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CANADIAN BIOTECH FIRM LAUNCHES ANIMAL GENE BANKING SERVICES
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: John Bradley Llaguno john.laguno@geneticas.com
Monday March 31, 2003 9:00 am TORONTO, CANADA -- Leading--edge health management or cloning of any animal is a highly personal and often emotional issue. Focused on animal gene banking to protect valuable dna, BIÖGENE LIFE SCIENCES Inc, through its exclusive agreement with GENETICAS LLC, provides genetic & cloning services with hopes to preserve genetic material for future use in cloning (when available) or procedures not yet developed.
Any pet or livestock owner may want to preserve genetic material from a healthy animal in the event that it becomes lost, is unable to reproduce or dies suddenly" explains Bryan Kendall, Director of Business Development. In addition, owners may wish to preserve tissue from any valued animals like thoroughbreds or companion pets before it has to be euthanized for health or age reasons. Ultimately, animal owners will be comforted knowing that their animals genetic heredity, uniqueness and diversity lives on".
BIOGENE LIFE SCIENCES provides all the key gene banking services: sample collection, tissue processing, and preservation. In addition to offering our services to pet owners, we also assist breeders, trainers and other animal professionals. These services are provided in an effort to promote animal health and the protection of endangered, rare or valued animals through the responsible application of current and future genetic technology" explains, John Bradley Llaguno Founder & CEO, As a company working with the leading edge of research and application of assisted reproductive technologies, including nuclear transfer, BIOGENE LIFE SCIENCES mission is not simply to offer the hope of cloning, but rather to offer the animals owner an opportunity to participate in the rapid advances in biotechnology, genetic engineering and animal health science".
BIÖGENE LIFE SCIENCES Inc. is a privately held biotech company providing advanced genetic services for the animal market.
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