Neal G. Koller President & Chief Executive Officer
3724a Thomas Point Road Annapolis, Maryland 21403 USA Tel: +1 443 994 0101 Fax: +1 410 990 9817 nkoller@plurogen.com
PluroGen Therapeutics, Inc. 503 Broadleaf Way Charlottesville, Virginia 22911 USA Tel: +1 443 994 0101 Fax: +1 410 990 9817 www.plurogen.com
October 5, 2007
RE: PluroGen Therapeutics Q3 2007 Investor Update
Dear Investor
PluroGen has had another terrific quarter, achieving a number of very important milestones in the 3rd quarter 2007. This Quarterly Report focuses on these key milestones. We are pleased with our progress and are happy to answer any of your questions. Thank you for your investment and support.
Q3 '07 Update – Important Achievements for PluroGen
Regulatory & Clinical
Submitted our 1st US FDA Orphan Drug Application
Completed 1st meetings with our #1 candidate for EU regulatory partner
Product Development
Signed agreement with Derma Sciences, Inc. (NASDQ: DSCI) a well established wound care company to prototype our next round of products
These products are dressing products, that is biomaterials impregnated with our gel products to make advanced bandages, for burns and wounds
Terms of the agreement include the partner company paying for all prototyping work and the partner company exclusively licensing any new intellectual property to PluroGen
Intellectual Property
Signed the renegotiated license agreement with UVA
This new license provides for more favorable terms on our gel technology platform
This new license includes the new provisional patent covering our gel technology filed in June
Manufacturing
Final formulation selected for our 1st product
built more than 140 formulation prototypes
Initial response to our selected formulation was very positive from the prestigious Shriners Burn Hospital in Cincinnati
Funding
Raised to date USD 200,000 in the bridge round, bringing total raised to USD 1.8M
Series A Offering
Early meetings have been initiated with potential investors, including several VC firms. Discussions are positive but no firm commitments.
We would like to thank you for your interest and your investment in PluroGen. With your support, we have been able to move this technology significantly forward and hope this update is informative. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact us. We are happy to talk further and provide any answers.