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Nabi Biopharmaceuticals To Sponsor Lunch Program At BioTech 2003 Conference

Posted: 2/14/2003

Posted By:	EDC		Contact:	Chris Kennelly
Phone:	561-620-8494		Email:	ckennelly@edc-tech.org

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Boca Raton, FL – February 14, 2003 – The Enterprise Development Corporation (EDC), a public/private partnership specializing in providing strategic business development services to emerging science and technology based companies, and Florida Atlantic University (FAU), today announced that Nabi Biopharmaceuticals will sponsor the Biotech 2003 lunch program and has chosen Dr. Vance Fowler, Assistant Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Duke University Medical Center to deliver the mid-day address.

Dr. Fowler, the recipient of the 2001 Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy Young Investigators Award for his innovative work on Staph aureus infections will share his experiences in attacking this serious public health issue. Within our nations 5400 acute care hospitals, S. aureus is one of the three leading causes of hospital-based bloodstream infections, with a crude mortality rate of 25%.

BioTech 2003 is an all-day event that will take place on Thursday, March 13, 2003 at FAU’s Boca Raton campus. The theme of this year’s conference is “The Future of Bioscience in South Florida” and will feature poster presentations in conjunction with corporate and university seminars and sponsor exhibits.

"Nabi Biopharmaceuticals continues to set the standard for excellence in development and commercialization of vaccines and therapies that prevent and treat infections like Staph aureus, autoimmune and addictive diseases," stated Greg Nelson, Shareholder, Akerman, Senterfitt & Eidson, P.A. "Their presence in South Florida has helped to catalyze BioScience activity in our region, and we are grateful for their generous contribution to this important conference."

BioTech 2003 is jointly sponsored by local industry and academia to showcase research and development activities in South Florida. Corporate sponsors of this year’s conference include Akerman Senterfitt, BioTecknica, Edwards & Angell, Goodwin Biotechnology, Medical Meals and Nabi Biopharmaceuticals. University sponsors are Florida Atlantic University, Florida International University, Nova Southeastern University and the University of Miami. Attendees will discover new research and development initiatives that are underway throughout the region, and partake in networking opportunities with potential investors, licensees and grant providers.

About EDC

Founded in 1994 as a public/private partnership, EDC provides direct strategic business development assistance to emerging science and technology-based companies in South Florida. EDC offers expertise in new product commercialization, business strategy development and implementation, technology transfer, strategic alliances and preparing emerging companies to raise capital funds. Since it’s founding, EDC has provided expert hands-on business assistance to over 142 companies. EDC has also helped those companies to raise over $85.9 million in financing, create over 165 new products, and create 5,856 new jobs. Its overall economic impact is in excess of $127 million to South Florida’s economy. For more information, visit www.edc-tech.org, contact EDC’s Executive Director, Jane Teague at jteague@edc-tech.org, call 561-620-8494 ext.15, or write him at Enterprise Development Corporation, 3701 FAU Boulevard, Suite 210, Boca Raton, FL 33431.

About Nabi Biopharmaceuticals
Nabi Biopharmaceuticals discovers, develops, manufactures and markets products that power the immune system to help people with serious, unmet medical needs. The company has a broad product portfolio and significant research capabilities focused on developing and commercializing novel vaccines and antibody-based therapies that prevent and treat infectious, autoimmune and addictive diseases, such as Staphylococcus aureus and hepatitis infections, ITP, and nicotine addiction. Nabi Biopharmaceuticals has several products in clinical trials, as well as four marketed products, including Nabi-HB® [Hepatitis B Immune Globulin (Human)], for the prevention of hepatitis B infections and WinRho SDF®, [Rho (D) Immune Globulin Intravenous (Human)], for the treatment of acute, chronic and HIV-related immune thrombocytopenia purpura. The company is headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida, with principal R&D offices and laboratories in Rockville, Maryland. Additional information about Nabi Biopharmaceuticals may be obtained on the company’s website at www.nabi.com.

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