Torc Investments and Research Initiates Coverage of Clearant With a Buy Rating and 12-Month Target of $2.00 to $2.50 Per Share.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. -- Please replace the release due to multiple revisions in the first graf with the following corrected version. The corrected release reads: TORC INVESTMENTS AND RESEARCH INITIATES COVERAGE OF CLEARANT WITH A BUY RATING AND 12-MONTH TARGET OF $2.00 TO $2.50 PER SHARE Clearant, Inc. (OTCBB OTCBB See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB). :CLRI CLRI Central Leather Research Institute (India) ) announced today that Torc Investments and Research, a member of the NASD NASD See: National Association of Securities Dealers NASD See National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD). , has initiated coverage of Clearant with a "Buy" rating and 12-month price target range of $2.00-$2.50 per share. The report, issued by Torc Director of Research Amanda McNamara, cited the fact that, "CLRI's proprietary and patented CLEARANT Process gives the company a competitive advantage over its competitors since all CLEARANT PROCESS-treated tissue can come with a "100% Sterile" label." It also noted that, "While Clearant currently has a market capitalization Market Capitalization A measure of a public company's size. Market capitalization is the total dollar value of all outstanding shares. It's calculated by multiplying the number of shares times the current market price. This term is often referred to as market cap. of approximately $28 million, the average valuations enjoyed by three other public allograft allograft: see transplantation, medical. processors are approximately $118 million. Since we believe that CLRI has a competitive advantage with its sterilization sterilization Any surgical procedure intended to end fertility permanently (see contraception). Such operations remove or interrupt the anatomical pathways through which the cells involved in fertilization travel (see reproductive system). process and should be able to win significant market share away from its competitors, its market valuations should approach those of its competitors in the future." "We are pleased that Torc's report reflects the opportunities available to Clearant," said Alain Delongchamp, Clearant's chief executive officer. "Soon, we will be providing the investment community with additional details on our direct distribution strategy, designed to accelerate the sales cycle for our sterile implants. We remain confident that the recently hired territory representatives will increase sales of our products." To receive a copy of the Report, contact Amanda McNamara at 212-897-7317. About Clearant, Inc. Clearant, Inc. is a leader in pathogen Pathogen Any agent capable of causing disease. The term pathogen is usually restricted to living agents, which include viruses, rickettsia, bacteria, fungi, yeasts, protozoa, helminths, and certain insect larval stages. inactivation inactivation /in·ac·ti·va·tion/ (in-ak?ti-va´shun) the destruction of biological activity, as of a virus, by the action of heat or other agent. for biological products. Clearant has developed the patent-protected CLEARANT PROCESS, which substantially reduces all types of pathogens in biological products while maintaining the functionality of the underlying protein. The Company plans to distribute directly to surgeons, hospitals and clinics CLEARANT PROCESS sterile implants starting mid 2006; in addition, Clearant continues to license the CLEARANT PROCESS and provides its patented sterilization services to tissue banks and other biological products manufacturers. As of the end of 1Q 2006, Clearant had 10 license and service agreements with tissue banks. To-date more than 8,000 patients have been successfully implanted with a CLEARANT PROCESS sterile implants supplied by one of the Company's licensed partners. Whereas various competing sterilization methods only kill specific types of pathogens (such as bacteria or lipid-enveloped viruses) for specific products, the CLEARANT PROCESS reduces all types of pathogens for products across many market segments including tissue implants, plasma proteins, recombinant products, medical devices and blood products. Also, the CLEARANT PROCESS can be applied at various stages of product processing and/or manufacturing, including in the final packaging. For more information, please visit www.clearant.com. Forward-Looking Statements Except for statements of historical fact, the matters discussed in this press release are forward looking and made pursuant to the 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. provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995, in particular statements regarding the ability of the Company's direct sales force to penetrate the market for sterile implants, and plans to hire additional sales representatives. These forward-looking statements reflect numerous assumptions and involve a variety of risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the company's control, which may cause actual results to differ materially from stated expectations. These risk factors include, among others, limited operating history, difficulty in developing, exploiting and protecting proprietary technologies, results of additional clinical studies, efficacy of the technology, intense competition and substantial regulation in the biotechnology industry, and additional risks discussed in the company's filings with the SEC, available on the SEC web site http://www.sec.gov. Clearant has compensated Torc with a fee of thirty-five thousand dollars to provide one year of independent research coverage. |
|
||||||||||||||||

Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion