HKPB Scientific

Issued on behalf of HKPB Scientific 27th January 2009

HKPB Scientific announces the appointment of Dr. Tewfik Soulimane as Scientific Advisor to the company

HKPB Scientific is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Tewfik Soulimane of the CES Department & MSSI, University of Limerick to the Scientific Advisory Board of the company. Dr. Soulimane received his Ph. D. in Biochemistry in 1993 and Habilitation in 2001 from RWTH-Aachen, Germany. He has had a distinguished research career to date focused on the biochemistry and characterization of membrane proteins, which has included appointments as:

• A research fellow at the Department of Biological and Chemistry, University of Essex, Colchester, UK
• Senior Scientist of Biochemistry, RWTH-Aachen and Max-Planck Institute for Biochemistry, Martinsried, Germany in 1995
• Project Leader “Membrane Protein Biochemistry and Biophysics”, Paul Scherrer Institute, Villigen, Switzerland in 2001
• Senior Research Scholar, Membrane Protein Structural Biology, University of Limerick, Ireland in 2005

Presently Dr. Soulimane is a member of the faculty of Chemical and Environmental Sciences at the University of Limerick and is on the executive committee of the Materials and Surface Science Institute (MSSI).

In addition to having raised significant research funding from Irish state agencies, such as Science foundation Ireland, the Irish Research Council for Science, Engineering and Technology and the Higher Education Authority, Dr. Soulimane has a strong record of research funding and publication in Europe and has been consistently published in respected high impact factor journals including: J. Biol. Chem., J. Am. Chem. Soc. and Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.

Commenting on Dr. Soulimane’s appointment Dr. Kennedy of HKPB Scientific said: “We are pleased to announce Dr. Soulimane’s appointment to our Scientific Advisory Board. Dr. Soulimane, a researcher of high standing and expertise, considerably strengthens the company’s capability in the biological sciences, particularly proteomics”

Dr. Soulimane said: “I am delighted to sit on the Scientific Advisory Board of HKPB Scientific. The company is developing a very useful technology in an exciting field and I have been impressed by the rapid progress they have made to date”.

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About HKPB Scientific:

HKPB Scientific is a biotechnology company focused on commercializing its’ superior biomaterials technologies for medical device coatings. Our team has developed multiple technologies enabling the synthesis of bioactive ceramics (primarily Hydroxyapatite) and the coating of implants with Hydroxyapatite layers augmented with therapeutic agents. These technologies enable superior coatings for the improved performance of orthopedic implants and drug eluting stents.

HKPB Scientific is a spin-out company from the University of Limerick and is supported by Enterprise Ireland under the National Development plan and by Shannon Development.

About the MSSI:

The MSSI is housed in a purpose built building on the University of Limerick campus equipped with state-of-the-art instrumentation and facilities. The research activity of the Institute is focused on four themes: Biomaterials, Nanomaterials, Composite and Glass Materials and Bio/Catalysis and Clean Technology. The Institute currently houses 216 researchers. In 2007, MSSI received research income of €12.7 million, published over 100 papers and 27 researchers received their PhD degrees under the supervision of academic members of MSSI.

For further information, please contact:

Dr Brendan Kennedy
HKPB Scientific Ltd.
Tipperary Business Park
Thurles
Co. Tipperary
Ireland.
+353 (0)85 7608186
brendan.kennedy@hkpb.ie