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Northwest Biotherapeutics and the Fraunhofer Institute for Cell Therapy and Immunology are Partnering for Clinical Trials and Compassionate Use Cases in Europe
Date:5/18/2011

BETHESDA, Md., May 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Northwest Biotherapeutics (OTC Bulletin Board: NWBO)  announced today that it is partnering with Fraunhofer for production of DCVax®-L for brain cancer, for clinical trials and compassionate use cases in Europe.  Fraunhofer is the largest applied research foundation in Europe, with a staff of more than 18,000 scientists, engineers, business personnel and others dedicated to practical applications and commercialization of research results, and with annual operations in excess of euro 1.66 billion ($2.3 billion).  Fraunhofer is a highly respected leader in many areas of technology, including cell and immune therapies.

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The Fraunhofer Institute for Cell Therapy and Immunology IZI, based in Leipzig, Germany, has dedicated a substantial portion of its state of the art manufacturing facilities to the production of DCVax®, and is assisting NWBT with the applicable regulatory requirements for both clinical trials and compassionate use cases.  The Fraunhofer IZI is also selecting and initiating connections with leading clinical centers on behalf of NWBT and its DCVax® products.

This partnering arrangement provides a solid foundation upon which NWBT can proceed with clinical trials in Europe, and with compassionate use treatments of patients in parallel with such clinical trials.  In addition, NWBT is eligible for certain grants through the German government which, if approved, can amount to as much as euro 2 to 3 million ($2.8 to 4.2 million).

"Partnering with such a prestigious institution as the Fraunhofer IZI is both gratifying and exciting," commented Dr. Alton Boynton, CEO of NWBT.  "This partnership can help accelerate the Company's brain can
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