LONDON, October 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Amarin Corporation plc today announces that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has granted approval for its patent application covering the use of its proprietary ultra-pure ethyl-EPA compound (“Miraxion”) in Huntington’s disease. The patent, number 7,119,118, will run to 2021.
Rick Stewart, Chief Executive Officer commented, “We believe this patent substantially enhances Miraxion’s already significant commercial potential. Amarin has additional patents granted for Miraxion in other central nervous system disorders, such as depression, and has many patents pending for a range of indications. We are committed to further strengthening our existing intellectual property portfolio to protect the future market for Miraxion.”
About Amarin
Amarin is a neuroscience company focused on the research, development and commercialization of novel drugs for the treatment of central nervous system disorders. Amarin has a late-stage drug development pipeline. Miraxion, Amarin’s lead development compound, is in Phase III development for Huntington’s disease, Phase II development for depressive disorders and preclinical development for Parkinson’s disease. Amarin’s core development pipeline also includes the recently acquired global rights to a novel oral formulation of apomorphine for treating patients with advanced Parkinson’s disease.
Miraxion for Huntington’s disease is being developed under a Special Protocol Assessment agreed with the US Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”), has been granted Fast Track designation by the FDA and has received Orphan Drug designation in the US and Europe.
Amarin maintains its primary stock market listing in the US on NASDAQ (“AMRN”) and secondary listings in the UK and Ireland on AIM (“AMRN”) and IEX (“H2E”) respectively.
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Disclosure Notice:
The information contained in this document is as of October 11, 2006. Amarin assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in this document as a result of new information or future events or developments. This document contains forward-looking statements about Amarin’s financial condition, results of operations, business prospects and products in research that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. You can identify these statements by the fact that they use words such as “will”, “anticipate”, “estimate”, “project”, “forecast”, “intend”, “plan”, “believe” and other words and terms of similar meaning in connection with any discussion of future operating or financial performance or events. Among the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described or projected herein are the following: the success of Amarin’s research and development activities, including the phase III trials with Miraxion in Huntington’s; decisions by regulatory authorities regarding whether and when to approve Amarin’s drug applications, as well as their decisions regarding labelling and other matters that could affect the commercial potential of Amarin’s products; the speed with which regulatory authorizations, pricing approvals and product launches may be achieved; the success with which developed products may be commercialized; competitive developments affecting Amarin’s products under development; the effect of possible domestic and foreign legislation or regulatory action affecting, among other things, pharmaceutical pricing and reimbursement, including under Medicaid and Medicare in the United States, and involuntary approval of prescription medicines for over-the-counter use; Amarin’s ability to protect its patents and other intellectual property; claims and concerns that may arise regarding the safety or efficacy of Amarin’s product candidates; governmental laws and regulations affecting Amarin’s operations, including those affecting taxation; Amarin’s ability to maintain sufficient cash and other liquid resources to meet its operating requirements; general changes in U.K. and US generally accepted accounting principles; growth in costs and expenses; and the impact of acquisitions, divestitures and other unusual items, including Amarin’s ability to integrate its acquisition of Amarin Neuroscience Limited. A further list and description of these risks, uncertainties and other matters can be found in Amarin’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005, and in its Reports of Foreign Issuer on Form 6-K furnished to the SEC.
Amarin Corporation Plc
CONTACT: Contacts: Amarin, +44-(0)207-907-2442, Rick Stewart, ChiefExecutive Officer. Alan Cooke, Chief Financial Officer,investor.relations@amarincorp.com. Investors: Lippert/Heilshorn &Associates, Inc. +1-212-838-3777, Kim Golodetz, Anne Marie Fields. Media:Powerscourt, +44-(0)207-236-5615, Rory Godson, Victoria Brough
