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LUXEMBOURG & KALAMAZOO, Mich. — ABL Patent Licensing Technologies, SARL, a subsidiary of Advanced Biological Laboratories SA (ABL) entered into a patent licensing agreement with Viralliance Inc. (VI). As per the scope of the patent license agreement, ABL has granted a non-exclusive, royalty-bearing license to VI to use the ABL patent portfolio for guiding and ranking the selection of a therapeutic regimen for a given patient. The other terms of the agreement are confidential.

About ABL Patent Licensing Technologies Sarl:

ABL owns US patents (US 6, 081,786 and US 6, 188,988) and their foreign equivalents and is currently in the business of licensing intellectual property to diagnostic manufacturers, therapeutic companies, and diagnostic service providers.

About Viralliance Inc.:

Viralliance Inc. (VI) is a Delaware corporation, which develops technologies to evaluate in vitro drug potency on patient’s derived viruses, to support drug development and to optimize patient drug regimens. Services are provided both directly for R&D purposes and during the different stages of drug development and indirectly through regulated clinical partners for the clinical management of HIV patients.

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For the first time in history, the American people are at the center of a counterespionage mission, traveling across eighteen states this September, first stop, Texas.

NEW YORK, July 4 /PRNewswire/ — The Ridley Empire, a domestic spy network, has derailed a top-secret operation inside the FBI’s elite CD-9. A deep cover agent, Code Name Pike, remains inside while his decoy faces certain death. A retired U.S. senator launches a campaign among the American people to train and serve as Pike’s agents, the country’s last line of defense. To keep the morale high, a mascot is commissioned. In his paws holds the future of the Code Name Pike Mission.

(Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080704/NYF003 )

Produced by Top Secret International Pictures and Are You A Spy Cinema, discover the extraordinary world of Miles Fumiko and his message to the American people at http://www.birthofamascot.com/ on July 4th.

This project’s archival center is provided by Visual Champagne, a NYC photography & design firm.

In 2007, Miles James Fumiko gave up a quiet life to become the world’s first espionage mascot, the official mascot of the Code Name Pike Mission.

His role of a lifetime came with many trials. He lost his sweetheart to his nemesis, faced the threat of being neutered, his robotic sitter was infected with a killer virus, and to meet the challenges of his counterespionage training, he had to learn how to rely on his indomitable self (his genetic intelligence). Along the way, his determination made him the perfect mascot for an American hero.

Now, Miles will give the chosen among the American people the ultimate reward for being extraordinary.

"You can’t deny the Texan spirit, their tremendous will and their appetite for friendship," commented executive producer, Wenmarita(TM) on the selection of the state of Texas. "The Texan way is truly complimentary to the nation, the spirit of Miles, and the man at the heart of the mission." "It is an honor."

Miles Fumiko first debuted on MySpace, early 2007, gaining friends in 54 countries. His human mom, Emi Fumiko, is a counterespionage agent inside the Code Name Pike mission, and an artificial intelligence engineer. She is the inventor of "the machine with purple eyes," a powerful weapon in Pike’s counterespionage battle.

Get a sneak peak of Pike and the cast of the Code Name Pike mission at http://www.visualchampagne.com/.

CONTACT: Willie Bruno of Visual Champagne +1-800-719-6894, or designteam@visualchampagne.com

Web site: http://www.visualchampagne.com/ http://www.birthofamascot.com/

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Sojitz’s ARM Corporation Transfers Rights to More Than 30 Titles

FLOWER MOUND, Texas, July 4 /PRNewswire/ — FUNimation Entertainment, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Navarre Corporation, and the ARM Corporation, announced today their agreement to transfer ARM’s interest in select series to FUNimation. FUNimation Entertainment will distribute and release these DVD titles in North America and other territories around the world.

Under the terms of the deal, FUNimation Entertainment obtains varied rights to these titles including home video, broadcast, digital and merchandise to such international successes as "Devil May Cry" and "Guyver: The Bioboosted Armor TV". The complete list of acquired titles follows below:

  -- 009-1
  -- Ah! My Goddess: Flights of Fancy
  -- Air Gear
  -- Air movie
  -- Air TV
  -- Blade of the Phantom Master
  -- Comic Party Revolution
  -- Coyote Ragtime Show
  -- Devil May Cry
  -- Guyver: The Bioboosted Armor TV
  -- Jing, King of Bandits: Seventh Heaven
  -- Jinki: Extend
  -- Kanon
  -- Kyoshiro to Towa no Sora
  -- Le Chevalier D'Eon
  -- Magikano
  -- Moeyo Ken TV
  -- Moonlight Mile
  -- Murder Princess
  -- Nerima Daikon Brothers
  -- Pani Poni Dash!
  -- Project Blue Earth SOS
  -- Pumpkin Scissors
  -- Red Garden
  -- Sgt. Keroro 1st & 2nd
  -- Tokyo Majin
  -- UFO Princess Valkyrie
  -- Utawarerumono
  -- Venus Versus Virus
  -- The Wallflower
  -- Welcome to the NHK
  -- Xenosaga

"We are very enthusiastic about these titles," said Gen Fukunaga, president and CEO of FUNimation Entertainment. "Not only are these excellent series, but they also fuel FUNimation’s major initiatives in social networking, the FUNimation Channel and internet VOD. These new titles cement FUNimation as the leading anime provider for television broadcast and legitimate online content. These shows allow us to increasingly provide the best anime to our fans on their own terms."

  FUNimation Entertainment will begin releasing ARM titles later this year.

  About FUNimation Entertainment

FUNimation(R) Entertainment, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Navarre Corporation, is the leading company for Japanese animation in the United States. FUNimation is known for acquiring top-rated anime series from Japan and for being the market share leader for home video sales of anime in the United States. The company has a proven formula for launching and advancing brands, and manages a full spectrum of rights for most of its brands including broadcasting, licensing, production, internet, and home video sales and distribution.

About Navarre Corporation

The Navarre Corporation is a publisher and distributor of physical and digital home entertainment and multimedia products, including PC software, DVD video, video games and accessories. Additional information is available at http://www.navarre.com/.

About ARM Corporation

The ARM Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Japanese Contents Investment LPC (JCI) and formed by the Sojitz Corporation and other partners, was established to support the overseas licensing and distribution of Japanese anime. Sojitz is engaged in the investment of content creation, with a focus on Japanese animation, and its export and sale in overseas markets. The company currently handles over 100 anime titles in more than 30 markets worldwide.

CONTACT: Jackie Smith, Senior Public Relations Manager of FUNimation Entertainment, +1-972-355-7300, ext. 4843, Jackie.smith@funimation.com

Web site: http://www.funimation.com/ http://www.navarre.com/

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