Isconova signs distribution agreement with Funakoshi Co, Ltd.

15/04/2006 17:29:46

Uppsala, Sweden and Tokyo, Japan 15 April 2006
Isconova today announced the signing of a distribution agreement with Funakoshi Co, Ltd. Under the terms of the agreement Funakoshi will distribute and promote AbISCO® adjuvants in Japan.

Isconova, a Swedish vaccine technology company, and Funakoshi, a leading provider of research reagents and instruments for researchers in life science fields in Japan, today announced the signing of a distribution agreement. Under the terms of the agreement Funakoshi will distribute and promote AbISCO® adjuvants in Japan.

“We are happy to be able to collaborate with Funakoshi to establish our products on the very interesting Japanese market. Funakoshi has a very good reputation among both customers and suppliers.” commented Bengt Falk, Chief Executive Officer of Isconova AB. “We are looking forward to a long and successful collaboration with Funakoshi.”

About Isconova AB

Isconova AB develops, manufactures and sells ready-made AbISCO® adjuvants for the creation of highly effective antigen delivery systems for vaccine development, antibody production and immune response studies. In addition, the company sells reagents for formulating custom made complexes for the end-user. The products are based on the proprietary ISCOM technology platform and the market is global. Isconova was founded in 1999 as a spin-off from the Swedish University of Agricultural Science in Uppsala to further develop the ISCOM technology and make it commercially available.

For more information, visit Isconova’s website: www.isconova.se

About Funakoshi Co, Ltd

Funakoshi Co, Ltd is one of the largest life science distributors in Japan covering a wide range of areas including Molecular Biology, Immunology and Biochemistry. The mission of Funakoshi is to offer many useful tools with leading edge technologies for Japanese researchers and to support and develop their research.

For more information, visit Funakoshi’s website: www.funakoshi.co.jp

Funakoshi Co, Ltd, Tokyo, Japan

Phone: +81-3-5684-1620

Email: reagent@funakoshi.co.jp

Isconova AB, Uppsala, Sweden

Phone: +46 18 16 17 00

Email: abisco@isconova.com