Hepalife-zu Unrecht völlig vergessen?
seit dem Tief bei 1,16€ schon wieder auf 1,72€(=2,­10$)heute SK OTC(HPLF).­
Sieht auch charttechn­isch gut aus.
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1,78 € F nf  

OTC entspr. 1,07 € war scheinbar(­zumindest vom Kursverlau­f her)zu Recht ignoriert
worden,abe­r jetzt wird der Kurs langsam interessan­t.
Wenn ich mal viel Zeit habe,muß ich mich mal auf die Suche nach
irgendwelc­hen news begeben.
Lang nichts mehr gehört.
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Steht auch auf meiner Watchlist, habe aber keine News gefunden. Der Chart gefällt mir überhaupt nicht, auch Analysten halten sich auffallend­ zurück, obwohl Analystene­mpfehlunge­n ja bekanntlic­h mit größter Vorsicht zu behandeln sind.
       
       

nix neues,fällt weiter in US gestern schon TT entspr. 0,96€.
Muß doch bald mal ein Boden gefunden werden??
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die Wende? gestern TT in FSE 0,95,heute­ 0,99(das war ein Kauf von mir,die 1000Stück)­.
Jetzt 1,06 F und an OTC jetzt 1,32$=1,08­86€.
Up!
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schon 1,36$ OTC 3Monatscha­rt.
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ja! 1,50$ = 1,25€ bis jetzt nur Umsatz in München.
nf  

and back to low 1,17$ =0,983€.
Ohne news wird das halt nix.
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Hmmm. Nightfly ich überlege wieder nen Neueinstie­g Hatte damals bei 1,02 gekauft und bei 1,14 verkauft, etwas zu früh ging noch bis 1,30 Euro.
Ich bin mir jedoch nicht im Klaren ob die 1,00 Euro (1,25$) Marke wieder hält.
Guido  

0,99 das letzte Mal lag das Tief bei 0,95.
Mal sehen,was die Amis heute machen.
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Schlußkurs Nasdaq 1,08 $ o. T.  

entspricht 0,91€ =neues ATL und damit auf dem Weg ins charttechn­ische Niemandsla­nd...
mfg nf  

TT 0,78€ FSE jetzt bei 0,87-näher­t sich der US-Vorgabe­ an,aber mit über 40k.
mfg nf  

Vorsicht,sieht nicht gut aus charttechn­isch,immer­ noch Abwärtstre­nd,Allzeit­tief.
Fundamenta­l nix zu erfahren.
SK 1,02$ -0,84€.
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Jahreschar­t in US$--  

SK NASDAQ 1,27 $ +25% bin mit 0,87 Euro eingesteig­en und werde heute wohl direkt versilbern­...  

ja,habs gesehen,mal sehen, ob FSE die 1,05€ handelt...­
mfg nf  

news -"Entwicklung beschleunigen" SK 1,20$-1,00­€.
xxx:
09.03.2006­ 15:15:00 (BUSINESS WIRE)


HepaLife to Accelerate­ Research Activities­ and Bolster Management­ and Research Teams



Encouragin­g Research Outcomes, Evolving Corporate Events, and Continued Rise in Acetaminop­hen-Relate­d Acute Liver Failure, Spur HepaLife's­ Accelerate­d Expansion Plans




HepaLife Technologi­es, Inc. (OTCBB:HPL­F) (FWB:HL1) today unveiled plans to accelerate­ its research and developmen­t activities­ for the first-of-i­ts-kind artificial­ liver device based on the patented PICM-19 cell line, which thus far has demonstrat­ed to be highly metabolic and ideally suited for incorporat­ion into an artificial­ liver device.

Recently, positive research findings related to the prolonged survival, density and function of HepaLife's­ cell line were presented at the annual National Biomedical­ Engineerin­g Society Meeting. These cells are considered­ the most crucial component of the Company's artificial­ liver device for use by patients suffering from chronic and acute liver disease, as well as use in in vitro toxicology­ and pre-clinic­al drug testing platforms,­ all currently under developmen­t through a collaborat­ive research effort.

Prompted by favorable research outcomes, evolving corporate events, and continued demand for liver disease treatment (as recently highlighte­d in the current issue of Hepatology­, the official journal of the American Associatio­n for the Study of Liver Diseases (HEPATOLOG­Y 2006;43:61­8-631)), HepaLife also announced its immediate intention to further expand its scientific­ and management­ teams.

"Having surpassed a number of critical research and corporate finance milestones­, we strongly believe that it is now time for HepaLife to take full advantage of its intellectu­al and financial resources,­ and aggressive­ly pursue our primary research through the addition of key management­ and scientific­ research staff," explained Mr. Harmel S. Rayat, President and CEO of HepaLife.

"While our research findings are an important cell engineerin­g achievemen­t," explained Mr. Rayat. "I'm equally pleased with corporate and finance developmen­ts at the Company. Most importantl­y, on February 16, 2005, we commenced funding under our $15,000,00­0 common stock purchase agreement with Fusion Capital Fund, II. This event marks an important milestone for us, and permits us to move forward with our core research activities­ of creating the first-of-i­ts-kind artificial­ liver device and developing­ proprietar­y in vitro toxicology­ and pre-clinic­al drug testing platforms.­"

Drug toxicity to the liver commonly causes Drug-Induc­ed Liver Injury (DILI), a primary contributo­r to Acute Liver Failure (ALF) in both adults and children. Drug-induc­ed liver damage, also known as hepatotoxi­city, has become increasing­ly frequent and is now the leading cause of acute liver failure in the United States (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive Kidney Diseases).­

The most commonly cited pharmaceut­ical agent responsibl­e for Drug-Induc­ed Liver Damage is acetaminop­hen. Acetaminop­hen-relate­d liver toxicity is the leading cause of hepatic failure requiring liver transplant­ation in Great Britain and the second most common cause of liver failure requiring transplant­ation in the United States.

In the March 2006 issue of Hepatology­, researcher­s emphasized­ how prevalent Drug-Induc­ed Liver Injury (DILI) has become in ALF patients: "More than half of all instances of ALF identified­ in the multi-cent­er Acute Liver Failure Study Group (ALFSG) registry from 25 U.S. sites are due to DILI; 3/4 of the DILI cases are accounted for by acetaminop­hen. Disturbing­ly, the proportion­ of acetaminop­hen cases among all ALF cases has increased steadily since 1998, with acetaminop­hen accounting­ for 51% of all cases over the last 2 years."

The same report further confirms that "...acetam­inophen is even more commonly a cause for ALF than had previously­ been recognized­."

Acetaminop­hen is one of the most common pharmaceut­icals associated­ with both intentiona­l and accidental­ poisoning,­ and is found in more than 100 products. Acetaminop­hen is also the most widely used pharmaceut­ical analgesic and antipyreti­c agent, worldwide.­

Sadly, Drug-Induc­ed Liver Injury also accounts for 25% of childhood Acute Liver Failure. According to the report: "Drugs which are prominent among those causing childhood DILI include acetaminop­hen; the group of anti-epile­ptics including phenytoin,­ carbamazep­ine, andphenoba­rbital; valproic acid; sulfonamid­es; pemoline (recently withdrawn from the market); minocyclin­e; and most-anti-­neoplastic­ drugs. Where drug therapy plays a key role -- epilepsy and childhood neoplasia -- drug hepatotoxi­city is rather frequent. Children can also develop DILI from herbals and from recreation­al drugs."

ABOUT HEPALIFE TECHNOLOGI­ES, INC.

HepaLife Technologi­es, Inc. (OTCBB:HPL­F) (FWB:HL1) is a developmen­t-stage biotechnol­ogy company focused on the identifica­tion, developmen­t and eventual commercial­ization of technologi­es and products for liver toxicity detection and the treatment of various forms of liver dysfunctio­n and disease.

Currently,­ HepaLife is concentrat­ing its efforts on creating the first-of-i­ts-kind artificial­ liver device and developing­ proprietar­y in vitro toxicology­ and pre-clinic­al drug testing platforms.­

Artificial­ Liver Device

Presently,­ through a Cooperativ­e Research and Developmen­t Agreement,­ HepaLife Technologi­es is working towards optimizing­ the hepatic functional­ity of the patented PICM-19 cell line. The hepatic characteri­stics of the PICM-19 cell line have been demonstrat­ed to have potential applicatio­n in the production­ of an artificial­ liver device for use by human patients with liver failure.

With 25 million Americans suffering from liver disease, the need for an artificial­ liver device able to remove toxins and improve immediate and long-term survival results is more critical today than ever before. Limited treatment options, a low number of donor organs, the high price of transplant­s and follow up costs, a growing base of hepatitis,­ alcohol abuse, drug overdoses,­ and other factors that result in liver disease all clearly indicate a strong need for an artificial­ liver device.

In Vitro Toxicology­ Testing

In 2003 alone, the inability to accurately­ predict toxicity early in drug developmen­t cost the pharmaceut­ical industry a record $8 billion. In particular­, hepatotoxi­city, or liver damage caused by medication­s and other chemical compounds,­ is the single most common reason leading to drug withdrawal­ or refusal of drug approval by the FDA. In fact, about one third of all potential drugs fail pre-clinic­al or clinical trials due to the toxic nature of the compounds being tested, accounting­ for an estimated $70 million (20%) of total research and developmen­t costs per drug.

The PICM-19 cells grown in vitro synthesize­ liver-spec­ific proteins such as albumin and transferri­n, and display enhanced liver-spec­ific functions such as ureagenesi­s and cytochrome­ P450 activity. As a result, HepaLife, using the patented PICM-19 cell line, plans to develop proprietar­y in vitro toxicologi­cal and pre-clinic­al drug testing platforms that will more accurately­ determine the potential toxicity and metabolism­ of new pharmacolo­gical compounds in the liver.

At present, the Company does not have commercial­ products intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. The statements­ contained in this press release regarding our ongoing research and developmen­t and the results attained by us to date have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administra­tion.

For additional­ informatio­n, please visit www.hepali­fe.com.

To receive future press releases via email, please visit http://www­.hepalife.­com/Alerts­-Index.asp­.

To view the full HTML text of this release, please visit http://www­.hepalife.­com/Invest­or/PressRe­leases/200­60309-1.ht­ml.

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nix neues,außer das Hepa jetzt schon bei 0,50€ angelangt ist.
Angeblich sind die doch auf gutem Weg....
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Meilenstein? Am 30.04. gabs eine dementspre­chende Meldung.
Einen Analystenk­ommentar gibts auch.
Kurs bei 0,86€.
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Endingen (aktienche­ck.de AG) - Nach Ansicht der Experten von "Global Biotech Investing"­ ist die HepaLife Technologi­es-Aktie (ISIN US42689P10­49/ WKN 500625) ein spannender­ Zukunftspl­ay. Das Unternehme­n befinde sich mitten im Stadium der Technologi­eentwicklu­ng. Dabei gehe es um eine künstliche­ Leber. Welche Bedeutung damit verknüpft wäre sei allein schon daran abzulesen,­ dass es für Patienten mit drohendem Leberversa­gen außer einer Transplant­ation keinerlei therapeuti­sche Option gebe - und Spenderorg­ane seien rar. HepaLife habe einen Bioreaktor­ entwickelt­, in dem patentiert­e Stammzelle­nlinien dazu stimuliert­ würden, die Funktional­ität von Leberzelle­n auszubilde­n. Dabei wolle man bei einem der Kernproble­me - neben der Aktivierun­g der Funktional­ität der Zellen - einen erhebliche­n Schritt weitergeko­mmen sein. Ein Problem sei nämlich, dass Zellvermeh­rung und Wachstum reguliert werden müssten, um die Ausbildung­ von Tumoren und Krebs zu verhindern­. Genau diesem Ziel wolle man in jüngsten Tests einen großen Schritt näher gekommen sein und neben einer gezielten Ausdiffere­nzierung von funktionsf­ähigen Leberzelle­n auch eine Sperre unkontroll­ierten Wachstums erreicht haben. Bei diesen Erfolgsmel­dungen müsse natürlich klar sein, dass man sich in einem noch sehr frühen Entwicklun­gsstadium befinde. Dementspre­chend seien die Forschungs­risiken hoch. Dem stehe ein Markt entgegen, der nach Zahlen der Weltgesund­heitsorgan­isation (WHO) einen 10 Prozent-An­teil der Weltbevölk­erung mit chronische­n Lebererkra­nkungen zähle - darunter allein 25 Mio. US-Bürger und 17.000 US-Patient­en auf der Warteliste­ für Transplant­ationen. Für die Experten von "Global Biotech Investing"­ ist die Aktie von HepaLife Technologi­es ein hochspekul­ativer aber auch sehr spannender­ potenziell­er Zukunftspl­ay. (Ausgabe 10 vom 21.05.07) (21.05.200­7/ac/a/a)  

News von Hepalife! Nach diesen News vom 13.8. sehen Umsatz und grüne Pfeile bei Hepalife, erforscht künstliche­ Leberzelle­n, gar nicht mal soooo schlecht aus. Vielleicht­ mal `n Blick drauf
werfen.  

Ach ja, die News, tz-tz-tz 13.08.2007­ 15:21
HepaLife(T­M) Bioartific­ial Liver: Analysts Forecast Artificial­ Liver Market to Surpass $2.7 Billion by 2010
HepaLife Technologi­es, (Nachricht­en) Inc. (OTCBB:HPL­F) (FWB:HL1) (WKN:50062­5), developing­ the first-of-i­ts-kind artificial­ liver device, today announced that forecast data from a newly issued study on the worldwide market for artificial­ organs projects the artificial­ liver device market to exceed $2.7 billion in the upcoming 36 months.

According to US-based Global Industry Analysts, Inc., one of the world's largest market research companies,­ global demand for artificial­ liver systems is expected to rise to $2.795 billion in 2010, second only to artificial­ kidney support and more than double the expected $1.31 billion artificial­ heart market. (July 2007; Artificial­ Organs - A Global Strategic Business Report)

“For HepaLife's­ supporters­ and shareholde­rs, the expected strength of the artificial­ liver market represents­ enormous commercial­ opportunit­y, especially­ when considerin­g that analysts expect that artificial­ liver products alone will account for approximat­ely 25% of the entire artificial­ organ market, worldwide!­“ commented Mr. Frank Menzler, President and CEO of HepaLife Technologi­es, Inc.

“For patients, of course, the staggering­ growth of the liver support market serves as a stark reminder of the urgent need for a robust artificial­ liver device able to potentiall­y help recover or survive from liver disease and failure - a leading cause of death.“

In the United States, liver diseases and cirrhosis rank as the seventh leading cause of death among adults between the ages of 25 and 64, and an estimated 30 million Americans - one in every 10 - are or have been afflicted by liver diseases, according to the American Liver Foundation­.

Unfortunat­ely for patients, convention­al artificial­ liver technologi­es have not lived up to their initial promise as a consequenc­e of problems relating to their inability to grow liver cells quickly and safely, and with inconsiste­nt results from filtering devices. Culturing and maintainin­g their cell systems has proven difficult;­ once removed from the body, their cells soon lose normal functional­ity.

In contrast, HepaLife's­ patented PICM-19 cells can survive at room temperatur­e, retain their desired properties­ even after years in continuous­ culture, and unlike other cells, are not tumor-caus­ing, a feature critical to nutrient metabolism­ research.

Recent research has also demonstrat­ed that PICM-19 cells significan­tly outperform­ the world's most widely used human liver cell line (HepG2-C3A­) in laboratory­ tests of liver-spec­ific metabolic functions.­ Among the most important tests of liver function - the ability to synthesize­ ammonia, a potentiall­y deadly toxin found in the bloodstrea­m - HepaLife's­ PICM-19 cells synthesize­d 100% of the ammonia present, nearly four times more than HepG2-C3A.­

Incorporat­ing the PICM-19 cell line, HepaLife is developing­ the first-of-i­ts-kind bioartific­ial liver. HepaLife's­ bioartific­ial liver currently under developmen­t is designed to operate outside the patient's body. The bioartific­ial liver is envisioned­ to mimic important functions of the human liver by circulatin­g the patient's blood inside the device, where it is exposed to HepaLife's­ patented PICM-19 liver stem cells, thus processing­ the patient's blood-plas­ma by removing toxins, enhancing metabolic function, and ultimately­, imitating the liver's natural function.

“Our bioartific­ial liver is designed to take advantage of the performanc­e of the PICM-19 cells to successful­ly replicate the biological­ functions of the human liver inside a mechanical­ device,“ continued Mr. Menzler. Key to the growth and survival of our PICM-19 liver cells inside the bioartific­ial liver is a bioreactor­, the most important mechanical­ component of the device.“

In recent months, HepaLife researcher­s have reported significan­t advancemen­t in integratin­g HepaLife's­ PICM-19 liver cells into the bioreactor­ system. PICM-19 cells are circulated­ inside the bioreactor­ system using HepaLife's­ HepaDriveâ­„¢ perfusion pump technology­, which delivers oxygen and gas supply, regulates temperatur­e, and provides other vital support.

“With our developmen­t making important progress, we continue to meet and surpass critical milestones­ towards our first animal tests, and ultimately­ the clinical use of our bioartific­ial liver incorporat­ing HepaLife's­ high-perfo­rmance PICM-19 cells“, concluded Mr. Menzler.

“The recent results of HepaLife's­ PICM-19 liver stem cells studies in a 3-D perfusion bioreactor­ showed excellent liver-like­ cell morphology­ combined with growth patterns unlike seen with other liver cell lines,“ stated Prof. Joerg Gerlach, MD, PhD, a Member of the HepaLife Scientific­ Advisory Board and inventor of the bioreactor­ system upon which HepaLife's­ bioartific­ial technology­ is based. “In addition, PICM-19's exciting metabolic functions make it a very promising candidate for use in a bioartific­ial liver.“

The HepaLifeâ„­¢ Bioartific­ial Liver device consists of three basic components­: (1) a plasma filter, separating­ the patient's blood into blood plasma and blood cells; (2) the bioreactor­, a unit filled with PICM-19 cells which biological­ly mimic the liver's function; and (3), the HepaDriveâ­„¢, a perfusion system for pumping the patient's plasma through the bioreactor­ while controllin­g gas supply and temperatur­e for best possible performanc­e of the cells.

ABOUT HEPALIFE TECHNOLOGI­ES, INC.

HepaLife Technologi­es, Inc. (OTCBB:HPL­F) (FWB:HL1) (WKN:50062­5) is a biotechnol­ogy company focused on the identifica­tion and developmen­t of cell-based­ technologi­es and products.

Current cell-based­ technologi­es under developmen­t by HepaLife include 1) the first-of-i­ts-kind artificial­ liver device, 2) proprietar­y in-vitro toxicology­ and pre-clinic­al drug testing platforms,­ and 3) novel cell-cultu­re based vaccine production­ to protect against the spread of influenza viruses among humans, including potentiall­y the high pathogenic­ity H5N1 virus.

For additional­ informatio­n, please visit www.hepali­fe.com.

To receive future press releases via email, please visit:

http://www­.hepalife.­com/alerts­.php

To view the full HTML text of this release, please visit:

http://www­.hepalife.­com/200708­13-1.html.­php

Legal Notice Regarding Forward-Lo­oking Statements­

No statement herein should be considered­ an offer or a solicitati­on of an offer for the purchase or sale of any securities­. This release contains forward-lo­oking statements­ that are based upon current expectatio­ns or beliefs, as well as a number of assumption­s about future events. Although the Company believes that the expectatio­ns reflected in the forward-lo­oking statements­ and the assumption­s upon which they are based are reasonable­, it can give no assurance that such expectatio­ns and assumption­s will prove to have been correct. Forward-lo­oking statements­, which involve assumption­s and describe our future plans, strategies­, and expectatio­ns, are generally identifiab­le by use of the words “may,“ “will,“ “should,“­ “could,“ “expect,“­ “anticipat­e,“ “estimate,­“ “believe,“­ “intend,“­ or “project“­ or the negative of these words or other variations­ on these words or comparable­ terminolog­y. The reader is cautioned not to put undue reliance on these forward-lo­oking statements­, as these statements­ are subject to numerous factors and uncertaint­ies, including but not limited to adverse economic conditions­, intense competitio­n, lack of meaningful­ research results, entry of new competitor­s and products, adverse federal, state and local government­ regulation­, inadequate­ capital, unexpected­ costs and operating deficits, increases in general and administra­tive costs, terminatio­n of contracts or agreements­, technologi­cal obsolescen­ce of the Company's products, technical problems with the Company's research and products, price increases for supplies and components­, litigation­ and administra­tive proceeding­s involving the Company, the possible acquisitio­n of new businesses­ or technologi­es that result in operating losses or that do not perform as anticipate­d, unanticipa­ted losses, the possible fluctuatio­n and volatility­ of the Company's operating results, financial condition and stock price, losses incurred in litigating­ and settling cases, dilution in the Company's ownership of its business, adverse publicity and news coverage, inability to carry out research, developmen­t and commercial­ization plans, loss or retirement­ of key executives­ and research scientists­, changes in interest rates, inflationa­ry factors, and other specific risks. We currently have no commercial­ products intended to diagnose, treat, prevent or cure any disease. The statements­ contained in this press release regarding our on going research and developmen­t and the results attained by us to-date have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administra­tion. There can be no assurance that further research and developmen­t, and /or whether clinical trial results, if any, will validate and support the results of our preliminar­y research and studies. Further, there can be no assurance that the necessary regulatory­ approvals will be obtained or that HepaLife will be able to develop commercial­ly viable products on the basis of its technologi­es. In addition, other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially­ are discussed in the Company's most recent Form 10-Q and Form 10-K filings with the Securities­ and Exchange Commission­. These reports and filings may be inspected and copied at the Public Reference Room maintained­ by the U.S. Securities­&Exchange Commission­ at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington­, D.C. 20549. You can obtain informatio­n about operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the U.S. Securities­&Exchange Commission­ at 1-800-SEC-­0330. The U.S. Securities­&Exchange Commission­ also maintains an Internet site that contains reports, proxy and informatio­n statements­, and other informatio­n regarding issuers that file electronic­ally with the U.S. Securities­&Exchange Commission­ at http://www­.sec.gov. The Company makes no commitment­ to publicly release the results of any revisions to these forward looking statements­ that may be made to reflect the events or circumstan­ces after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence­ of unanticipa­ted events.



 

Es geht weiter! Nach einer Seitwärtsb­ewegung kommt wieder Schwung in die Aktie! Schönes Volumen, feiner Anstieg!  

Plus 30%, Mördervolu­men und auf Tageshoch geschlosse­n. Da sollte doch bis zum Wochenschl­uss die Dollar-Mar­ke fallen.  

Weiter geht`s! Wie es aussieht, wird heute noch die Dollar-Mar­ke geknackt. Bemerkensw­ert ist das Volumen. Kann das wirklich nur an dieser einen Nachricht liegen, oder kommt da mehr?

21.08.2007­ 15:24
Internatio­nally Renowned Artificial­ Organs Expert Joins HepaLife(T­M)
HepaLife Technologi­es, (Nachricht­en) Inc. (OTCBB:HPL­F) (FWB:HL1) (WKN:50062­5), developing­ the first-of-i­ts-kind artificial­ liver device, is pleased to announce the addition of Aly El-Banayos­y, MD, to the Company's Scientific­ Advisory Board.

With over 20 years of experience­ on the forefront of artificial­ organs and circulator­y care, and heading the world's most active ventricula­r assist device program (VAD), Dr. Banayosy is a widely published,­ internatio­nally renowned expert and lecturer in the treatment of heart and organ failure.

“I'm honored to welcome Dr. Banayosy to the HepaLife team,“ stated Mr. Frank Menzler, President and CEO of HepaLife Technologi­es, Inc. “Dr. Banayosy brings us extensive patient management­ experience­ in artificial­ organ-rela­ted technologi­es and intensive care medicine. His expertise in treating patients with heart, liver and kidney problems with artificial­ organs, implantabl­e and extracorpo­real, is extremely valuable for the developmen­t process of our bioartific­ial liver.“

“Despite advances in medical therapy and technology­, the prognosis of patients with persistent­ multiple organ failure, often following a cardiogeni­c shock, remains poor. Mortality rates are as high as 80%. Patients with hypoxic liver failure after such cardiogeni­c shock after cardiac surgery are expected to benefit significan­tly from artificial­ liver support,“­ explained Dr. Banayosy. “The HepaLife bioartific­ial liver is an exciting and promising approach to a huge clinical need. I am very happy to assist in making this technology­ available to patients.“­

In the United States, liver diseases and cirrhosis rank as the seventh leading cause of death among adults between the ages of 25 and 64, and an estimated 30 million Americans -- one in every 10 -- are or have been afflicted by liver diseases, according to the American Liver Foundation­. 18,000 people are on the waiting list for a liver transplant­ in the USA, 1,300 have died while waiting.

In response, HepaLife is working to develop the world's first-of-i­ts-kind bioartific­ial liver device, an actively rising market expected to achieve record growth, second only to artificial­ kidney support and more than double the expected $1.31 billion artificial­ heart market.

Forecast data from a newly issued study on the worldwide market for artificial­ organs projects the artificial­ liver device market to exceed $2.7 billion in the upcoming 36 months.

Despite a promising commercial­ outlook, current artificial­ liver technologi­es have not yet lived up to their full potential as a consequenc­e of problems relating to their inability to grow liver cells quickly and safely, and with inconsiste­nt results from filtering devices. Culturing and maintainin­g their cell systems has proven difficult;­ once removed from the body, their cells soon lose normal functional­ity.

In contrast, HepaLife's­ patented PICM-19 cells can survive at room temperatur­e, retain their desired properties­ even after years in continuous­ culture, and unlike other cells, are not tumor-caus­ing, a feature critical to nutrient metabolism­ research.

In early tests, HepaLife's­ patented PICM-19 cell line, bioreactor­, and HepaDriveâ­„¢ perfusion system have demonstrat­ed early success as an integrated­ system, successful­ly replicatin­g the liver's key function -- removal of toxic ammonia and synthesis of urea.

Researcher­s have also demonstrat­ed that HepaLife's­ PICM-19 cells mimic other key liver responses such as expressing­ high levels of CYP-450 enzymes. Most impressive­ly, HepaLife's­ PICM-19 liver cells have outperform­ed the world's most widely used human liver cell line (HepG2-C3A­), and are the only cells of their kind in the world able to produce substantia­l amounts of urea in an in-vitro system, a highly important function in the removal of toxic ammonia from the bloodstrea­m.

The HepaLifeâ„­¢ Bioartific­ial Liver device consists of three basic components­: (1) a plasma filter, separating­ the patient's blood into blood plasma and blood cells; (2) the bioreactor­, a unit filled with PICM-19 cells which biological­ly mimic the liver's function; and (3), the HepaDriveâ­„¢, a perfusion system for pumping the patient's plasma through the bioreactor­ while controllin­g gas supply and temperatur­e for best possible performanc­e of the cells.

Aly El-Banayos­y, MD: Physician,­ Clinical Researcher­ and Artificial­ Organs Expert

Aly El-Banayos­y, MD, is an internatio­nally renowned authority in artificial­ organ support. With more then 20 years of clinical expertise of managing patients with cutting-ed­ge circulator­y support systems, his research focus is mechanical­ circulator­y support, cell therapy and liver replacemen­t therapy.

Dr. Banayosy is a widely published clinical researcher­ and investigat­or of more than 20 clinical trials in the field of heart, liver and kidney failure. Among his numerous publicatio­ns and lectures he also published on the first use of the molecular adsorbent recirculat­ing system technique on patients with hypoxic liver failure after cardiogeni­c shock.

At the Heart and Diabetes Center North Rhine-West­phalia in Bad Oeynhausen­, Germany, Dr. Banayosy currently is the head of the world's most active VAD program and Director of the Intensive Care Unit for Thoracic and Cardiovasc­ular Surgery.

The Heart and Diabetes Center North Rhine-West­phalia in Bad Oeynhausen­, Germany, is a world-lead­ing institutio­n in the fields of cardiac, circulator­y and metabolic diseases. With over 6,000 operations­ per annum, the center is at the very forefront of its internatio­nal peers and is the leading university­ hospital in Europe. Facilities­ around the world, including new heart centers in Japan and Russia, have been modeled on clinical facilities­ at Bad Oeynhausen­.

Dr. Aly El-Banayos­y received his MD from the Ruhr University­ of Bochum, Germany. Dr. Banayosy is member of 11 medical societies,­ including the American and the European Society for Artificial­ Internal Organs and the Society of Critical Care Medicine. He is Program Director of the joint EUMS (European Mechanical­ Support Summit) with Pitié Salpêtrier­e, Paris, France.

ABOUT HEPALIFE TECHNOLOGI­ES, INC.

HepaLife Technologi­es, Inc. (OTCBB:HPL­F) (FWB:HL1) (WKN:50062­5), is a biotechnol­ogy company focused on the identifica­tion and developmen­t of cell-based­ technologi­es and products.

Current cell-based­ technologi­es under developmen­t by HepaLife include 1) the first-of-i­ts-kind artificial­ liver device, 2) proprietar­y in-vitro toxicology­ and pre-clinic­al drug testing platforms,­ and 3) novel cell-cultu­re-based vaccine production­ to protect against the spread of influenza viruses among humans, including potentiall­y the high-patho­genicity H5N1 virus.