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Oramed Pharmaceuticals Signs Manufacturing Agreement for Oral Insulin Pill Jerusalem, Israel

Key Takeaway: Oramed Pharmaceuticals Signs Manufacturing Agreement for Oral Insulin Jerusalem, Israel November 2, Oramed Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a publicly traded company on both the OTCBB with the symbol ORMP and on the Frankfurt exchange under the ticker OJU, is pleased to announce they h

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Oramed Pharmaceuticals Signs Manufacturing Agreement for Oral Insulin
Jerusalem, Israel November 2,
Oramed Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a publicly
traded company on both the OTCBB with the symbol ORMP and on the Frankfurt
exchange under the ticker OJU, is pleased to announce they have signed a
manufacturing agreement with Swiss Caps AG, one of the largest soft gel capsule
manufacturers in the world. Under the terms of the agreement, Swiss Caps AG will
provide gel capsules for the upcoming Phase I clinical trials of Oramed s
Healthy volunteers. Following a stringent due diligence process and an in depth
review of Oramed s oral delivery technology, Swiss Caps responded with an offer
of a straight equity exchange for their services. This is in lieu of a cash
payment, According to the agreement, the amount due in payment to Swiss Caps
will be paid in shares.
Oramed believes this is a tribute to the
science behind their technology, and a sign of support for their next steps.
This type of agreement means cooperation with Swiss Caps rather than just
out-service the production line, Swiss Caps brings to the table skills and
knowledge that goes beyond the direct execution of our formula and we are
looking forward to seeing the benefits from our group effort , stated Nadav
Kidron, Oramed Pharmaceuticals CEO.
This agreement is solely for the
manufacturing of the product for proof of efficacy in the clinical trials. As
stated, if at a future date, Swiss Caps manufactures Oramed s drug product for
commercial purposes, the contract will be further negotiated.
As a full service provider and contract
manufacturer, Swiss Caps conceives, develops, produces and packages solid dosage
forms such as soft capsules, two pieces capsules, standard tablets,
effervescent, film- and sugar-coated tablets for the pharmaceutical, nutritional
and cosmetic industry. Swiss Caps is a company with head quarters in
Switzerland. Production sites are in Kirchberg, Lugano, Bad Aibling, Cornu and
Miami. Main pharmaceutical development site is Kirchberg.
For more information on Swiss Caps please
About Oramed Pharmaceuticals,
Oramed Pharmaceuticals is an Israeli
based company focused on the development of oral delivery solutions based on
proprietary technology. Diabetes is one of the most rapidly growing diseases in
the world and is one that requires constant and often unpleasant monitoring and
drug therapy regimen. Oramed is currently developing an orally ingestible soft
gel insulin capsule for the treatment of diabetes. The Company is also pursuing
the development of oral delivery solutions for other drugs and
For more information on Oramed
Pharmaceuticals please visit our website at www.oramedpharma.com
Investor Relations Contact:
Oramed Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Legal Notice Regarding Forward
This news release contains statements,
which may constitute forward-looking statements . Those statements include
statements regarding the intent, belief or current expectations of Oramed
Pharmaceutical Inc., and members of our management as well as the assumptions on
which such statements are based. Forward-looking statements in this release
include: that Swiss Caps AG will provide gel capsules for our upcoming Phase I
clinical trials; that the amount due in payment to Swiss Caps will be paid in
shares ; we are currently developing an orally ingestible soft gel insulin
capsule for the treatment of diabetes and for other diseases. Factors which may
significantly change or prevent our forward looking statements from fruition
include that Swiss Caps gel capsules may not be suitable for our purposes or
there may be a contract dispute whereby the capsules are not delivered; we may
be able to grant equity in our company in payment of Swiss Caps or there may be
cost overruns that require cash payments; we may be unsuccessful in developing
any products; we may be unable to raise funds and resources to pursue research
and development; we may be unable to successfully defend our patents from
infringement by third parties, there is a risk that our patent may be
subsequently shown to be invalid or infringe the patents of others, our products
may never gain FDA or other regulatory body approval for human consumption and
we may be unable to successfully commercialize our future products. Readers
should refer to our most recent 10-KSB filed on Edgar and the 8-K announcing our
acquisition of the Oramed technology filed March 8, 2006.
Last updated: Nov 2, 2006