Raptor Pharmaceuticals Closes $10 Million Private...(ressingorphan indications. Kim R. Ts...)

Kim R. Tsuchimoto, Raptor's Chief Financial Officer, stated, "This funding is critical for the execution of our drug development programs. We are grateful to our existing and new investors who support our passionate efforts in bringing safer and more effective therapeutics to market."

About Raptor Pharmaceuticals Corp.

Raptor Pharmaceuticals Corp. ("Raptor") consists of a preclinical division and a clinical division, which together form a continuous set of specialized competencies to develop Raptor's pipeline of drug product candidates from early stage to clinical stage through to commercialization. Raptor's preclinical division bioengineers novel drug candidates and drug-targeting platforms derived from the human receptor-associated protein ("RAP") and related proteins, while Raptor's clinical division advances clinical-stage product candidates towards marketing approval and commercialization. Raptor's initial clinical programs include the treatment of aldehyde dehydrogenase ("ALDH2") deficiency, nephropathic cystinosis and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis ("NASH").

Raptor preclinical programs target cancer, neurodegenerative disorders and infectious diseases. HepTide(TM) is designed to utilize engineered RAP-based peptides conjugated to drugs to target delivery to the liver to potentially treat primary liver cancer and hepatitis. NeuroTrans(TM) represents engineered RAP peptides created to target receptors in the brain and are currently undergoing preclinical evaluation at Stanford University for their ability to enhance the transport of therapeutics across the blood-brain barrier.

Raptor's clinical division executes the clinical development of: 1) Raptor's internally developed product candidates; 2) new chemical entities in-licensed for mid-to-late stage clinical development; 3) currently approved drugs with potential in additional indications; and 4) treatments that may be repurposed or reformulated fo
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