WINNIPEG, MANITOBA--(Marketwire - October 15, 2008) - Miraculins Inc. (TSX VENTURE: MOM), a medical diagnostic company focused on developing and commercializing diagnostic tests for unmet clinical needs is pleased to announce that it has executed a license agreement with Mount Sinai Hospital ("MSH") to acquire the rights to commercialize a portfolio of biomarkers for use in developing diagnostic assays for the early detection of preeclampsia, a disease of growing incidence and the leading cause of maternal and prenatal deaths worldwide. A reliable test for preeclampsia has the potential to be used as a general screen for all pregnant women, representing a market of 6.4 million women annually in the US alone.
