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Protein Discovery Selected as Best Early-Stage Presentation at the Sixth Annual SEBIO Investor Forum

Miami, FL November 22, 2004—Protein Discovery, Inc. announced that it was selected by the Southeastern Life Sciences Association (SELSA) as one of the best Early-Stage companies at the sixth annual Southeastern Bio Investor Forum (SEBIO), held November 8-9, 2004, at the Doral Golf Resort & Spa in Miami, FL. SEBIO is the Southeast’s premier life sciences venture capital conference.  The company was selected by a panel of industry experts and venture capitalists based on the presentation quality, likelihood of commercial success, and fundability. 

The two-day event explored research, market, and financing trends with nationally recognized leaders from the investment and biosciences industries in attendance. Participants included biotechnology executives, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, investment bankers, and other industry professionals.  

About Protein Discovery, Inc.
Protein Discovery, Inc. is a venture-backed life sciences company developing advanced sample preparation systems for the discovery and monitoring of disease markers (“biomarkers”) using high throughput mass spectrometry. The company’s sample preparation systems address many of the key challenges facing biomarker discovery, including the rapid identification of low abundance molecules contained in serum and other complex biological fluids.  The turn-key system is capable of generating high resolution protein and peptide expression profiles from up to 96 raw biological samples simultaneously, in less than 45 minutes.  The ability to reproducibly measure suites of clinically significant biomarkers in an ultra-high throughput fashion will enhance patient health by improving the diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment of disease.

About The Southeastern Life Sciences Association 
The Southeastern Life Sciences Association (SELSA) is a public/private partnership formed in 1999 to promote the growth of the life sciences economy in the Southeast. SELSA is committed to developing programs and events to further that goal, including the Southeastern BIO Investor Forum (SEBIO). Today, the Southeast is recognized as one of the fastest growing life sciences regions in the United States, and home to more than 350 life sciences companies. For more information on SEBIO go to www.sebio.org.

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