Kane Biotech Enters Into a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement for Material Transfer With the U.S. Army's Walter Reed Army Institute of Research
WINNIPEG, MANITOBA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 09/08/09 -- Kane Biotech Inc. (TSX VENTURE: KNE), a biotechnology company engaged in the development of products that prevent and remove microbial biofilms is pleased to announce that the Company has entered into a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement for Material Transfer (CRADA-MT) with the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR) in Silver Springs, Maryland.
Under this agreement, the WRAIR will test the Company's DispersinB® biofilm technology for its effectiveness in inhibiting and disrupting single and mixed-species bacterial biofilms associated with combat trauma wound infections.
Recently, the Company announced the publication of a Harvard Medical School study confirming the presence of DispersinB®-specific polysaccharide target in Acinetobacter baumannii biofilm, a commonly associated bacterium in combat trauma wounds. This makes Acinetobacter baumannii infection a prime target for DispersinB®.
The Walter Reed Army Institute of Research has an overarching mission to conduct biomedical research focused on the health and medical readiness of US military personnel, to ensure that America's war-fighters are equipped with the most effective medical defenses and treatments relative to international health threats. The WRAIR fulfills its mission by conducting innovative basic and applied biomedical research and development of technologies to: (i) prevent, diagnose, and treat infectious diseases; (ii) treat and transport combat casualties; (iii) prevent and minimize operational stress and health hazards; and (iv) prevent and treat casualties from biological and chemical agents.
"This CRADA-MT is an example of the ongoing collaborative research that Kane Biotech strives to undertake and it is an honor and privilege to have the WRAIR test our biofilm technology against pathogens that are a serious problem in combat trauma wounds," stated Gord Froehlich, President and Chief Executive Officer of Kane Biotech Inc.
About Kane Biotech Inc.
Kane Biotech is a biotechnology company engaged in the development of products to prevent and remove biofilms. Biofilms are a major cause of a number of serious medical problems including chronic infections and medical device related infections. They develop on surfaces such as catheters, prosthetic implants, teeth, lungs and the urogenital tract. Biofilms are pervasive, costly to deal with and are involved in approximately 80% of all human bacterial infections. The healing of chronic wounds alone costs the United States health care system $20 Billion per year.
Kane Biotech uses patent protected technologies based on molecular mechanisms of biofilm formation/dispersal and methods for finding compounds that inhibit or disrupt biofilms. The Company has evidence that these technologies have potential to significantly improve the ability to prevent and/or destroy biofilms in several medical and industrial applications.
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Contacts: Kane Biotech Inc. Gord Froehlich President & Chief Executive Officer 204-477-7592 204-453-1314 (FAX) ir@kanebiotech.com www.kanebiotech.com
Released September 8, 2009