NOTICE:

In 2010, Optherion completed two separate business transactions, one related to its diagnostics business and one related to its therapeutics business.

With respect to its diagnostics business, in February, 2010, Optherion completed an exclusive worldwide licensing agreement with Sequenom, Inc.. Under the agreement, Sequenom’s CAP accredited and CLIA-certified laboratory, Sequenom Center for Molecular Medicine (Sequenom CMM), obtained the rights to develop and commercialize diagnostic tests to predict genetic predisposition to late stage age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Please see News Room at Optherion.com for Sequenom’s press release.

With respect to its therapeutics business, also in 2010, Optherion completed a business transaction with another company. Both the company name and the transaction economics are confidential.

As a result of these two transactions, Optherion, itself, is no longer actively developing any diagnostics or therapeutics. Given this, the Optherion.com website has not been updated since year-end, 2010 albeit the nature of Optherion’s diagnostic and therapeutic endeavors are accurately represented in the website for the time period prior to the transactions.

Kindest regards,

Colin J. Foster
President & CEO
Optherion, Inc.

News

Sequenom, Inc. (NASDAQ: SQNM), today announced an exclusive worldwide licensing agreement with Optherion, Inc.

Issuance of Canadian Patents 2,363,503 and 2,407,715 Strengthens Intellectual Property Position of Optherion’s Novel Diagnostics for Age-Related Macular Degeneration

A Clinical Study to Identify a Population with Blood-Based Biomarkers for Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD)

Optherion, Inc. announced today that it has licensed from the University of Pittsburgh the worldwide rights to develop diagnostic products for AMD associated with specific variations in genes on Chromosome 10.

Financing Will Advance Development of Diagnostics and Disease-Modifying Therapeutics for Dry and Wet Age-Related Macular Degeneration and Other Diseases Associated with Alternative Complement System

Article Says “Breakthrough” May Offer Hope for Millions