Exhibit
99.1
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IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
CONTACTS:
Brent
Larson,
Vice
President / CFO
614
822.2330
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July
12, 2007
Tim
Ryan,
The
Trout Group
646.378.2924
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NEOPROBE
AND CARDINAL HEALTH SIGN TERM SHEET FOR LYMPHOSEEK
DISTRIBUTION
DUBLIN,
OHIO - July 12, 2007 - Neoprobe Corporation OTCBB:NEOP - News), a diversified
developer of innovative oncology and cardiovascular surgical and diagnostic
products, announced today it has signed a term sheet with Cardinal Health for
the marketing and distribution of Lymphoseek®
on an
exclusive basis in the United States through Cardinal Health’s network of over
150 nuclear pharmacies as well as their wholesale distribution operations to
in-hospital nuclear pharmacies.
Lymphoseek
(Technetium Tc99m DTPA-mannosyl-dextran) is a proprietary radioactive lymphatic
mapping targeting agent being developed by Neoprobe for use with handheld gamma
detection devices, such as Neoprobe’s neo2000®
system,
in a surgical procedure known as Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy (SLNB). Neoprobe
recently announced positive preliminary data from a Phase 2 multicenter clinical
trial for Lymphoseek and is preparing to submit a proposed Phase 3 protocol
to
FDA.
Details
of the non-binding term sheet will remain confidential until a definitive
marketing and distribution arrangement has been negotiated and signed.
David
Bupp, Neoprobe’s President and CEO, said, “We are very pleased to have the
opportunity to establish business terms for the marketing and distribution
of
Lymphoseek in the United States. The completion of this agreement, coupled
with
our recent announcement of preliminary results for the Phase 2 clinical
evaluation of Lymphoseek, will be an important milestone event for the Company.
We look forward to working with Cardinal Health to support the successful
commercial launch of Lymphoseek in the United States.”
About
Neoprobe
Neoprobe
is a biomedical company focused on enhancing patient care and improving patient
outcome by meeting the critical intraoperative diagnostic information needs
of
physicians and therapeutic treatment needs of patients. Neoprobe currently
markets the neo2000®
line of
gamma detection systems that are widely used by cancer surgeons and is
commercializing the Quantix®
line of
blood flow measurement products developed by its subsidiary, Cardiosonix Ltd.
In
addition, Neoprobe holds significant interests in the development of related
biomedical systems and radiopharmaceutical agents including
Lymphoseek®
and
RIGScan®
CR.
Neoprobe’s subsidiary, Cira Biosciences, Inc., is also advancing a
patient-specific cellular therapy technology platform called ACT. Neoprobe’s
strategy is to deliver superior growth and shareholder return by maximizing
its
strong position in gamma detection technologies and diversifying into new,
synergistic biomedical markets through continued investment and selective
acquisitions. www.neoprobe.com
Statements
in this news release, which relate to other than strictly historical facts,
such
as statements about the Company’s plans and strategies, expectations for future
financial performance, new and existing products and technologies, anticipated
clinical and regulatory pathways, and markets for the Company’s products are
forward-looking statements The words “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,”
“estimate,” “project,” and similar expressions identify forward-looking
statements that speak only as of the date hereof. Investors are cautioned that
such statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results
to differ materially from historical or anticipated results due to many factors
including, but not limited to, the Company’s continuing operating losses,
uncertainty of market acceptance of its products, reliance on third party
manufacturers, accumulated deficit, future capital needs, uncertainty of capital
funding, dependence on limited product line and distribution channels,
competition, limited marketing and manufacturing experience, risks of
development of new products, regulatory risks and other risks detailed in the
Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-KSB and other Securities and
Exchange Commission filings. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly
update or revise any forward-looking statements.