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VOLUME
04: ISSUE 7
Feature:
Biophan: Financing means opportunity.
SmallCap readers are well aware that
nanotechnology concern Biophan (OTCBB:
BIPH) can be both volatile and very profitable.
We Alerted
the readership to accumulate BIPH at 35 cents in late December, and advised
taking partial profits at the $1.50 level in mid-January--a 320 percent-plus
return in three weeks.
Now, a scant couple of weeks later,
due to market weakness and today's substantive corporate announcements
(release attached--scroll down and read it, I'll wait) we believe
that it's time, once again, to look at accumulating Biophan stock.
We
recommend that investors (re-) accumulate Biophan around the $1.10-$1.20
level. However, given the volatility of the market and individual sectors,
a sell stop at 90-95 cents would be prudent.
Don't
bet the farm, but a few acres (or maybe using some profit from the last
run) at these levels appear to make sense for risk-oriented investors.
The shares did pull back to our previously
stated buy range of around $1.00, earlier in the week. Since then, the
shares have popped back to the $1.20 level, Friday, and the announcement
below --detailing a nifty financing package -- will likely help continue
the stock price's upward progress.
A
Non-Toxic injection.
This first round, fixed price financing
gives BIPH immediate access to almost $3 million. More importantly, that
fixed price aspect to the funds adds stability and guards against the conversion
toxicity of an equity credit line that--as we've seen before with other
companies-- can be extremely hazardous to a company's progress and share
price.
The funds will be used to expand
Biophan's products, its biotech portfolio and provide crucial resources
needed for accelerated marketing programs and potential strategic acquisitions.
Friday's announcement also moves the company closer to its goal of seeking
a listing on a major exchange--which would further raise its profile, both
to public and institutional investors.
As an aside, Biophan CEO Michael
Weiner is scheduled to present at the FSX Capital Conference in Dallas
this weekend. The attendees will be primarily broker dealers from around
the US as well as emerging growth public companies.
What a difference a couple of
months makes!
Rarely does one see a company such
as Biophan that has accomplished as much as it has in such a short period
of time. The company has done so by growing its biotech intellectual property
portfolio and patents, as well as attracting significant non-toxic financing
to attain its goals. Risk oriented investors would be well advised to accumulate
shares.
Now this isn't to say the stock won't
be volatile--it will be--but the risk of no position over the short to medium
term as opposed to even a small purchase will likely prove costly in terms
of lost opportunity. The extremely heavy trading volumes noted of late
are testament to the success of Biophan's efforts to get its story out.
Biophan is on the cutting edge of
improving virtually all critical medical devices including pacemakers,
stents, catheters and shunts-- thereby enabling patients with these devices
and implants to have life-saving MRI scans. The company's technologies
are nothing short of amazing, and as this initiative is likely just one
in a long line of products and proprietary patents to improve the efficacy
of therapies and the quality of life for patients, we believe that the
potential for appreciation in the share price is very compelling.
As well, the deal announced late
last year with medical appliance maker Boston Scientific (NYSE:
BSX) will likely be representative of many more to come in the
months and years ahead. Perhaps the most exciting thing about the recent
financing is that Biophan now has the cash and resources to execute its
business plan.
Companies that might consider infringing
on the patents of this small biotech company would be better advised to
take the path of least resistance and enter into a royalty arrangement
instead.
Or buy the shares of Biophan as a
hedge....
News Release
Biophan Technologies Completes First
Round of Financing for $2.9 Million
Friday January 30, 4:45
pm ET
Financing Funds BIPH
Strategic Plan and Potential Major Exchange Listing
ROCHESTER, N.Y.--(BUSINESS
WIRE)--Jan. 30, 2004--Biophan Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB:BIPH
- News), an innovator, developer and marketer of MRI-related and
other advanced biomedical technology, announced today that it has completed
its first round of financing with SBI-Brightline, Irvine, California. The
financing will further enable the company to pursue its previously announced
strategic initiatives which include expansion of its patent portfolio,
acceleration of marketing programs, potential strategic acquisitions, and
the exploration of a potential listing on a major exchange.
"Financing is obviously
a critical component in driving the growth of any young company," stated
Mr. Weiner. "We are now properly capitalized with over $2 million in cash
on hand and a positive net worth. We were very pleased with the fixed price
financing we concluded with SBI. By having a fixed price financing, the
company can elect to draw down as much capital as needed, without the vagaries
or potential toxicity of an equity credit line and it is, therefore, a
much more attractive and stable form of financing."
Mr. Weiner also noted,
"The financing moves us closer toward meeting the net worth and working
capital requirements for listing on a major exchange. The facility gives
us access to the capital needed to ensure we meet our development objectives
in several critical markets and expand our marketing efforts in segments,
including pacemakers, defibrillators, neurostimulators, prosthetics, catheters,
guidewires, stents, shunts, and our development of MRI contrast agents.
We will be able to take advantage of additional nanotechnology that meets
our strategic objectives. Our involvement with biomedical device companies
gives us unique market perspective for identifying ripe opportunities."
"Additionally, we plan
to expand our patent portfolio and perfect international patent filings
in critical markets," Mr. Weiner continued.
An additional patent
for using nanotechnology for MRI contrast agents has been allowed by the
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Biophan recently expanded its technology
license with Nanoset, LLC, to include any inventions relating to MRI Safety
and MRI Image Compatibility, including electrical circuits and filtering
combined with nanotechnology coatings.
About Biophan Technologies,
Inc.
Biophan Technologies
develops and markets cutting-edge technologies used to make biomedical
devices--such as cardiac pacemakers, surgical and diagnostic tools--safe
and compatible with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) equipment. Committed
to growth through innovation and developmental leadership, Biophan and
its licensors have four issued U.S. patents and over fifty patents pending,
in areas including nanomagnetic particle coatings, radio frequency filters,
polymer composites, and photonics. Biophan's technology will help realize
its goal of one day making all biomedical devices capable of safely and
successfully working with MRI.
Cautionary Statement
Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements included
in this press release may constitute forward-looking statements. Actual
results could differ materially from such statements expressed or implied
herein as a result of a variety of factors including, but not limited to:
the development of Biophan's MRI technologies; the approval of Biophan's
patent applications; the successful implementation of Biophan's research
and development programs; the acceptance by the market of Biophan's products;
competition and the timing of projects and trends in future operating performance,
as well as other factors expressed from time to time in Biophan's periodic
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). As a result,
this press release should be read in conjunction with Biophan's periodic
filings with the SEC. The forward-looking statements contained herein are
made only as of the date of this press release, and Biophan undertakes
no obligation to publicly update such forward-looking statements to reflect
subsequent events or circumstances.
Contact:
Trilogy Capital Partners,
Inc.
Racquel Rivera, 800-330-6540
racquel@trilogy-capital.com
or
Press Interviews:
Michael Weiner, 585-214-2441
Source: Biophan Technologies,
Inc.
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