MONTREAL, QUEBEC -- (MARKET WIRE) -- September 27, 2006 -- ProMetic Life Sciences Inc.(TSX: PLI) ("ProMetic") is pleased to announce the hiring of Bruce Pritchard as Chief Financial Officer of its U.K. affiliate ProMetic BioSciences Ltd (PBL). Mr. Pritchard is a Chartered Accountant with more than 12 years experience in corporate accountancy including senior finance positions with bioscience and pharmaceutical companies. He has a proven track record of success in strategic acquisitions and raising finance from public and private sources. Mr. Pritchard is also a member of the Governing Council of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland.
