WORCESTER, Mass., April 30, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Dr. Eric von Hofe, PhD, President of Antigen Express, Inc. (www.antigenexpress.com), the wholly-owned immunotherapeutics subsidiary of Generex Biotechnology Corporation (Nasdaq:GNBT) (www.generex.com), was featured Wednesday evening on Boston's CBS affiliate, WBZ-TV News, at 11:00 p.m. EDT. The segment can be viewed online at www.wbztv.com and will be available later today at www.generex.com.
The segment with WBZ-TV Boston reporter Christina Hager discussed the swine flu outbreak, pointing out that pharma and biotech companies are working on vaccines. Dr. von Hofe highlighted Antigen Express's own proprietary synthetic vaccine platform technology.
Dr. von Hofe noted in the segment, "It's just a matter of time before the next threatening virus comes along and our lab is working on a synthetic-based vaccine that will be easier to modify in keeping up with the constantly changing flu strains."
Antigen Express is developing novel immunotherapeutic and prophylactic vaccines for influenza. The Company has obtained broad and strong patent coverage for its proprietary platform technologies, which would manufacture modified peptide vaccines by an entirely synthetic process, in contrast with egg-based or cell-culture-based vaccines that require expensive, extensive and labor-intensive manipulation. Antigen Express's entirely synthetic process reduces cost and increases both the speed and quantity of production. This is of particular benefit in meeting rapidly emerging viral threats such as the potentially pandemic H5N1 avian and H1N1 swine influenzas.
About Generex Biotechnology Corporation
Generex is engaged in the research, development and commercialization of drug delivery systems and technologies. Generex has developed a proprietary platform technology for the delivery of drugs into the human body through the oral cavity (with no deposit in the lungs). The Company's proprietary liquid formulations allow drugs typically administered by injection to be absorbed into the body by the lining of the inner mouth using the Company's proprietary RapidMist(tm) device. The Company's flagship product, oral insulin (Generex Oral-lyn(tm)), which is available for sale in India and Ecuador for the treatment of subjects with Type-1 and Type-2 diabetes, is in Phase III clinical trials at several sites around the world. Antigen Express, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Generex. The core platform technologies of Antigen Express comprise immunotherapeutics for the treatment of malignant, infectious, allergic, and autoimmune diseases. For more information, visit the Generex website at www.generex.com or the Antigen Express website at www.antigenexpress.com.
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