( Protalix BioTherapeutics Inc. Protal...)Protalix BioTherapeutics, Inc. Receives Approval from the FDA to,Initiate a Phase III Clinical Trial of prGCD,Health

Protalix's proprietary technology is based on its plant cell culture and bioreactor system, which provides an effective and scaleable cell system for industrial production of recombinant biopharmaceuticals. Protalix is pursuing advanced clinical studies for its enzyme therapy for Gaucher Disease and intends to advance additional recombinant biopharmaceutical drug development programs. The Company believes its plant-based expression has significant advantages over more traditional mammalian and bacterial expression technology with respect to patient safety, cost and scalability.

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