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Immunotec to Present at the World Cancer Congress Conference in Singapore


Published on 2010-06-16 06:11:23 - Market Wire
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VAUDREUIL-DORION, QUEBEC--(Marketwire - June 16, 2010) - Immunotec Inc. (TSX VENTURE:IMM), a Canadian based company and a leader in the wellness industry (the "Company"), today announced that Dr. Wulf Dröge, Sr Vice President of Research & Development of the Company, will present the results of Immunotec's clinical lung cancer trial at the BIT's 3rd World Cancer Congress (WCC)-2010 Conference, held this June 24, in Singapore. Dr. Droge will present findings from a double blind clinical trial published in 2007 documenting that a proprietary Cysteine rich whey protein isolate was effective in arresting cachexia (severe weight loss and loss of muscle mass associated with advanced disease states) amongst a patient group afflicted with terminal lung cancer.

About Immunotec Inc.

Immunotec is a Network Marketing Company involved in the direct selling of scientifically validated natural health products and dietary supplements. The Company offers a lucrative business opportunity to its independent distributors. This business model provides Immunotec's network of people with an opportunity to earn a steady and recurring income, directly based on their level of involvement and performance. Individual distributors build their business by conveying product information and selling product to customers and by building teams of distributors to expand geographic penetration and market coverage to larger populations of customers.

Headquartered with manufacturing facilities near Montreal, Canada, the Company also subcontracts certain distribution logistics and capacity to support its activities in the United States, Europe, Mexico and The Caribbean.

The Company files its consolidated financial statements, its management and discussion analysis report, its press releases and such other required documents on the SEDAR database at [ www.sedar.com ] and on the Company's website at [ www.immunotec.com ]. The common shares of the Company are listed on the TSX Venture Exchange under the ticker symbol IMM.

CAUTION REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Certain statements contained in this news release are forward-looking and are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, known and unknown. For information identifying known risks and uncertainties and other important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements, please refer to the heading Risks and Uncertainties in Immunotec's most recent Management's Discussion and Analysis, which can be found at [ www.sedar.com ]. Consequently, actual results may differ materially from the anticipated results expressed in these forward-looking statements.

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