Targeson

San Diego, CA – December 15, 2009 – Targeson Inc. (www.targeson.com) announced that it has moved its research and manufacturing facilities to San Diego. Targeson develops, manufactures, and markets ultrasound molecular imaging agents for research applications, enabling researchers to characterize diseases at the molecular level using portable and cost-efficient ultrasound imaging. Contrast ultrasound imaging is emerging as an effective imaging technique in basic science and the drug discovery process. This imaging method is highly specific, portable, and permits anatomical and functional imaging in real time. Targeted molecular imaging provides a convenient and noninvasive technique for characterizing biological processes in vivo and monitoring responses to therapeutic interventions.

Targeson’s commercial product line currently includes Targestar^TM-P, a non-targeted ultrasound contrast agent designed to enhance contrast in the vasculature and can be used to image and quantify blood flow and vascular function. Targestar SA, a targetable ultrasound contrast agent coated with streptavidin, enables conjugation of a vast array of targeting ligands by the user quickly and conveniently in one step. This agent can be used for diverse molecular imaging applications including tumor angiogenesis, myocardial infarction, atherosclerotic plaque, thrombosis, organ transplant rejection, and inflammatory bowel disease and other inflammatory disorders.

Vivistar^TM Integrin is the next generation contrast agent for imaging angiogenesis. Visistar Integrin is a ready-to-use agent consisting of microbubbles coated with a specific ligand that selectively binds Alpha_vBeta₃ integrin on endothelial surfaces. Alpha_vBeta₃ integrin is a well-recognized biomarker of angiogenesis expressed on activated endothelial cells.

For further information please contact 877-290-4043 or products@targeson.com

Targestar and Visistar are pending trademarks of Targeson Inc.