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CEO Clarence Smith Reports on Edmonton Meetings with Dr. James Shapiro and his Team
9:30 AM ET, 06/05/2015 - Business Wire

ST. MARYS, W.Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun. 5, 2015-- ProtoKinetix, Incorporated(OTC: PKTX) (the "Company" or "ProtoKinetix") (www.protokinetix.com) is pleased to announce that CEO Clarence Smith recently returned from visiting Dr. James Shapiro at the University of Alberta. Mr. Smith met with Dr. Shapiro and his impressive team, including Dr. Boris Gala-Lopez. As previously announced, the Company has been heavily involved with the James Shapiro Laboratory for the last 24-months. Dr. Shapiro’s team has conducted extensive tests on islet cell transplantation using the AAGP™ molecule for the treatment of diabetes using AAGP™. Mr. Smith was impressed with the program and gratified that AAGP™ was proving to be a central element in the research.

Dr. Shapiro is a professor of surgery, medicine and surgical oncology. He is director of the Clinical Islet Transplant Program and the Living Donor Liver Transplant Programs at the University of Alberta. He is also principal investigator of National Institute of Health and the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation clinical trials. In addition to these positions, he is the leader of the Project 1 - Ex-vivo Organ Transplant Protection and Repair Program of the Canadian National Transplant Research Program.

Due to the excellent results of these tests on islet cell transplantation with AAGP™, Dr. Shapiro and his team are expanding their field of investigation to include:

1) Whole Organ Preservation

a. A major initiative of the Canadian National Transplant Research Program (CNTRP).

b. Preservation of hearts, lungs, kidneys, livers and transplantable tissue has become of critical importance to transplantation medicine.

2) Non Obese Diabetes (NOD) Mice

a. NOD mice are used as an animal model for Type 1 Diabetes testing.

b. Dr. Shapiro’s team shall be exploring the potential of AAGP™ to delay the progression of this disease.

“This impressive team of transplant surgeons and scientists have made clear to me the dramatic scope of applications that our family of molecules possess,” said Clarence E. Smith, President and Chief Executive Officer.

About ProtoKinetix

ProtoKinetix, Inc. is a molecular biotechnology company that has developed and patented a family of hyper stable, potent glycopeptides (AAGP™) that enhance the therapeutic results and reduce the cost of stem cell medicine. Due to the anti-inflammatory effect of AAGP™ molecules, the Company is currently targeting the direct treatment of diseases that have a major inflammatory component.

The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a “safe harbor” for forward-looking statements. Some information included in this press release contains statements that are forward-looking. Such forward-looking information involves significant risks and uncertainties that could affect anticipated results in the future and, accordingly, these results may differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements made by or on behalf of the Company. For a description of additional risks and uncertainties, please refer to the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.


View source version on businesswire.com: http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20150605005032/en/

Source: ProtoKinetix, Inc.

ProtoKinetix, Inc.Clarence E. Smith, 304-299-5070President and CEO

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