LOS ANGELES, Jan. 22, 2008—Grant Life Sciences (OTC Bulletin Board: GLIF) announced today it has received notice from the China Patent Office that Patent No. ZLO38150247—‘PEPTIDES FROM THE E2, E6 and E7 PROTEINS OF HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUSES 16 AND 18 FOR DETECTING AND/OR DIAGNOSING CERVICAL AND OTHER CANCERS’—has issued to the Company.
In addition, the Company also announced that it has received notice from the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office that Patent No. 7,316,908—‘PEPTIDES FROM THE E2 PROTEINS OF HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUSES 16 AND 18 FOR DETECTING AND/OR DIAGNOSING CERVICAL AND OTHER HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS-ASSOCIATED CANCERS—has issued to the Company.
“While we are excited by both of these events, in particular this action by the Chinese government clears a path for us to move forward confidently as we seek a China-based development-and-commercialization partner for our serum-based test for cervical cancer in the largest market in the world,” said Hun-Chi Lin, Ph.D., Grant’s President and Chief Scientist, “and we fully expect that this Chinese patent will help us realize our goal of a Chinese partner.”
About Grant Life Sciences Inc.
Grant Life Sciences Inc., a development stage company, engages in the research, development, marketing, and sale of diagnostic kits for the screening, monitoring, and diagnosis of diseases with emphasis on women’s health, infectious diseases, and cancers.
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