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BEIJING, Oct. 19 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ China Medical Technologies,
Inc. (the "Company") (Nasdaq: CMED), a leading China-based medical device
company that develops, manufactures and markets advanced in-vitro diagnostic
products, today announced that the Company has received approval for its SPR-
based analysis system (the "SPR System") from the State Food and Drug
Administration of China (the "SFDA").
The SPR System utilizes Surface Plasmon Resonance ("SPR") technology, a
leading biosensor technology in molecular biology. SPR technology has been
successfully used for the analysis of proteins, nucleic acids and viruses for
the past 20 years and has become a powerful platform for life sciences, drug
discovery, medicine and food safety. Human papillomavirus ("HPV"), a common
virus that infects the skin and mucous membranes of humans and causes various
kinds of warts as well as cervical cancer, can be detected by adding
pathological samples on the HPV-DNA biosensor chip (the "HPV-DNA chip") and
analyzing the HPV-DNA chip with the SPR System. The SPR System is label-free
with high throughput, high speed and a high degree of automation. The
detection results can be displayed on a real-time and online basis. The SPR
System can be used in various potential clinical diagnostic applications, such
as the detection of biomarkers related to infectious diseases, cancers,
cardiovascular disorders and immune system disorders.
"We are pleased to receive the SFDA approval for our SPR System on a
timely basis," commented Mr. Xiaodong Wu, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
of the Company. "We have commenced the delivery of our SPR Systems to our
large hospital customers and believe that more and more women will benefit
from the use of our SPR system and HPV-DNA chips together with our cervical
cancer FISH probes, both of which can guide physicians to determine and apply
effective treatment in the early stages of cervical diseases to reduce the
risk of cervical cancer as well as early detection of cervical cancer."
About China Medical Technologies, Inc.
China Medical Technologies is a leading China-based medical device company
that develops, manufactures and markets advanced in-vitro diagnostic (IVD)
products using Enhanced Chemiluminescence (ECLIA) technology, Fluorescent in
situ Hybridization (FISH) technology and Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR)
technology to detect and monitor various diseases and disorders. For more
information, please visit http://www.chinameditech.com .
Safe Harbor Statement
This press release contains forward-looking statements. These statements
constitute "forward-looking" statements within the meaning of Section 21E of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and as defined in the U.S.
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking
statements can be identified by terminology such as "will," "expects,"
"anticipates," "future," "intends," "plans," "believes," "estimates" and
similar statements. Such statements involve certain risks and uncertainties
that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the
forward-looking statements. Further information regarding these and other
risks is included in the Company's filings with the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission, including its annual report on Form 20-F. The Company
does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement as a
result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required
under applicable law.
For more information, please contact:
Winnie Yam
Tel: +852-2511-9808
Email: IR@chinameditech.com
SOURCE China Medical Technologies, Inc.
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