Nanobac Pharmaceuticals and Eureka Genomics Agree to Terms for Merger
March 17 2009 - 9:45AM
Marketwired
Nanobac Pharmaceuticals Inc. (PINKSHEETS: NNBP) (Nanobac) and
privately held Eureka Genomics (EG) announced the signing of a
Memorandum of Understanding, which delineates the terms and
conditions under which Nanobac proposes to merge with Eureka in a
stock and cash transaction.
The proposed merger would involve, among other things, a reverse
stock split of shares in Nanobac Pharmaceuticals. When the merger
is consummated, the Nanobac Pharmaceuticals name will be changed to
Eureka Genomics, Inc. Subject to regulatory approvals and customary
closing conditions, this transaction is currently expected to close
during the second quarter of 2009.
Under the terms of the agreement, Nanobac will issue new shares
of its common stock to EG stockholders who are expected to own 85
percent of the combined company on a fully diluted basis. This
ratio is subject to potential adjustments as described in the
Memorandum of Understanding agreement. Further, Nanobac has
provided initial funding to EG and the transaction contemplates the
infusion of significant capital so as to allow EG to achieve its
business plan.
"We are excited about the opportunity to merge with a company
that is redefining functional genomics and bioinformatics, and is
well positioned to play an important role in the development of the
next generation of diagnostic tests, medicines, and cleantech,"
said Dr. Benedict Maniscalco, Nanobac Pharmaceuticals Co-Chairman
of the Board. "We believe that this merger is the right move for
Nanobac and could lead to a significant increase in shareholder
value."
"This merger is an important step in our R&D and business
development efforts, and we, too, are confident that it will help
us build significant shareholder value," said Eureka Genomics Chief
Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer Didier Perez.
"Indeed, this merger will help us accelerate our efforts to advance
and partner our next-generation functional genomics platform
technology and bioinformatic analyses, which we have demonstrated
can rapidly glean valuable and robust insights into the complex
biological systems that we believe will transform the development
of highly valuable, cost-effective diagnostics, therapeutics,
vaccines, and cleantech products."
About Eureka Genomics
Eureka leverages a proprietary genomics platform technology to
develop next-generation functional genomic insights into complex
biological systems, which has the potential to help inform and
accelerate the development of high-value, cost-effective
diagnostics, therapeutics, vaccines, and cleantech products.
Eureka Genomics' core technology was developed at the University
of Houston Bioinformatics Laboratory under the direction of
Professor Yuri Romanov, a leading expert in the field of functional
genomics and complex biological systems. Key backing for the
development of the firm's proprietary technology came from the U.S.
National Institutes of Health, the U.S. Department of Homeland
Security Science and Technology Directorate, the Texas Learning and
Computational Center, and the W. M. Keck Foundation.
The power of these novel algorithms and robust data structures,
which provide the backbone of Eureka's bioinformatics analyses,
have been validated in proof-of-concept studies with some of the
world's leading biopharma firms, the U.S. government, and a number
of leading U.S. academic institutions.
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correct or that actual future results will not be different from
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has no specific intention to update these statements.
Nanobac Pharmaceuticals Contact: Alex H. Edwards, III Director
813-637-2233 www.nanobac.com Eureka Genomics Contact: Didier Perez
CFO & COO 415-269-0666 Email Contact www.eurekagenomics.com
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