PerOs Systems Technologies Inc. Announces Scientific Advisory Board
St-Nicolas, Quebec September 23, 2003 --- PerOs Systems Technologies Inc. (PerOs), a leader in the development of oral delivery system promoting health and control disease in the fields of aquaculture and livestock, today announced the six expert doctors who form its Scientific Advisor Board.
"We are particularly proud to have a group of individuals with such a professional authority and renown on our Scientific Advisor Board. The interest and involvement of these scientists and specialists in their field will assist and lead PerOs towards its mission by bringing an invaluable knowledge permitting PerOs to reach its R&D goals." said Denis Bernier, President of PerOs.
The six specialists forming the PerOs Scientific Advisory Board include:
Dr. Oystein Evensen, former Vice President, Research & Development, for a world-leader company in the field of aquatic animal health, who presently works as a professor at the Norwegian School of Veterinary Science. His expertise and knowledge in fundamental and applied issues related to vaccine development and application is internationally known.
Dr. Edward Donaldson, is a Scientist Emeritus at the West Vancouver Laboratory as well as Fisheries and Oceans Canada. He has a remarkable expertise related to problems in the application of physiology and endocrinology in fisheries and aquaculture.
Dr. Pascal Dubreuil, today a professor at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Montreal, has a broad knowledge in growth physiology and endocrinology of domestic animals and controlled pharmaceutical delivery.
Dr. Larry Hammell is an AVC Fish Health Coordinator and Associate Professor at the Department of Health Management of the University of Prince Edward Island. He is also a specialist in Research Aquaculture health and production management, clinical epidemiology, clinical trials, disease monitoring, diagnostic test evaluations.
Dr. Atle Lillehaug is a Research Officer at the Department of wildlife diseases, Department of Immunoprophylaxis of the National Veterinary Institute in Oslo, Norway. He is currently involved in animal health issues related to the poultry industry and is also recognised for his experience in fish health and especially in the development and delivery of vaccines.
Dr. Ewen Mclean is the Director of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute Aquaculture Center, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University. He has an impressive experience in fundamental and applied aquaculture research and remains a leader expert in the oral delivery of bioactive compounds to aquatic species.
About PerOs
PerOs Systems Technologies Inc. is a biotechnology company that develops efficient non-encapsulation strategies to provide oral administration of bioactive compounds (peptides, vaccines, antibodies, etc.) to monogastric species.
The company was set-up in Canada in early 2000 by Denis Bernier and Dr.Grant Vandenberg after a revolutionary discovery that permits oral delivery of therapeutic molecules including vaccines, peptides and nutraceuticals. PerOs' patented technology, OraljectTM, will revolutionize the drug delivery system industry by providing key advantages, very low-cost delivery system and an effective large molecule delivery system. OraljectT technology could be used as an alternative to replace a number of drug delivery systems in different types of technologies (injection, transdermal, transanal and transmuscosal); OraljectT technology will be the first means to deliver large molecules in an accurate, modulated and effective manner.
For more information:
Jean-Simon Venne
VP Business Development
PerOs System Technologies
Phone: (514) 481-0349
Email: jsvenne@perosbio.com
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