Oramed Pharmaceuticals Chosen To Present Oral Insulin Trial Results At EASD Conference (September 7-11, Rome)

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Article Date: 19 Aug 2008 - 0:00 PST

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Oramed Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (OTCBB: ORMP.OB), a developer of oral delivery systems, announced that its abstract, entitled "Open Label Study to Assess the Safety, Pharmacokinetics (PK) and Pharmacodynamics (PD) of Five Oral Insulin Formulations in Healthy Subjects," has been chosen for presentation at the upcoming 44th Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) in Rome, highlighting the successful results from its oral insulin trials on healthy volunteers.

Oramed's poster has been assigned presentation number PS 093 New Treatments and is available for viewing throughout the conference. Oramed's Chief Scientific Officer, Dr. Miriam Kidron, and Dr. Ehud Arbit, Oramed's Director of Research and Development, will present the poster on Tuesday Sept. 9, 2008, from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.

"The fact that Oramed has been selected to present research at the EASD Conference underscores the importance of our work developing an oral insulin capsule," said Nadav Kidron, Oramed CEO. "We look forward to sharing the results of our Phase 1B trials with top diabetes researchers from around the world."

For more information about the EASD and the upcoming conference, please visit http://www.easd.org.

About Oramed Pharmaceuticals

Oramed Pharmaceuticals is a technology pioneer in the field of oral delivery solutions for drugs and vaccines presently delivered via injection. Oramed is seeking to revolutionize the treatment of diabetes through its patented flagship product, an orally ingestible insulin capsule currently in phase 2 clinical trials. Established in 2006, Oramed's technology is based on over 25 years of research by top research scientists at Jerusalem's Hadassah Medical Center. The Company's corporate and R&D headquarters are based in Jerusalem.

For more information, please visit http://www.oramed.com

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