When you reply to yourself, you know you have an underfollowed and thinly traded stock on your hands. RYBO continues to be a disappointing investment despite a potentially huge worldwide market for Royce's products. But, the following release could be seen as good news:
(IRVINE, CALIFORNIA July 14, 1997) - Royce Biomedical, Inc. Company president Mr. Ken Pappas is pleased to release the following report to our shareholders to inform them as to the most recent status of the company and to identify the companies future developments.
In our ongoing efforts to continue with our corporate development, Royce has appointed the following individuals to our management team:
Mr. Asad Zaidi, BSC., BS, Biomedical Engineering, MBA Dr. Krishan Sharma, Ph.D, Director of International Business Development Dr. Gregory Cullen, Operations Consultant - S.A.C. Medical Dr. Ian Buchanan, Technical Consultant
A formal individual news announcement will be made by the company to fully convey the curriculum vitae of each new appointee to Royce and their responsibilities in the next two weeks.
Royce's Board of Directors is pleased to announce the acquisition of Immuchem Technology Inc. of Huntington Beach, California. The terms and conditions of the agreement were such that Royce was successful in acquiring all technologies, trademarks, patents, copyrights, technical data and formulas of Immuchem. This acquisition expands Royce's existing product line to incorporate cutting edge technology such as "Lateral Flow" or "One Step" technology for infectious diseases. We believe very strongly due to feedback from our distributors that this new line of diagnostic test kits will be eagerly accepted by the medical community and public in both our domestic and foreign markets. Royce is pleased to announce that for the period ended ecember 31, 1996 and the first two quarters of 1997 our overall coordination between the development of our products and the implementation of those products to global markets has proved to be very successful. We have been able to identify and work successfully through the complexities and demands of foreign Ministry of Health requirements and have been successful in the following countries.
Charles F. Payne, Director of Foreign Marketing & Sales is pleased to announce the following countries have granted approvals to Royce Biomedical Inc.'s products for sale.
PANAMA DISTRIBUTOR: PAYLESS PANAMA, COSTA RICA Mr. Estaban Diaz, President EL SALVADOR HONDURAS NICARAGUA CARIBBEAN
BRAZIL DISTRIBUTOR: KIRSCHNER PHARMACEUTICAL IMPORTS LTD. Dr. Eric Kirschner, President CHINA ROYCE OFFICE: Dr Zhi Fen Jing Director of Business, China
HONG KONG DISTRIBUTOR: D.K. GLOBAL TRADING LTD. KOREA Mr. Ray Jung, President INDIA JOINT VENTURE CHMOKU LTD. PARTNER POLAND DISTRIBUTOR: CAN POLISH TRADING CO. LTD. Dr. Roger Hodkinson, President
LITHUANIA DISTRIBUTOR: SAGO INTERNATIONAL LTD. Mr. Sam Gold, President
GREECE DISTRIBUTOR: PALEOGIIANNIS PHARMACEUTICAL IMPORTS LTD. Mr. Bill Paleogiiannis, President
Royce Biomedical Inc, is pleased to report that the board of directors have reached a decision regarding Dr. Chan Patel and Am Tech Scientific. Royce has elected to allow its Option To Purchase of Am Tech Scientific including all technologies owned and developed to lapse. Royce's Board of Directors and Advisory Board believe and have agreed that AM TECH Scientific does not possess the means to accurately mass produce Royce's product lines. Furthermore, Royce and Dr. Patel have agreed that Dr. Patel should no longer sit on the Board of Directors for Royce Biomedical Inc. and that the acceptance of his proffered resignation was the best solution for both parties. Therefore we are announcing at this time that Dr. Chan Patel has resigned and Royce will no longer require his services for any consulting or for the manufacturing of any of Royce's products.
Royce is pleased to announce at this time that we have entered into an O.E.M. manufacturing agreement with Specialty Biosystems Inc. of San Diego Ca.. Specialty Biosystems Inc. is a manufacturer of diagnostics test kits. Through the course of our negotiations Royce is confident that Specialty possesses the means and anility to mass produce Royce's products consistently and effectively. Royce is very pleased to have entered into this agreement. Furthermore Royce and Specialty are currently discussing and entering into a Memorandum of Understanding for official negotiations to commence with the aim being to formalize a contract over the next 60 days for the possible acquisition of Specialty Biosystems Inc. by Royce Biomedical Inc.
Royce Biomedical, Inc. (RYBO - OTC Bulletin Board) is a state-of-the-art developer, manufacturer and marketer of rapid result medical diagnostic test kits with offices in Irvine, California, Beijing, China, & Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Royce is maintaining its objectives for rapid and consistent growth through the implementation of a progressive sales and marketing program both in the United States, Canada and International.
For further information or a copy of our Investors Communication Package please contact Steven Marakis or Stephan Atoui at 1-800-661-7844, or visit our web site at www.roycebiomedical.com.
Ken Pappas President |