Islet Sciences, Inc. to Present at American Diabetes Association (ADA)

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Jun 12, 2014, 08:00 ET

RALEIGH, N.C., June 12, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Islet Sciences, Inc. (OTCQB: ISLT), a biopharmaceutical company developing novel technologies for the treatment and diagnosis of metabolic disease, announced today it will present three peer-reviewed posters relating to its differentiated sodium glucose transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitor, remogliflozin etabonate, at the 74^th American Diabetes Association (ADA) Scientific Sessions at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, June 13-17.

Two of the posters describe positive Phase 2b clinical efficacy and safety results for remogliflozin etabonate in treating patients with type 2 diabetes. The third poster highlights the best-in-class potential of Islet's novel, bi-phasic formulation of remogliflozin etabonate.

The posters will be available for viewing in Hall D on Sunday, June 15, from 7:30am to 6:30pm Pacific Time, as part of the "Clinical Therapeutics/New Technology – Oral Agents" session. The individual posters are summarized below:

Title: Efficacy and Safety of Once Daily Remogliflozin for the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Authors: William O. Wilkison, PhD⁴; Andy P. Sykes, BSc. Hons.¹; Lata Kler, PhD¹; Gail L. Kemp, MSc¹; Robert Dobbins, MD, PhD²; Robin O'Connor-Semmes, PhD²; Susan Walker⁴; Steve R. Almond, MMATH³
Poster: 1103-P

Title: Efficacy and Safety of Twice Daily Remogliflozin for the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus 
Authors: William O. Wilkison, PhD⁴; Andy P. Sykes, BSc. Hons.¹; Lata Kler, PhD¹; Jamie D. Lorimer (BSc. Hons.)¹; Robin O'Connor-Semmes, PhD²; Robert Dobbins, MD, PhD²; David J. Dorey (MMATH)³; Susan Walker⁴ 
Poster: 1102-P

Title: Novel Formulation of Remogliflozin Etabonate to Optimize Efficacy and Reduce Side Effects Associated with SGLT2 Inhibition
Authors: William O. Wilkison, PhD⁴; Susan Walker⁵; James Green⁴; Bentley Cheatham⁵
Poster: 1101-P

¹Clinical Development, Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine Development Center, GlaxoSmithKline, Uxbridge, UK; ²Center for Metabolic Disease, GlaxoSmithKline, RTP, NC, USA; ³Clinical Statistics, GlaxoSmithKline, Mississauga, Canada; ⁴Islet Sciences, Inc., Raleigh, NC, USA; ⁵BHV Pharma, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA

About Islet Sciences

Islet Sciences, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company based in Raleigh, NC, is developing new medicines and technologies for the treatment and diagnosis of metabolic disease. On March 13, 2014, the Company announced the execution of a binding letter of intent to acquire BHV Pharma. The combined pipeline includes remogliflozin etabonate for the treatment of type II diabetes and NASH, a cell-based transplantation therapy for insulin-dependent diabetes; first-in-class immune-modulating small molecule IL-12 inhibitors targeting beta-cell preservation, and a PCR-based molecular diagnostic measuring beta-cell loss for the diagnosis of type 1 diabetes or onset of insulin dependent type 2 diabetes. For more information, please visit http://www.isletsciences.com.

Forward-Looking Statements
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