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MANCHESTER, UNITED KINGDOM --(Marketwire-September 23 2008) - Epistem plc (LSE: EHP), the UK biotechnology and contract research company, will present preclinical results from its recently completed plucked hair biomarker study at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) conference, “Molecular Diagnostics in Cancer Therapeutic Development" on 23^rd September 2008.  This study was completed successfully on a candidate oncology drug from Ortho Biotech Oncology Research and Development (ORD), a Division of Janssen Pharmaceutica, N.V.

22/9/2008

Epistem plc (LSE: EHP), the UK biotechnology company and Rottapharm|Madaus, the multinational pharmaceutical company today announced that favourable results have been obtained with the prophylactic use of CR 3294 in a series of preclinical models for intestinal mucositis.

1/9/2008

Epistem (LSE:EHP), announced today that it has been selected by Humanetics Corporation to provide specialised preclinical efficacy testing services for agents likely to protect the intestinal epithelium from radiation damage.  Under an appropriation award to Humanetics from the US Department of Defense, over the next 12 months Epistem will screen potential drug candidates that may ultimately be adopted by the Armed Forces as prophylactic agents to be taken where there is risk of radiation exposure or nuclear attack. Such agents should reduce the level of intestinal related radiation sickness and improve morbidity and mortality.

24/7/2008

Epistem plc (LSE: EHP), the UK biotechnology company announced today that details of its US National Institute of Health’s (NIH) programme for the screening of a number of novel agents, including potential oncology supportive care treatments, for biodefence applications will be presented at the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (MASCC) International Symposium of Supportive Care in Houston, Texas, USA from 26^th to 28^th June 2008.

23/6/2008

Epistem plc (LSE: EHP), the UK epithelial stem cell company, announced today that data on its cancer stem cell assays will be presented at the international meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) at the San Diego Convention Centre, California, USA from 13^th to 16^th April 2008.

7/4/2008

Epistem (LSE:EHP) announced today that Exponential Biotherapies, Inc (EBI). of Virginia, USA, have contracted Epistem to provide their specialised preclinical efficacy testing services for agents likely to protect the gastrointestinal tract against radiation damage.  The first compound that Epistem will assess is EBI’s lead candidate drug, EA-230, which is a small peptide immunoregulator, which has shown the potential to treat (minimise) radiation insult and could therefore be administered following a terrorist nuclear attack to reduce the level of intestinal related radiation sickness.

3/4/2008