ImmuCell Announces New Bacteriocin Collaboration With the

PORTLAND, ME --(Marketwired - April 14, 2015) - ImmuCell Corporation ( NASDAQ : ICCC ) today announced that it has entered into an exclusive option agreement to license new bacteriocin technology from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. 

This technology, developed by Dr. Margaret Riley and her colleagues in the Department of Biology at UMass Amherst, focuses on bacteriocins with activity against Gram negative infections, for use in combating mastitis in dairy cattle. This will broaden the Company's pipeline of bacteriocin molecules to treat infections, providing alternatives to traditional antibiotics.

"We are committed to providing cattle producers and practitioners with novel approaches to treat infections with highly efficacious alternatives to traditional antibiotics," commented Joseph H. Crabb, ImmuCell's Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer. "Dr. Riley's lab has discovered new bacteriocins that, along with Mast Out ^® , have the potential to revolutionize the treatment of mastitis."

Dr. Riley, an internationally recognized researcher in bacteriocin biology, said, "I am delighted with our collaboration with ImmuCell, a company that shares our vision of a 21 ^st century arsenal rich with drugs that target the infecting agents, while leaving the commensal microbiome intact and thus reducing the selective intensity for antibiotic resistance. ImmuCell is the only US-based biopharmaceutical company to offer bacteriocin-based veterinary products, providing them an exciting head start in the race to generate a more diverse and ecologically sound portfolio of alternatives to conventional broad spectrum antibiotics. We are pleased to have the opportunity to generate new bacteriocin drug candidates for their pipeline."

"We see this technology platform as a logical extension of the work we are doing with Nisin," commented Michael F. Brigham, President and Chief Executive Officer. "As our Mast Out ^® initiative approaches the end of the regulatory development process, this technology adds something with great potential to the front end of our product development pipeline."

About ImmuCell ImmuCell Corporation's ( NASDAQ : ICCC ) purpose is to create scientifically-proven and practical products that improve animal health and productivity in the dairy and beef industries. ImmuCell has developed products that provide significant, immediate immunity to newborn dairy and beef cattle. The Company has also developed products that address mastitis, the most significant cause of economic loss to the dairy industry. Press releases and other information about the Company are available at our website, ( http://www.immucell.com ).

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