to introduce new cancer diagnostic tests for diseases such as ovarian ovarian /ovar·i·an/ (o-var´e-an) pertaining to an ovary or ovaries. ovarian pertaining to an ovary. ovarian agenesis and lung cancer lung cancer, cancer that originates in the tissues of the lungs. Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the United States in both men and women. Like other cancers, lung cancer occurs after repeated insults to the genetic material of the cell. ," added Mr. Ryan. "Eclipse Diagnostics has assembled a world class scientific and business team with expertise in the fields of clinical proteomics and diagnostic medicine for the treatment of life threatening diseases," said Mr. Ryan. "Our goal is to achieve rapid commercialization of the BAMF(TM) Technology in the healthcare industry to meet the urgent unmet need for early diagnosis of disease. The end result we believe will be improved patient outcomes and dramatic reductions in the cost of healthcare," said Mr. Ryan. Further information about BAMF(TM) Technology and detailed biographical sketches of the Eclipse team can be found on the company's website at www.eclipsediagnostics.com. About Large Scale Biology Corporation Large Scale Biology uses its biomanufacturing, functional genomics Noun 1. functional genomics - the branch of genomics that determines the biological function of the genes and their products genomics - the branch of genetics that studies organisms in terms of their genomes (their full DNA sequences) and proteomics technologies to develop and manufacture drugs, vaccines and diagnostics for effective treatment of disease. Corporate offices, the Genomics Division, the Proteomics Division, and Biopharmaceutical Development laboratories, and Eclipse Diagnostics, Inc., are headquartered in Vacaville, California Vacaville, California is located in Solano County, California, United States, between Sacramento and San Francisco. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 88,625. , and the Company's commercial-scale biomanufacturing facility is located in Owensboro, Kentucky Owensboro is the third largest city in Kentucky and the county seat of Daviess County.GR6 It is located on U.S. Highway 60 about 32 miles southeast of Evansville, Indiana and is the principal city of the Owensboro, Kentucky Metropolitan Statistical Area. . For more information about Large Scale Biology Corporation, visit the Company's website at www.lsbc.com. This release contains forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. about an application of LSBC's technologies and the market for our products. These forward-looking statements involve risks, uncertainties and situations that may cause our actual results to differ materially from those implied by these statements, including our ability to commercialize products, the ability of our collaborators to generate demand for products we make for them, the effectiveness of our and our collaborators' technologies to produce specific diagnostic and therapeutic products or provide services and/or in a cost-effective manner, any difficulties or delays in obtaining regulatory approval to test and market such products or services, and the requirement of substantial funding for us to preserve our technology base and product pipeline. We cannot guarantee future results. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which apply only as of the date of this release. For a further list and description of such risks and uncertainties see the reports filed by Large Scale Biology Corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our reports on Forms 10-K and 10-Q. Except as required by law, we do not undertake to update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. LSBC(R) and BAMF(TM) are trademarks of Large Scale Biology Corporation. |
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