BERKELEY HEIGHTS, N.J. and DUNDEE, United Kingdom, Nov. 5, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cyclacel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq:CYCC) (Nasdaq:CYCCP); ("Cyclacel" or the "Company"), a biopharmaceutical company developing oral therapies that target the various phases of cell cycle control for the treatment of cancer and other serious diseases, announced today the award of a grant of approximately £1.2 ($1.9) million from the UK Government's Biomedical Catalyst to complete IND-directed preclinical development of CYC065, its novel, orally available, second generation, cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) inhibitor.