Biophan Closes $5 Million Equity Investment from Boston Scientific; Equity Investment Accompanies $750,000 Initial Payment for L
August 03 2005 - 4:01PM
Business Wire
Biophan Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB: BIPH), a developer of
next-generation biomedical technology, has confirmed the receipt of
$5.75 million in investments and licensing payments from medical
device manufacturer Boston Scientific, called for under the
Companies' recently announced equity and licensing agreements. The
funds include payments for both licensing and equity investment
provisions of the agreements. The terms of the agreements call for
Boston Scientific to pay Biophan an upfront license fee of $750,000
for rights to a number of Biophan's patented technologies to
improve medical devices. Boston Scientific also invested $5 million
in the Company via the purchase of Biophan common stock, priced at
a 10% premium over the average of the closing price for the 30
calendar-day period preceding but not including the funding date.
The license agreement grants Boston Scientific licenses covering
patents related to Biophan's Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
safety and image compatibility technologies. The license agreement
provides for both exclusive and non-exclusive product categories.
Additional details were disclosed in Biophan's recent 10-Q filing.
"These initial funds received through our agreements with Boston
Scientific will enable us to substantially accelerate our research
and development to continue our business strategy to develop vital
new products and solutions," said Biophan CEO Michael Weiner.
"Boston Scientific was the first major manufacturer of advanced
biomedical devices to show serious interest in our next-generation
technology solutions, which have applications across several of
Boston Scientific product lines. We are particularly excited and
gratified to see Biophan's solutions validated, and look forward to
their implementation by one of the world's most innovative medical
device manufacturers." Under the licensing agreement, Boston
Scientific is obligated to make milestone payments upon the launch
of commercial products that utilize the licensed technologies, in
addition to annual license maintenance fees and specified royalties
on sales of products that employ Biophan-licensed technologies.
About Biophan Technologies Biophan develops and markets
cutting-edge technologies designed to make biomedical devices safe
and image compatible with the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
environment. The Company develops technologies that enable
implanted medical systems such as pacemakers, interventional
surgical devices such as catheters and guidewires, and devices such
as stents to be safely and effectively imaged under MRI. Biophan is
developing these same technologies to provide new MRI contrast
agents. Other applications include drug delivery and power systems
derived from body heat. Four Biophan technologies include advances
in nanotechnology and thin film coatings. Committed to growth
through innovation and developmental leadership, Biophan and its
licensors now hold a total of 142 U.S. patents, licenses, or
applications. This total includes 38 issued U.S. patents, 9
recently-allowed applications that will issue as patents in the
near future, and 95 pending applications at various stages of
examination at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, plus
international applications. The patents cover areas including
nanotechnology (nanomagnetic particle coatings), medical device
designs, radio frequency filters, polymer composites,
thermoelectric materials for batteries generating power from body
heat, and photonics. Biophan has joint development and licensing
agreements with Boston Scientific (NYSE: BSX) and NASA's Ames
Center for Nanotechnology. Biophan's goal is to make all biomedical
devices capable of safely and successfully working with MRI, and
delivering other technologies which will improve quality of life.
For more information, please visit www.biophan.com. Cautionary
Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements Certain statements
included in this press release may constitute forward-looking
statements within the meaning of applicable securities laws. These
statements reflect what Biophan anticipates, expects, or believes
may happen in the future. Biophan's actual results could differ
materially from the outcome or circumstance expressed or implied by
such forward-looking statements as a result of a variety of factors
including, but not limited to: Biophan's ability to develop its
technologies; the approval of Biophan's patent applications; the
successful implementation of Biophan's research and development
programs; the ability of Biophan to demonstrate the effectiveness
of its technology; the acceptance by the market of Biophan's
technology and products incorporating such technology, the ability
of Biophan to effectively negotiate and enter into contracts with
medical device manufacturers for the licensing of Biophan's
technology; competition; the ability of Biophan to raise capital to
fund its operating and research and development activities until it
generates revenues sufficient to do so; and the timing of projects
and trends in future operating performance, as well as other
factors expressed from time to time in Biophan's periodic filings
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). As a
result, this press release should be read in conjunction with
Biophan's periodic filings with the SEC which are incorporated
herein by reference. The forward-looking statements contained
herein are made only as of the date of this press release, and
Biophan undertakes no obligation to publicly update such
forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or
circumstances.
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