Raptor Pharmaceuticals Corp. Announces Positive Phase IIa Clinical Study Results for Convivia(T...(( Raptor ) is dedicated to speeding thed...),Health

Date:11/11/2008

("Raptor") is dedicated to speeding the delivery of new treatment options to patients by working to improve existing therapeutics through the application of highly specialized drug targeting platforms and formulation expertise. We focus on underserved patient populations where we can have the greatest potential impact. Raptor is currently running clinical trials in patients with aldehyde dehydrogenase ("ALDH2") deficiency, nephropathic cystinosis and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis ("NASH").

Raptor's preclinical programs are based upon bioengineered novel drug candidates and drug-targeting platforms derived from the human receptor-associated protein ("RAP") and related proteins to that are designed to target cancer, neurodegenerative disorders and infectious diseases.

For additional information, please visit http://www.raptorpharma.com.

FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

This document contains forward-looking statements as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements relate to future events or our future results of operation or future financial performance, including, but not limited to the following statements: Raptor's ability to obtain Asian partners to further develop Convivia(TM); Raptor's ability to manufacture clinical scale quantities of its proprietary Convivia(TM) formulation; Convivia's(TM) ability to benefit ALDH2 deficient individuals by lessening their exposure to acetaldehyde and mitigating their unpleasant reactions to drinking; the ability of Convivia(TM) to be successfully developed into a marketable treatment; and Raptor's ability to successfully develop any of its other clinical and preclinical products. These statements are only predictions and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may cause our actual results to be materially different from these forward-looking statements. Factors which m
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