OPKO Health Enters Into License Agreement With International Health Technology For Next Generation Prostate Cancer Biomarker Panel

OPKO Health, Inc. (NYSE: OPK) today announced execution of a license agreement granting International Health Technology, Ltd. (Cambridge, England) the right to offer OPKO’s novel panel of kallikrein biomarkers and associated algorithm for the detection of prostate cancer in a laboratory setting in the U.K., Ireland, Sweden and Denmark. The OPKO panel represents the culmination of a decade of research by scientists in Europe and the U.S. and has been demonstrated in over 10,000 patients to predict the probability of cancer-positive biopsy in men suspect for prostate cancer. Studies have shown use of the panel could eliminate a significant amount of unnecessary prostate biopsies, demonstrating a reduction of over 50%.

International Health Technology, through close cooperation with some of the largest private hospitals chains in the UK and abroad, has access to world class private facilities and specialists to provide testing services for corporate clients in the private sector.

“The partnership with IHT will offer OPKO a unique opportunity for our kallikrein panel in select initial markets,” said Phillip Frost, M.D., Chairman and CEO of OPKO Health. “We believe this technology will enable IHT to provide the patients they serve with better and more efficient healthcare, while lowering overall costs. We hope eventually that this panel will become the standard of care in prostate cancer screening.”

About International Health Technology, Ltd.

IHT specializes in launching new diagnostic technology in the private sector as part of a clinical service and as a distribution partner. IHT mainly focuses on the UK market, but is expanding within the European Union.

About OPKO Health, Inc.

OPKO is a multi-national biopharmaceutical and diagnostics company that seeks to establish industry-leading positions in large and rapidly growing medical markets by leveraging its discovery, development and commercialization expertise and novel and proprietary technologies.

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