AMAR News .03 Amarillo Biosciences Announces Plan to Open Asia Operations Center in Taipei, Taiwan

2012-06-26 09:05 ET - News Release

AMARILLO, Texas, June 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Amarillo Biosciences, Inc. (ABI) (OTCBB: AMAR) today announced a plan to open its Asia Operations Center in Taipei, Taiwan. This new center will enable ABI to increase its presence in Taiwan in order to access growing markets in mainland China and in other Asian countries.

Dr. Stephen Chen, ABI's Chairman & CEO, said, "This new Asia Operations Center will explore new business opportunities in Asia, seek licensing opportunities, and evaluate investment proposals. Interviews for its new staff will begin immediately in an effort to have the center fully operational in the third quarter of this year."

"The new staff will include a general manager, scientific and business administrators, and numerous project managers," Dr. Chen added.

The mission of the Asia Operations Center is fourfold.  First, the Asia Center will introduce novel healthcare products and technologies from the U.S. into the Asian markets. Second, the Asia Center will be responsible for identifying and developing new strategic partners in the region.  Third, the Center will be poised to seek out new sources of financing when the need arises.  Fourth, the Asia Center will identify new healthcare products and technologies that can be brought into the U.S. from the Asian regions to be distributed by ABI.