MARKHAM, ON, Nov. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - AlphaRx The chief executive of AlphaRx , Michael Lee, announced In a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing, that he has concluded his purchase of 1,000,000 shares of his company for an average price of $0.17, increasing his holdings to about 11,327,866 shares or 13% of the company. Lee said following the purchase “I strongly believe that our share price is severely undervalued given the progress we have demonstrated in our Nanotechnology Drug Delivery Platform.” 'Vansolin’, Lee noted, intended for the treatment of noscomial pneumonia, is now on track to enter into human trials in 2008 and has a potential market value of US$3.6 billion. Lee concluded his comments by saying “we have four Nano products in the development pipeline with an estimated annual market sales potential of over US$6.0 billion dollars.”
About AlphaRx Inc.
AlphaRx is a specialty pharmaceutical company utilizing proprietary site-specific nanoparticulate drug delivery systems to develop novel formulations of drugs that are insoluble or poorly soluble in water or have yet to be administrable to the human body with an acceptable delivery method. The Company also discovers and develops novel, small-molecule drugs for the treatment of inflammatory diseases and neurodegenerative diseases.
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