Amorfix to present at BioPartnering North America

TSX: AMF

TORONTO, Feb. 27, 2012 /CNW/ - Amorfix Life Sciences, a product development company focused on diagnostics and therapeutics for misfolded protein diseases, today announced that CEO Dr. Robert Gundel will present a corporate overview at the BioPartnering meeting on February 28, 2012 at 10:15 am Pacific Standard Time in Vancouver, BC.

The Company is scheduled to meet with multiple pharmaceutical and biotech companies to discuss partnering, commercialization and out-licensing of its programs currently in development and of its key technology platforms.

About Amorfix
www.amorfix.com.

Amorfix Life Sciences Ltd. (TSX:AMF) is a product development company developing therapeutic products and diagnostic devices targeting misfolded protein diseases including Alzheimer's Disease (AD), cancers, and ALS. Amorfix utilizes its computational discovery platform, ProMIS™, to predict novel Disease Specific Epitopes ("DSEs") on the molecular surface of misfolded proteins. Cancer immunotherapies have in the past been directed against targets which are also present on normal cells, whereas Amorfix's innovative ProMIS platform identifies targets present only on cancer cells, retaining efficacy with improved safety.  Amorfix's lead programs include therapeutics and companion diagnostics for cancers, antibodies and vaccines to DSEs in ALS and AD diagnostic tests. Amorfix's proprietary Epitope Protection™ technology enables it to specifically identify very low levels of misfolded proteins in a biological sample. The Company's diagnostic programs include an ultrasensitive method for the detection of aggregated beta-Amyloid in brain tissue, CSF and blood from animal models of AD, months prior to observable amyloid formation, and development of a human screening test for AD. For more information about Amorfix, visit www.amorfix.com.

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For further information:

Dr. Robert Gundel
President and Chief Executive Officer
Amorfix Life Sciences Ltd.
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[email protected]

Janet Clennett
Acting Chief Financial Officer
Amorfix Life Sciences Ltd.
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