PROLOR Biotech Announces Relocation and Expansion of Corporate Offices and R&D Facility

NES-ZIONA, Israel, March 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- PROLOR Biotech, Inc., (NYSE Amex: PBTH), today announced that it is relocating its corporate office and R&D facility to a new, significantly larger building located a short distance from its current site in the Weizmann Science Park in Nes Ziona, Israel. The move is expected to be completed by April 15.

The new headquarters and upgraded R&D facility, which comprise approximately 10,000 square feet of leased space, will allow for growth in all areas of the company, including new drug research and clinical development. The expanded R&D facility includes clean rooms for GMP-grade production of therapeutic drug candidates, allowing PROLOR to produce a variety of therapeutic proteins for research and development applications with better control, lower costs and faster production cycles.

“We are excited that this move gives us the opportunity to upgrade our R&D facility, allowing for the planned expansion in R&D headcount and activity needed to accomplish the ambitious goals we have set for our clinical development and research programs in 2011 and 2012,” said Shai Novik, President of PROLOR. “This new facility makes it possible for us to strengthen our capabilities across the board, and we intend to leverage it fully to help accomplish our stated milestones.”

The new offices are at 7 Golda Meir Street, Weizmann Science Park, Nes Ziona, Israel.

ABOUT PROLOR BIOTECH

PROLOR Biotech, Inc. is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company applying unique technologies, including its patented CTP technology, primarily to develop longer-acting, proprietary versions of already approved therapeutic proteins that currently generate billions of dollars in annual global sales. The CTP technology is applicable to virtually all proteins, and PROLOR is currently developing long-acting versions of human growth hormone, which is in Phase II clinical development, and Factor IX, Factor VII, interferon beta and erythropoietin, which are in preclinical development, as well as an anti-obesity peptide and agents for atherosclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis. For more information, visit www.prolor-biotech.com

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