Pacgen Biopharmaceuticals Corporation Appoints Mr. John Hsuan as Director

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - October 07, 2010) - Pacgen Biopharmaceuticals Corporation (“Pacgen” or the “Company”) (TSX VENTURE: PGA) announced today that at its recent Annual and Special Meeting (“AGM”), Mr. John Hsuan has been appointed to the Board of Directors.

Mr. Hsuan, an established business leader in Taiwan, brings to Pacgen a wealth of entrepreneur experience. His extensive background includes global operation management, international business development and venture capital experience. Mr. Hsuan has incubated and co-founded more than 20 public companies. He currently serves as Chairman of NCTU Venture Capital, Ltd., NTCU Spring Venture Capital Co., Ltd., Maxima Capital Management, Inc., as well as Faraday Technology Corporation. Mr. Hsuan also currently serves as the Emeritus Vice Chairman of United Microelectronic Corporation (“UMC”), a leading global semiconductor foundry traded on the New York Stock Exchange and the Taiwan Stock Exchange. During his tenure with UMC for over 20 years, he held several senior positions including Chief Executive Officer, Chairman and Vice-Chairman.

Mr. Hsuan holds a Bachelor Degree in Electronic Engineering and an Honorary Ph.D. Degree from National Chiao Tung University in Taiwan. He has received numerous business achievement awards in Taiwan, and has been awarded 44 patents in USA and 41 patents in Taiwan.

“We are honoured to have Mr. Hsuan joining Pacgen” said Mr. Chung Yu Wang, Chairman and President of Pacgen. “Mr. Hsuan will provide invaluable experience and leadership to guide Pacgen and augment our team” added Mr. Wang. With the appointment of Mr. Hsuan and the reappointments of other Pacgen directors at the AGM, the Board of Directors now consists of Mr. Chung-Yu Wang, Mr. John Hsuan, Mr. Tsong Chin Lin, Dr. Telvin Ju, Mr. Kevin McGarry, Dr. Alan Moore, Mr. Fred Huang and Dr. Yiu Chung Lee.

About Pacgen

Pacgen is a life science technology transfer company focused on the commercial development of novel therapeutic drug candidates up to Phase II, proof of concept efficacy in human. Pacgen sources innovative therapeutic drug candidates globally, and develops these drug candidates in accordance to the United States Food and Drug Administration regulatory standards to feed the product development pipelines of the pharmaceuticals industry. Pacgen’s technology portfolio is composed of PAC-113, an anti-fungal for the treatment of oral Candidiasis, and PAC-G31P, a novel peptide therapeutic designed to treat inflammatory diseases characterized by non-beneficial neutrophil.

PAC-113 is a 12 amino-acid antimicrobial peptide derived from a naturally occurring histatin protein found in human saliva. This peptide alters the permeability of fungal cell membranes causing cell death. In June 2008, Pacgen announced positive results from its Phase IIb clinical trial demonstrating that PAC-113 is effective in the treatment of oral Candidiasis and compares favourably to the efficacy demonstrated by Nystatin, a current standard of care. PAC-G31P is a small recombinant protein that is a synthetic analogue of the human cytokine called Interleukin-8 which is the key chemokine involved in neutrophil recruitment. PAC-G31P is currently being investigated in preclinical studies for its potential to treat inflammatory diseases characterized by non-beneficial neutrophil. For additional information, please visit www.pacgenbiopharm.com.

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