Tissera Names Sir Roy York Calne, Reputed Surgeon and Transplantation Expert, to Scientific Advisory Board.Business Editors TEL AVIV, Israel--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 22, 2004 Tissera, Inc. (OTCBB OTCBB See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB). :TSSR TSSR Total System Support Responsibility TSSR Tropo/Satellite Support Radio TSSR Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic TSSR Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic (Tajikistan) TSSR tropospheric scatter (TROPO) ), a biotechnology company dedicated to the development and commercialization of tissue transplantation therapies utilizing novel tissue precursor regeneration technologies for the treatment of disease and organ transplantation The transfer of organs such as the kidneys, heart, or liver from one body to another. The transplantation of human organs has become a common medical procedure. Typical organs transplanted are the kidneys, heart, liver, pancreas, cornea, skin, bones, and lungs. , has appointed Roy York Calne, M.D., to the company's Scientific Advisory Board. Sir Roy Calne, who was granted the Knight Bachelor Honors in 1986, is a revered professor, author and surgeon in the field of transplantation surgery. Currently Emeritus Professor of Surgery at the University of Cambridge and General Surgeon General surgeon A physician who has special training and expertise in performing a variety of operations. Mentioned in: Appendectomy and Consultant in Transplantation Surgery, Dr. Calne is also Professor of Surgery at the National University of Singapore The National University of Singapore (Abbreviation: NUS) is Singapore's oldest university. It is the largest university in the country in terms of student enrollment and curriculum offered. . Among his many previous appointments, he served as an active Professor of Surgery at the University of Cambridge for many years, as well as the Senior Vice President of the Royal College of Surgeons of England The Royal College of Surgeons of England is an independent professional body committed to promoting and advancing the highest standards of surgical care for patients, regulating surgery, including dentistry, in England and Wales. . Since the publication of his first book, Renal Transplantation, in 1963, Dr. Calne has published over 18 books, hundreds of articles, and lectured at some of the world's most admired medical schools including Harvard University, University of Cambridge, University of London, and Oxford University . "It is an honor to have one of the great minds in transplantation medicine join our Scientific Advisory Board," said Vicki Rabenou, 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 Tissera. "Dr. Calne has been a pioneer in the field since 1959, when he engaged in organ transplantation research and described the first effective immunosuppressive Immunosuppressive Any agent that suppresses the immune response of an individual. Mentioned in: Antirheumatic Drugs, Graft-vs.-Host Disease, Immunosuppressant Drugs immunosuppressive 1. pertaining to or inducing immunosuppression. 2. treatment for kidney transplantation Kidney Transplantation Definition Kidney transplantation is a surgical procedure to remove a healthy, functioning kidney from a living or brain-dead donor and implant it into a patient with non-functioning kidneys. . He started the Cambridge Kidney Transplant Program in 1965, and the first European Liver Transplant Program in the late 60's. He brings more than 40 years of insight, research and hands-on experience to our Board." Dr. Calne is also acclaimed for being the first surgeon to perform a pancreas transplant in the United Kingdom in 1979 and the first to perform an intestinal transplant there in 1992. Former President of the International Transplantation Society, Dr. Calne has been awarded numerous distinctions and honorary degrees in many countries and prestigious academic institutions around the world for his groundbreaking work in medicine. About Tissera Tissera is a biotechnology company dedicated to the development of novel tissue precursor regeneration technologies for treating gene deficiencies and diseases in which organ transplantation is necessary, while minimizing the dosage of immunosuppressive drugs. Tissera licensed the worldwide exclusive rights to the technology developed at the renowned Weizmann Institute of Science The Weizmann Institute of Science (מכון ויצמן למדע) is a world-renowned institute of higher learning and research in Rehovot, Israel. in Israel by Professor Yair Reisner, who currently serves as the Chief of Tissera's Scientific Advisory Board. In this research, scientists successfully implanted embryonic human and porcine porcine /por·cine/ (por´sin) pertaining to swine. porcine pertaining to pig. See also hog (1), swine. porcine circovirus 1 a nonpathogenic virus. kidney precursor tissues in mice, which grew into functional kidneys. This research was published in Nature Medicine and attracted worldwide scientific and media attention. For more information, please visit: www.tissera.com. Safe Harbor Statement "Statements in this document that are not purely historical are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements in this release include statements regarding our developing technology into a useful product, our moving forward with our plans for trials, and our plans to expand the Company's infrastructure. Actual outcomes and our actual results could differ materially from those in such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include risks and uncertainties such as the inability to further finance our plans and unforeseen technical difficulties in developing our technology, which could among other things, delay or prevent product development and our planned results. For further risk factors see the Company's 10-KSB filed with the SEC for our latest fiscal year." |
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