Med BioGene Reports Financial Results for the Third Quarter of 2010

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - November 29, 2010) - Med BioGene Inc. (TSX VENTURE: MBI) today reported its financial results for the three and nine months ending September 30, 2010 (all amounts are in United States dollars).

Financial Results

MBI incurred a loss of $2,785,717 ($0.04 per share) for the first nine months of 2010 compared to a loss of $1,557,271 ($0.03 per share) for the first nine months of 2009. Comparing the third quarter of 2010 to the third quarter of 2009, MBI incurred a loss of $1,765,687 ($0.02 per share) and $616,449 ($0.01 per share), respectively. MBI did not generate any revenue during the first nine months of 2010 or the first nine months of 2009.

Research and Development

Research and development expenses were $574,632 for the first nine months of 2010 compared to $708,136 for the first nine months of 2009, representing a decrease of 19%. Comparing the third quarter of 2010 with the corresponding quarter from 2009, research and development expenses decreased by 45% to $194,224 from $354,675.

General and Administrative

General and administrative expenses were $2,153,724 for the first nine months of 2010 compared to $794,672 for the first nine months of 2009. Consistent with MBI's press release of November 2, 2010, it was then determined that the closing of the proposed United States initial public offering was no longer considered to be likely and, as such, MBI wrote-off the deferred costs associated with the offering in the amount of $1,342,700. Apart from these offering costs, general and administrative expenses increased by 8%. Comparing the third quarter of 2010 with the corresponding quarter from 2009, general and administrative expenses decreased slightly by 2% to $282,804 from $286,888.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

At September 30, 2010, MBI had cash and equivalents totalling $234,952 and a working capital deficiency of $1,553,517, compared to cash and equivalents of $1,522,428 and working capital of $642,166 at December 31, 2009.

Cash used in operating activities was $1,745,363 for the first nine months of 2010 compared to $1,138,249 for the nine months ended September 30, 2009. The cash used in operating activities consisted mainly of salaries and related employee costs, payments to third parties and company operating costs. As described above, as at September 30, 2010, MBI wrote-off deferred costs relating to the proposed United States initial public offering and, as such, removed such costs from the balance sheet and expensed the same in the current period. The Offering costs consisted mainly of legal, accounting, printing and investor relations consulting.

During the nine month periods ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, there was no investing activity.

Cash provided by financing activities was $460,631 for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 compared to $1,362,363 of cash provided from financing activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2009. During the first nine months of 2010, MBI received $95,040 from the exercise of warrants.

About Med BioGene

MBI is a life science company focused on the development and commercialization of genomic-based personalized clinical laboratory diagnostic tests. MBI is committed to advancing personalized medicine by commercializing tests that provide clinically relevant information to improve patient treatment and reduce health care costs. For more information, please visit www.medbiogene.com.

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