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Date:7/16/2008

merger of Encode Pharmaceuticals. In March 2008, Raptor acquired an exclusive, worldwide license to the intellectual property and development rights for use of Cysteamine and DR Cysteamine for the treatment of NASH. The Company plans to initiate a Phase 2a clinical trial in collaboration with the University of California, San Diego ("UCSD") to evaluate Cysteamine in patients with NASH. In May 2008, Raptor received orphan drug designation from the FDA for DR Cysteamine for the treatment of Huntington's Disease.

About Raptor Pharmaceuticals Corp.

Raptor Pharmaceuticals Corp. ("Raptor") is a development-stage biopharmaceutical company leveraging novel drug-targeting platforms and reformulated therapeutics to improve treatment outcomes among patients with liver disorders, infectious diseases, cancer, and various orphan indications. The Company's clinical division advances internally developed and in-licensed clinical-stage product candidates towards marketing approval and commercialization and is currently involved in clinical trials in patients with aldehyde dehydrogenase ("ALDH2") deficiency as part of Raptor's Convivia(TM) program and nephropathic cystinosis as part of Raptor's DR Cysteamine program. Raptor's preclinical division bioengineers novel drug candidates and drug-targeting platforms derived from the human receptor-associated protein ("RAP") and related proteins to target cancer, neurodegenerative disorders and infectious diseases. Raptor's preclinical programs include HepTide(TM), WntTide(TM) and NeuroTrans(TM).

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

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