After 5 Showcase - Ribomed Biotechnologies
1/25/06

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Date: Wednesday, January 25, 2006
Time: 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Location: Ribomed (714 East Van Buren Street, Suite 101, Phoenix
85006)
No cost to attend
Register: Jennifer Coombs jcoombs@phoenixchamber.com

The Arizona Technology Council and the Greater Phoenix Chamber of
Commerce are pleased to present Ribomed Biotechnologies, Inc. as the
January After 5 Showcase company. Please join us for an inside peek
at Ribomed Biotechnologies and their new facility.

Dr. Hanna Info:
Dr. Michelle Hanna, President & CEO has more than 20 years of
experience in chemistry and molecular biology. She left her tenured
faculty position 6 years ago and started Ribomed Biotechnologies,
Inc. (formerly known as Designer Genes, Inc.) to commercialize
technologies she developed while a university professor. Over the
past 21 years Dr. Hanna's been awarded and effectively managed more
than $7 million in grants from the ACS, NCI, NIH, NIAID, DARPA and
HSARPA.

Ribomed Info:
Ribomed Biotechnologies, Inc. is a molecular diagnostics company
developing rapid, specific, and robust tests for the early detection
and characterization of diseases and their causative agents, and the
screening of drugs for treatment. Ribomed Biotechnologies, Inc. is
dedicated to improving the quality of life through early disease
detection, noninvasive monitoring, and patient-specific therapies.

The RiboMaker® Detection System is being adapted for a number of
applications in both clinical diagnostics and biodefense. In the
clinical arena, Ribomed plans to target its technology for use in
blood bank screening for RNA viruses and cancer diagnostics.
Ribomed is pursuing a number of opportunities in the biodefense
sector and is currently partnered with Northrup Grumman, a leading
biodefense contractor, on the development of a handheld sensor for
the detection of bioterror pathogens.

Ribomed's innovative technology has been recognized by the leading
market research firm, Frost & Sullivan, with its award to Ribomed of
the Biological Detection Technologies Excellence in Research of the
Year Award for 2005.

Tour Info:
Dr. Michelle Hanna will be giving a brief talk about Ribomed
Biotechnologies, Inc. history and technology, followed by a tour of
Ribomed Biotechnologies, Inc. laboratories, offices and the Phoenix
Biotechnology Accelerator (P-Bio) facilities. The Phoenix
Biotechnology Accelerator, LLC was formed by Dr. Michelle Hanna and
her mother, Mrs. Arlene Knight-Kilgore. The mission of P-Bio is to
develop a BioIndustry Park adjacent to the Phoenix Biosciences
Center in downtown Phoenix, which includes the Translational
Genomics Institute and the International Genomics Consortium. P-Bio
provides affordable, flexible leases for start-up biotechnology
companies.

Location / Parking Info:
Ribomed Biotechnologies, Inc. is located on the Northeast corner of
7th Street and Van Buren Street, next to the Marriott Springhill
Suites. It is a single story building with the entrance to the
parking lot off Van Buren Street. There is plenty of parking
located in the East lot as well as in the adjacent North lot.

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