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  1. frederic_knight 20 september 2005 14:42
    GTC BIOTHERAPEUTICS ENTERS AGREEMENT FOR FURTHER CLINICAL PRODUCTION OF MM-093 FOR MERRIMACK PHARMACEUTICALS

    FRAMINGHAM, MA – September 20, 2005 -- GTC Biotherapeutics, Inc. ("GTC", Nasdaq: GTCB) announced today that it has entered into an agreement for further production of MM-093 for Merrimack Pharmaceuticals, Inc. MM-093, Merrimack’s lead clinical product, is a recombinant version of human alpha-fetoprotein. Merrimack is conducting a Phase II study of MM-093 in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and is planning additional clinical studies.


    “We are pleased to continue to support Merrimack’s supply needs for their clinical studies of MM-093,” stated Gregory Liposky, GTC’s Senior Vice President of Operations. “GTC’s technology is a cost-effective production method for recombinant proteins and is well suited for the production of Merrimack’s human alpha-fetoprotein.”



    About Merrimack Pharmaceuticals

    Merrimack Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a biotechnology company focused on the discovery and development of novel treatments for diseases in the areas of autoimmune disease and cancer. Its lead compound, MM-093, is currently in clinical development to treat patients with rheumatoid arthritis. MM-093 is an investigational drug and has not been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration or any international regulatory agency. The company's proprietary Network Biology discovery platform, developed with the help of leading scientists from MIT and Harvard, enables the high throughput profiling of protein networks as a basis for improved validation, lead identification and speed in the development of innovative, effective and safe therapeutics.

    Merrimack is a privately held company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. For additional information, please visit www.merrimackpharma.com.

    About GTC Biotherapeutics, Inc.

    GTC Biotherapeutics is a leader in the development, production, and commercialization of therapeutic proteins through transgenic animal technology. GTC currently has five products in its internal pipeline and a portfolio of external program production opportunities. GTC's lead program is ATryn®, its recombinant form of human antithrombin. A Market Authorization Application is under review by the European Medicines Agency for the use of ATryn® in patients with a hereditary antithrombin deficiency. In addition to the lead ATryn® program, GTC is developing a recombinant human alpha-1 antitrypsin, a recombinant human albumin, a malaria vaccine, and a CD137 antibody to stimulate the immune system as a potential treatment for solid tumors. In its external programs, GTC's technology is used to develop transgenic production of its partners' proprietary products, including both large-volume protein therapeutics as well as products that are difficult to produce in significant quantities from conventional recombinant production systems. Additional information is available on the GTC web site, www.gtc-bio.com.



    This press release contains forward-looking statements as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including without limitation statements regarding continuing clinical studies of MM-093 and GTC’s role in producing further supplies. Such forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from future results expressed or implied by such statements. Factors that may cause such differences include, but are not limited to, the risks and uncertainties discussed in GTC's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and its other periodic reports as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the uncertainties associated with conducting clinical studies, and the risks and uncertainties associated with dependence upon the actions of partners. GTC cautions investors not to place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements contained in this release. These statements speak only as of the date of this document, and GTC undertakes no obligation to update or revise the statements, except as may be required by law.



    CONTACT:
    GTC Biotherapeutics, Inc.
    Thomas E. Newberry
    Vice President, Corporate Communications
    US (508) 370-5374



    Feinstein Kean Healthcare for GTC Biotherapeutics, Inc.
    Francesca DeVellis
    US (617) 577-8110

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  2. gvanmaarsum 20 september 2005 15:12
    quote:

    killer_forehand schreef:

    Hebben klein maandje geleden ofzo ook al zo'n award gewonnen, meen ik. Koers deed toen niet zoveel.
    Bericht niet gelezen? Dit gaat niet om een Award.
  3. [verwijderd] 20 september 2005 15:20
    We are pleased to continue to support Merrimack’s supply needs for their clinical studies of MM-093

    wil zeggen dat het gewoon over een voortgezette samenwerking gaat
    zoveel nieuws is dat niet zeker?
    Compu
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