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Photina® Patent The European Patent Office released a communication under Rule 51(4) with the intention to grant Axxam’s application n° 02 023 452.2, entitled “Photoprotein with improved bioluminescence”, which covers the use of Photina® in all European Countries. For the same subject a PCT Application has been filed for the rest of the world and is currently under examination.

Axxam Presents Photoprotein Photina® New data on Axxam’s calcium-sensitive new photoprotein Photina® presented at the 8th International Drug Discovery Conference organized by Molecular Devices Corp. Open PDF document

Axxam Appoints Gyorgy Simon as Head, Bioinformatics Mr. Gyorgy Simon has been appointed as Head, Bioinformatics. Mr. Simon was previously with FIMO, FIRC Institute of Molecular Oncology, as Head of Informatics Services based in Milan, Italy. There he was responsible for establishing and directing the general purpose and bioinformatics computer systems as well as for the development of application software of research assistance. Prior to that position, Mr. Simon worked at other academic institutions, as the Tigem (Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine) and ICGB at Trieste, applying biotechnology and bioinformatics as responsible for the information technology. Mr. Simon’s education includes a B.Sc. in Computer Systems Organization, (SZAMALK – Computer Application and Training Center) and an M.Sc. in Chemical Engineering with specialization in Biological Engineering (Technical University) both obtained at Budapest, Hungary. At Axxam, he will be focusing on the bioinformatics systems to support the company’s research activities, as well as for the development of project-oriented software components.