Vancouver, British Columbia – March 13, 2013 – Sirona Biochem Corp. (TSX-V: SBM, OTCQX: SRBCF, Frankfurt: ZSB), announced it has been granted a European patent for a new family of compounds. European patent application no. 09727801.4 has been granted under the patent number 2 280 983. The original patent was filed by Sirona Biochem’s subsidiary, TFChem, on April 2, 2009.
“Our proprietary platform continues to deliver industry-leading chemistry in the pharmaceutical, cosmetic, and biologic marketplaces and we are pleased to have been granted another European patent,” said Sirona Biochem Chief Executive Officer, Neil Belenkie. “We will continue our aggressive patent strategy to ensure we are protecting our greatest assets and extending our lead as carbohydrate chemistry experts,” he added.
Patent 2 280 983 protects a new family of compounds related to Sirona Biochem’s SGLT2 inhibitor and skin depigmenting agents.
About Sirona Biochem Corp.
Sirona Biochem is a biotechnology company developing diabetes therapeutics, skin depigmenting and anti-aging agents for cosmetic use, biological ingredients and cancer vaccine antigens. The company utilizes a proprietary chemistry technique to improve pharmaceutical properties of carbohydrate-based molecules. Sirona Biochem is the parent company of French-based biotechnology company, TFChem. For more information visit www.sironabiochem.com.
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For more information regarding this press release, contact:
Julie Jang
Director, Communications
Sirona Biochem Corp.
Phone: 604.282.6065
Email: jjang@sironabiochem.com
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