CEL-SCI CEO to Present at the International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering 2007 Chesapeake B...( VIENNA Va. Oct. 18 /- CEL-SCI COR...),Health

VIENNA, Va., Oct. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CEL-SCI CORPORATION (Amex: CVM) announced today that its Chief Executive Officer, Geert Kersten, is a featured presenter at the International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering (ISPE) 2007 Chesapeake BioShowcase in Gaithersburg Maryland. Mr. Kersten will present on the "New Realities for Funding a Small Biotechnology Company" today at 3:15 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time).

In April 2007, CEL-SCI completed a $15 million private placement of common stock and warrants at a premium to where its common stock was trading at the time. In addition, in August 2007, CEL-SCI entered into a novel $15 million financing transaction in which it acquired the 20 year use of a dedicated manufacturing facility for its Phase III cancer drug Multikine(R). CEL-SCI is in the strongest financial condition in the Company's history.

ISPE is the Society of choice for 25,000 pharmaceutical manufacturing professionals in 90 countries around the globe. ISPE aims to be the catalyst for "Engineering Pharmaceutical Innovation" by providing Members with opportunities to develop technical knowledge, exchange practical experience, and collaborate with global regulatory agencies and industry leaders.

CEL-SCI Corporation is developing products that empower immune defenses. Its lead product is Multikine. In Phase II clinical trials Multikine was shown to be safe and well-tolerated, and to improve the patients' overall survival by 33% at a median of three and a half years following surgery. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) gave the go-ahead for a Phase III clinical trial with Multikine in January 2007 and granted orphan drug status to Multikine in the neoadjuvant therapy of squamous
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