HAIFA, Israel, Jan. 6, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Pluristem Therapeutics Inc. (PSTI) (TASE:PLTR), today announced that the results of the company’s Phase I/II clinical trial testing the safety and efficacy of PLacental Expanded (PLX-PAD) cells for the treatment of muscle injury will be presented on January 21, 2014.

The Principal Investigator of the study will join Pluristem’s management to discuss these results as part of Pluristem’s Regenerative Medicine Day to be held on the above date at the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, Tel Aviv Israel.

This randomized, placebo-controlled, double blinded study was conducted at the Orthopedic Clinic on the campus of the Charite University Medical School under the auspices of the Paul-Ehrlich-Institute (PEI), Germany’s health authority. The injured muscle studied was the gluteal buttock muscle that has been surgically traumatized during total hip replacement surgery.

The study was comprised of 3 treatment groups, two PLX-PAD groups of different doses and one placebo group. The primary endpoints of the study include safety and the maximal contraction force of the gluteal muscle at six months post-surgery. The secondary efficacy endpoints include an analysis of the macrostructure and microstructure of the gluteal muscle using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and biopsy.

“We look forward to receiving the results from this important orthopedic study. Data from this clinical trial will give us information regarding other potential surgical orthopedic injuries and non-surgical sports related injuries for which our PLX-PAD cells may be beneficial,” stated Zami Aberman, Chairman and CEO of Pluristem. “This Phase I/II study marked the first time PLX-PAD cells were used to address surgically induced muscle injury.”

About Pluristem Therapeutics

Pluristem Therapeutics Inc. is a leading developer of placenta-based cell therapies. The Company’s patented PLX (PLacental eXpanded) cells are a drug delivery platform that releases a cocktail of therapeutic proteins in response to a host of local and systemic inflammatory and ischemic diseases. PLX cells are grown using the company’s proprietary 3D micro-environmental technology and are an “off-the-shelf” product that requires no tissue matching prior to administration.

Pluristem has a strong intellectual property position, company-owned GMP certified manufacturing and research facilities, strategic relationships with major research institutions and a seasoned management team. For more information visit www.pluristem.com, the content of which is not part of this press release.

JERUSALEM, January 2, 2014 /PRNewswire/ —

Oramed Pharmaceuticals Inc. (ORMP) (http://www.oramed.com), a developer of oral drug delivery systems, announced today that it has received Notices of Allowance from the Israel and Australian Patent Offices. The patent entitled, “Methods and Compositions for Oral Administrations of Proteins” covers a core concept of the company’s technology for the oral delivery of drugs and vaccines currently delivered via injection. The allowance in Israel marks the second from the Israel Patent Office in the past 30 days. Additionally, this is Oramed’s second Australian patent allowance, following the grant of a different patent in May 2012. The patent has also been approved in Japan, China, Russia, and New Zealand.

About Oramed Pharmaceuticals

Oramed Pharmaceuticals is a technology pioneer in the field of oral delivery solutions for drugs and vaccines currently delivered via injection. Established in 2006, Oramed’s Protein Oral Delivery (POD[TM]) technology is based on over 30 years of research by top research scientists at Jerusalem’s Hadassah Medical Center. Oramed is seeking to revolutionize the treatment of diabetes through its proprietary flagship product, an orally ingestible insulin capsule (ORMD-0801) currently in Phase 2 clinical trials on patients with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) under an Investigational New Drug application with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, and with its oral exenatide capsule (ORMD-0901; a GLP-1 analog), with trials underway. Oramed is also moving forward with clinical trials of ORMD-0801 for the treatment of type 1 diabetes. The company’s corporate and R&D headquarters are based in Jerusalem.

WILMINGTON, Mass., Dec. 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Implant Sciences Corporation (IMSC), a high technology supplier of systems and sensors for homeland security and defense markets, announced today it has shipped eight QS-H150 handheld explosives trace detectors for deployment at the Media Center during the upcoming Sochi games.

The Sochi Media Center will open its doors during the Winter Games in 2014. During that time, ninety-eight events in fifteen winter sports will be held. The Sochi Media Center (inclusive of the International Broadcast Center), which will serve as the primary media venue for accredited media representatives for the Sochi games, is equipped to host multimedia events in several formats and will provide round-the-clock assistance to members of the media.

“The QS-H150 will be deployed as part of a comprehensive security package at the Sochi Media Center,” stated Natalya Hall, General Manager for Russia and the CIS countries at Implant Sciences. “During the Games, the Center is expected to welcome 12,000 media representatives — including over 10,000 broadcasters representing about 100 companies from all around the world, so security is an extremely important consideration.”

“Re-establishing our presence in the Russian market has been a priority for us,” stated Implant Sciences’ Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Darryl Jones. “This order demonstrates measurable progress against this goal. We are continuing to expand our sales presence in Russia and the CIS countries and look forward to more orders in the near future.”

About the QS-H150 Handheld Explosives Trace Detector

The QS-H150 utilizes Ion Mobility Spectrometry (IMS) technology, providing fast, accurate detection of trace amounts of a wide variety of military, commercial, and homemade explosives. Built with no radioactive materials and featuring a low-maintenance, self-calibrating, and self-clearing design, the QS-H150 provides very high levels of operational availability. The QS-H150 has been proven to perform well in a wide variety of temperatures and challenging environments, from humid jungles to dry, sand swept deserts.

About Implant Sciences

Implant Sciences is the leader in next generation Explosives Trace Detection (ETD) technology. In January 2013, the Company became only the third ETD manufacturer, and the sole American-owned company, to have product approval from the US Transportation Security Administration. Implant Sciences has developed proprietary technologies used in its commercial explosives and drugs trace detection systems, which ship to a growing number of locations domestically and internationally. Implant Sciences’ QS-H150 portable explosives trace detector has received Qualified Anti-Terrorism Technology Designation and, in addition to receiving TSA qualification for air cargo screening, the Company’s QS-B220 has also received STAC certification, a Developmental Testing & Evaluation (DT&E) Designation by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security under the Support Anti-terrorism by Fostering Effective Technology Act of 2002 (the SAFETY Act), and the GSN 2013 Homeland Security Award for “Best Explosives Detection Solution.” For further details on the Company and its products, please visit the Company’s website at www.implantsciences.com.

HAIFA, Israel, Dec. 17, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Pluristem Therapeutics Inc. (PSTI) (TASE:PLTR) today announced that pursuant to the previously announced exclusive out-license and strategic partnership agreement between Pluristem Ltd. and South Korea-based CHA Bio&Diostech (Kosdaq:CHA), the details of which were announced on June 26, 2013, Pluristem and CHA entered into investment agreements pursuant to which Pluristem has issued to CHA 2,500,000 shares of its common stock in consideration for the issuance to Pluristem of 1,011,504 shares of CHA. This reflects a total consideration of $10.4 million, at a price of $4.16 per Pluristem common share, a premium of 26% over the closing price on December 16, 2013. The shares are subject to a lock up period of one year.

The previously announced agreement with CHA encompasses the use of Pluristem’s PLX-PAD cells in the treatment of two subsets of Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) in South Korea: Intermittent Claudication (IC) and Critical Limb Ischemia (CLI).

Zami Aberman, Pluristem’s Chairman and CEO stated, “We are excited to finalize and move forward with this strategic agreement with CHA Bio. We believe that initiating clinical trials with CHA Bio for indications in the area of peripheral vascular disease opens significant opportunities for Pluristem in South Korea’s dynamic regenerative medicine industry. We also look forward to potentially expanding the use of our PLX cells for other indications with our partner, CHA Bio.”

The first clinical study to be performed as part of the agreement will be a Phase II trial in IC which will run in parallel to the Phase II trial being conducted in the USA, Germany and Israel. As previously announced, this study was approved in November 2013 by South Korea’s Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS). Pursuant to the previously announced agreement with CHA, upon the first regulatory approval for a PLX product in South Korea, Pluristem and CHA Bio will establish a joint venture (JV) co-owned by the parties. The purpose of the JV will be to commercialize PLX cell products in South Korea. Additionally, Pluristem will be able to use the data generated by CHA Bio to pursue the development of PLX product candidates outside of South Korea.

About CHA Bio&Diostech

CHA Bio&Diostech Co., Ltd. is a leading biopharmaceutical company headquartered in South Korea; its R&D focuses on stem cells, cell therapeutics, medical device, and new drug development. The company is a member of CHA Health Systems Group, which is composed of a medical university, medical centers and hospitals located in the US and Korea with in excess of two thousand beds under care, stem cell research centers, personal & preventive medicine, and bio venture divisions. CHA Bio&Diostech has multiple stem cell R&D pipelines in therapeutic areas including Stargardt’s disease, age-related macular disease, Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer disease, Cerebral Palsy and glioblastoma in mid-to late-stages of development. With its extensive experience and research infrastructure, CHA Bio&Diostech has built up multiple strategic relations with major research institutions in the fields of stem cell research and infertility. For more information visit www.chabio.com, the content of which is not part of this press release.

About Pluristem Therapeutics

Pluristem Therapeutics Inc. is a leading developer of placenta-based cell therapies. The Company’s patented PLX (PLacental eXpanded) cells are a drug delivery platform that releases a cocktail of therapeutic proteins in response to a host of local and systemic inflammatory and ischemic diseases. PLX cells are grown using the company’s proprietary 3D micro-environmental technology and are an “off-the-shelf” product that requires no tissue matching prior to administration.

Pluristem has a strong intellectual property position, company-owned GMP certified manufacturing and research facilities, strategic relationships with major research institutions and a seasoned management team. For more information visit www.pluristem.com, the content of which is not part of this press release.

WILMINGTON, Mass., Dec. 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Implant Sciences Corporation (IMSC), a high technology supplier of systems and sensors for homeland security and defense markets, announced today it has sold over $600,000 worth of its QS-B220 and QS-H150 explosives trace detectors (ETDs) to customers across five different continents. The handheld and desktop ETDs, which offer the benefit of not using a radioactive source, have been sold to customers in Europe, Africa, the U.S., Asia, and Latin America. The systems will be deployed in a broad range applications, including aviation security, military and defense, police protection, as well as critical infrastructure protection for embassies and for oil and gas facilities.

“Implant Sciences’ products meet a broad range of security needs, providing excellent detection accuracy, ease of use, low total cost of ownership, faster screening and less down time. These competitive advantages are winning over customers around the world,” stated Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Implant Sciences, Dr. Darryl Jones.

“Our footprint for our installed base of customers has built a presence for us on nearly every continent. Implant Sciences is building its sales and its customer base in the most admirable way, by word of mouth based on the stellar reputation of our products, sales and service,” commented Implant Sciences President and CEO Glenn D. Bolduc. “We’re proud to deliver next-generation ETDs that are being widely adopted by security providers.”

About the QS-B220 Desktop Explosives Trace Detector
The QS-B220 uses Ion Mobility Spectrometry (IMS) to rapidly detect and identify trace amounts of a wide variety of military, commercial, and homemade explosives. With significantly lower maintenance requirements than competing systems, the QS-B220 can be deployed for a much lower total cost of ownership than other approved products. Featuring a radioactive material-free design, push-button maintenance and diagnostics, and a patented inCal™ internal automatic calibration system, the QS-B220 brings new levels of performance and convenience to desktop trace detection users with unsurpassed ease of use.

About the QS-H150 Handheld Explosives Trace Detector
The QS-H150 utilizes Ion Mobility Spectrometry (IMS) technology, providing fast, accurate detection of trace amounts of a wide variety of military, commercial, and homemade explosives. Built with no radioactive materials and featuring a low-maintenance, self-calibrating, and self-clearing design, the QS-H150 provides very high levels of operational availability. The QS-H150 has been proven to perform well in a wide variety of temperatures and challenging environments, from humid jungles to dry, sand swept deserts.

About Implant Sciences

Implant Sciences is the leader in next generation Explosives Trace Detection (ETD) technology. In January 2013, the Company became only the third ETD manufacturer, and the sole American-owned company, to have product approval from the US Transportation Security Administration. Implant Sciences has developed proprietary technologies used in its commercial explosives and drugs trace detection systems, which ship to a growing number of locations domestically and internationally. Implant Sciences’ QS-H150 portable explosives trace detector has received Qualified Anti-Terrorism Technology Designation and, in addition to receiving TSA qualification for air cargo screening, the Company’s QS-B220 has also received STAC certification, a Developmental Testing & Evaluation (DT&E) Designation by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security under the Support Anti-terrorism by Fostering Effective Technology Act of 2002 (the SAFETY Act), and the GSN 2013 Homeland Security Award for “Best Explosives Detection Solution.” For further details on the Company and its products, please visit the Company’s website at www.implantsciences.com.

WILMINGTON, Mass., Dec. 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Implant Sciences Corporation (IMSC), a high technology supplier of systems and sensors for homeland security and defense markets, announced today it has received orders from multiple U.S. air cargo screeners totaling over $600,000 for the Company’s TSA-qualified QS-B220™ desktop explosives trace detectors (ETD).

“Based on our customers’ assessment of TSA-qualified ETDs, the QS-B220 offers the best value in terms of system performance combined with the lowest total cost of operation,” stated Darryl Jones, Implant Sciences’ Vice President of Sales and Marketing. “The system uses fewer consumables, requires less upkeep than competing products, and has push-button maintenance, all of which simplifies operations and makes our customers more efficient.”

“We have rapidly expanded our installed base of U.S. air cargo customers. In fact, the majority of the orders came within just two months of receiving air cargo qualification from the TSA,” Glenn D. Bolduc, President and CEO of Implant Sciences, commented. “We believe these orders will form the base for future growth in the segment as more and more cargo carriers learn about the benefits that no other TSA-qualified ETD can match.”

About the QS-B220 Desktop Explosives Trace Detector

The QS-B220 uses Ion Mobility Spectrometry (IMS) to rapidly detect and identify trace amounts of a wide variety of military, commercial, and homemade explosives. With significantly lower maintenance requirements than competing systems, the QS-B220 can be deployed for a much lower total cost of ownership than other approved products. Featuring a radioactive material-free design, push-button maintenance and diagnostics, and a patented inCal™ internal automatic calibration system, the QS-B220 brings new levels of performance and convenience to desktop trace detection users with unsurpassed ease of use.

About Implant Sciences

Implant Sciences is the leader in next generation Explosives Trace Detection (ETD) technology. In January 2013, the Company became only the third ETD manufacturer, and the sole American-owned company, to have product approval from the US Transportation Security Administration. Implant Sciences has developed proprietary technologies used in its commercial explosives and drugs trace detection systems, which ship to a growing number of locations domestically and internationally. Implant Sciences’ QS-H150 portable explosives trace detector has received Qualified Anti-Terrorism Technology Designation and, in addition to receiving TSA qualification for air cargo screening, the Company’s QS-B220 has also received STAC certification, a Developmental Testing & Evaluation (DT&E) Designation by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security under the Support Anti-terrorism by Fostering Effective Technology Act of 2002 (the SAFETY Act), and the GSN 2013 Homeland Security Award for “Best Explosives Detection Solution”. For further details on the Company and its products, please visit the Company’s website at www.implantsciences.com.

BOTHELL, WA–(Marketwired – Dec 12, 2013) – Borneo Resource Investments Ltd. (OTCQB: BRNE) (the “Company” or “Borneo”), a mining company that mines gold and develops producing gold mines as well as coal mining properties in Indonesia, today announced it has, through its subsidiary PT Puncak Kalabat, finalized the purchase of a producing gold mining property for $250,000, including an initial $150,000 payment in cash and two subsequent payments of $50,000 each. Targeted funding for the acquisition was provided by a private investor and current shareholder of the Company through a 5-year loan with an annual interest rate of 5%. The term loan has no conversion provision and no warrants were attached.

The acquired property, with the project name of Ratatotok South, is located near the village of Ratatotok in the Southeast Minahasa Regency of the North Sulawesi Province of Indonesia. The property is adjacent to the southern border of one of Borneo’s other gold mining properties, Ratatotok. Ratatotok South comes with assets including a stockpile of ore on site ready for processing, as well as significant infrastructure and equipment. Borneo plans to immediately begin supplemental excavation, with initial production slated to commence before the end of December 2013.

Gold production at Ratatotok South would further supplement Borneo’s current production at its first producing gold mine, Talawaan, which completed its first full quarter of production in the third quarter of 2013. Borneo reported over $500,000 in revenues and over $40,000 in net income in the third quarter of 2013 based on mining at Talawaan alone.

The Ratatotok South property is approximately 8.5 hectares in size and is located in the middle of a well-established gold reef structure. Significant reserve assessment work for the property was completed by the seller, who commissioned an independent mining geologist. The analysis involved a comprehensive set of drill tests throughout the property. These tests show ore grades ranging from 3-15 grams per ton. Borneo’s in-house geologist estimates that the ore body extends from approximately 15 cm below the surface to around 100 meters in depth and covers the entire property.

Significant infrastructure situated on the property was purchased as part of the transaction price including an ore crusher and other ore processing equipment.

“This is a significant acquisition for us that will further boost our gold production levels, revenues and contribute to gross profits. Based on our analysis, processed ore at this site may produce 99% pure gold,” commented Borneo CEO Nils Ollquist.

Mr. Ollquist went on to say, “The structure and quality of the ore body on the property means that the extraction process used at Ratatotok South will be significantly less labor intensive and at a lower cost than the extraction method employed at our Talawaan property.”

“Having Ratatotok South strategically located, with all of its infrastructure and equipment, adjacent to Ratatotok which we plan on mining in the near future, increases the value of Ratatotok and accelerates our timeline for mining all three of our current gold properties. We are particularly pleased with how we financed this transaction. The lender of the $150,000 note is a current shareholder of the Company. We believe this is an investment that will generate a very favorable ROI for Borneo,” Ollquist concluded.

About Borneo Resource Investments Ltd.

Borneo Resource Investments Ltd. (OTCQB: BRNE) is a mining company that mines gold and develops producing gold mines as well as coal mining properties in the Republic of Indonesia. Borneo’s current assets include three gold properties, two of which are producing gold. Cash flow-producing investments in gold properties help fund Borneo’s operations and investments in gold, while the Company develops high value, longer-term investments in thermal “coal concessions,” which are properties that can be mined for coal. Borneo currently has one coal concession in the Borneo region of Indonesia. Indonesia was the 8th largest gold producing nation in 2012 and the world’s largest exporter of coal, with $25 billion exported in 2012.

JERUSALEM, December 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ —

Oramed Pharmaceuticals Inc. (ORMP) (http://www.oramed.com), a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company focused on the development of oral drug delivery systems, announced today that it has received allowance for a key patent from the Israeli Patent Office. The patent, entitled “Methods and Compositions for Oral Administration of Exenatide,” covers oral exenatide compositions made using the company’s proprietary technology.

Exenatide, a GLP-1 analog, is currently only marketed in injectable form, and is indicated for the treatment of Type 2 diabetes. Exenatide has an excellent safety profile and a plethora of positive medicinal effects including weight loss and improved pancreatic cell function.

About Oramed Pharmaceuticals

Oramed Pharmaceuticals is a technology pioneer in the field of oral delivery solutions for drugs and vaccines currently delivered via injection. Established in 2006, Oramed’s Protein Oral Delivery (POD™) technology is based on over 30 years of research by top research scientists at Jerusalem’s Hadassah Medical Center. Oramed is seeking to revolutionize the treatment of diabetes through its proprietary flagship product, an orally ingestible insulin capsule (ORMD-0801) currently in Phase 2 clinical trials on patients with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) under an Investigational New Drug application with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, and with its oral exenatide capsule (ORMD-0901; a GLP-1 analog), with trials on healthy volunteers (Phase 1b) and T2DM patients (Phase 2a) underway. Oramed is also moving forward with clinical trials of ORMD-0801 for the treatment of type 1 diabetes. The company’s corporate and R&D headquarters are based in Jerusalem.

For more information, the content of which is not part of this press release, please visit http://www.oramed.com

ROCKVILLE, Md.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–

Rexahn Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE MKT: RNN), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing potential best-in-class oncology therapies, today announced that it has been issued United States Patent, No. 8,598,173, which covers a method for treating solid cancer tumors including ovarian, breast, prostate, liver, lung, kidney, colon, pancreatic and stomach for its clinical development candidate SupinoxinTM (RX-5902). Rexahn had previously received a composition of matter patent from the United Stated Patent and Trademark Office covering the structure of Supinoxin.

“We are progressing on schedule with our Phase I dose-escalation clinical trial for Supinoxin in cancer patients with solid cancer tumors. Having initiated patient enrollment in August, we expect data in the first half of 2014, which will help inform the study design for future Phase II trials on Supinoxin,” stated Rexahn CEO Peter D. Suzdak, Ph.D.

“We are committed to developing cancer treatments that specifically target cancer cells, excluding healthy tissue, so that cancer can be treated with increased efficacy and reduced toxicity. Strengthening our IP portfolio as we advance in our clinical trials adds critical value to our company,” added Dr. Suzdak.

In-vitro studies have shown that Supinoxin reduces the spread of 18 different human cancer cells lines. Supinoxin has also shown that it can eliminate cancer cells which were resistant to other widely used cancer drugs including docetaxel, cisplatin and gemcitabine. Supinoxin is an orally available new chemical entity exhibiting potent antitumor properties in several types of tumors and has also show strong anti-proliferative activity against known anti-cancer drug-resistant cancer cells, and a synergistic effect with known anti-cancer drugs as well.

About SupinoxinTM (RX-5902)

Supinoxin is an orally administered, first-in-class, small molecule inhibitor of phosphorylated-p68 RNA helicase (P-p68). P-p68, which is selectively expressed in cancer cells but absent in normal tissue, increases the activity of multiple cancer related genes including cyclin D1, c-jun and c-myc, and plays a role in tumor progression and metastasis. Over-expression of P-p68 has been observed in solid tumors such as melanoma, colon, ovarian and lung.

About Rexahn Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Rexahn Pharmaceuticals is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to developing best-in-class therapeutics for the treatment of cancer. Rexahn currently has three clinical stage oncology candidates, Archexin®, RX-3117, and SupinoxinTM (RX-5902), and a robust pipeline of preclinical compounds to treat multiple types of cancer. Rexahn has also developed proprietary drug discovery platform technologies in the areas of Nano-Polymer-Drug Conjugate Systems (NPDCS), nano-medicines, 3D-GOLD, and TIMES. For more information, please visit www.rexahn.com.