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Spherix Incorporated Announces the Death of A. Paul Cox, Jr., Chairman of the Board
Date:4/17/2009

BETHESDA, Md., April 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Spherix Incorporated (Nasdaq: SPEX), an innovator in biotechnology and a provider of technical and regulatory consulting services to food, supplement, biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies, today regretfully announced the death of its Chairman, A. Paul Cox, Jr. Mr. Cox passed away on Monday, April 13, 2009, at the age of 71.

Mr. Cox, a Board Member since 2004, was elected Chairman of the Board in 2007. In addition, Mr. Cox served as Chairman of the Executive and Strategic Planning Committees, and as a member of the Audit and Compensation Committees.

Spherix's Board of Directors has elected Dr. Robert J. Vander Zanden to serve as Interim Chairman of the Board until the 2009 Annual Shareholders Meeting, following which the Board will elect a new slate of Corporate Officers to serve for the 2009-2010 term.

"All of us at Spherix mourn the loss of our chairman, Paul Cox, whose leadership has been invaluable during Spherix's period of evolution over the past several years," said Dr. Claire L. Kruger, Spherix's CEO. "Paul's outstanding guidance will be sorely missed."

About Spherix

Spherix Incorporated was launched in 1967 as a scientific research company, under the name Biospherics Research. The company now leverages its scientific and technical expertise and experience through its two subsidiaries -- Biospherics Incorporated and Spherix Consulting, Inc. Biospherics is currently running a Phase 3 clinical trial to study the use of Naturlose as a treatment for Type 2 diabetes. Its Spherix Consulting subsidiary provides scientific and strategic support for suppliers, manufacturers, distributors and retailers of conventional foods, biotechnology-derived foods, medical foods, infant formulas, food ingredients, dietary supplem
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