Kane Biotech Inc.: DispersinB(TM) Biofilm Patent Issued in the United States
WINNIPEG, MANITOBA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 11/13/07 -- Kane Biotech Inc. (TSX VENTURE: KNE), a biotechnology company engaged in the development of products that prevent and disperse bacterial biofilms, is pleased to announce the issuance of Patent No. 7,294,497 entitled "Compositions and Methods for Enzymatic Detachment of Bacterial Biofilms", by the US Patent and Trademark Office. This patent protects DispersinB(TM), the Company's core technology, and its use in treating infections caused by biofilms. DispersinB(TM) can be used in human, animal, plant and industrial applications.
"This patent is the foundation of our biofilm intellectual property estate," stated Mr. Gord Froehlich, President and CEO, Kane Biotech. "In addition to having this key patent issued we have numerous additional patent applications pending for various antimicrobial combinations with DispersinB(TM)."
The patent stands on a base of solid scientific evidence that DispersinB(TM) both inhibits and destroys biofilms. This evidence comes from research conducted at Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas; Southwest Regional Wound Care Center in Lubbock, Texas; Harvard-MIT, Boston, Massachusetts; University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey; Department of Health and Technology in Italy; and in-house at Kane Biotech.
Biofilms are a major cause of a number of serious medical problems including chronic infections in humans and animals and medical device related infections. They develop on surfaces such as catheters and prosthetic implants, inner ears, teeth, gums, lungs and the urogenital tract. Biofilms are pervasive and costly to deal with, as evidenced by the fact that approximately 80% of all human bacterial infections involve biofilms and the healing of chronic wounds costs the United States health care system $20 Billion per year. Biofilms also pose major problems in industry as they grow on surfaces of water tanks, pipes, and food processing containers and are difficult and costly to remove.
DispersinB(TM) is a novel enzyme capable of both inhibiting and dispersing bacterial biofilms. Kane Biotech has a worldwide exclusive license to all human, animal and industrial applications of DispersinB(TM) from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. Kane Biotech is presently using DispersinB(TM) alone, and in combination with other antimicrobial agents, to develop a wound care therapy and a proprietary medical device coating.
About Kane Biotech Inc.
Kane Biotech is a biotechnology company engaged in the development of products to prevent and disperse bacterial biofilms. Biofilms develop when bacteria, and other microorganisms, form a protective matrix that acts as a shield against attack. When in a biofilm, bacteria become highly resistant to antibiotics, biocides, disinfectants, high temperatures and host immune responses. This resiliency contributes to human health problems such as recurrent urinary tract infections, medical device associated infections and tooth decay.
Kane Biotech Inc. uses a patent protected technology based on molecular mechanisms of biofilm formation and methods for finding compounds that inhibit or disrupt biofilms. The Company has evidence that this technology has potential to significantly improve the ability to prevent and/or destroy biofilms in several medical and industrial applications.
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Released November 13, 2007