SEATTLE, March 1, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TapImmune Inc. (OTCBB:TPIV) is pleased to announce the closing of a $1.16M funding.
On February 24, 2011, we entered into a securities purchase agreement with accredited investors in the amount of $1,159,413. A portion of the net proceeds of the financing was used to prepay some outstanding notes and to purchase and retire 11,200,000 warrants to purchase shares of our common stock. The remainder will be used for general corporate matters and for other expenses related to our clinical programs and partnerships. Full details of the transaction can found in our 8K filed with the SEC today.
'We are pleased to be able to retire such a large portion of the outstanding registered warrants issued last May. We believe this will remove a significant overhang from our capital structure and enable us to consummate longer term financing opportunities as we start our clinical programs," said Denis Corin, TapImmune's CFO.
TapImmune will provide additional corporate updates in the near future and we invite our current and future shareholders to stay informed by visiting our website www.tapimmune.com
About TapImmune
TapImmune's unique approach is designed to increase the efficacy of vaccines by enhancing antigen presentation through the use of the Transporter of Antigen Processing ('TAP'). Replacement of this transporter provides a significant immune response with the potential to treat a variety of cancers which lack normal amounts of TAP.
TapImmune's lead product candidate, AdhTAP, is designed to restore and augment antigen presentation and subsequent recognition and killing of cancer cells by the immune system. The Company is currently planning the development of AdhTAP for the commencement of clinical manufacturing and toxicology studies. As a stand-alone cancer therapy or in combination with other drugs, AdhTAP could prove to be a key component of a more successful assault on cancer. In partnership with the Mayo Clinic, TapImmune is in clinical development of a vaccine technology to treat HER-2/neu positive breast cancer.
The Company is also developing a TAP-based prophylactic vaccine which initial tests indicate may increase the efficacy of targeted prophylactic vaccines by up to 1000 times. TapImmune is also working with the Mayo Clinic on a new Smallpox vaccine. As a vaccine, TapImmune's TAP technology could significantly improve the efficacy of many current prophylactic vaccines and enhance the creation of new ones in the fight against many pandemic infectious diseases.
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