SAN DIEGO, Oct. 11, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AXIM Biotechnologies, Inc. (OTCQB: AXIM) (“AXIM® Biotech,” or “the Company”), an international healthcare solutions company targeting oncological, COVID-19 and dry eye disease (DED) diagnostics, today announced it has appointed Henry D. Perry, MD to its recently established Medical Advisory Board. He is the third member of the of the Medical Advisory Board that also includes Chairman Joseph Tauber and Laura Periman.
A recipient of the Life Achievement Award from the American Academy of Ophthalmology, Dr. Perry is recognized as one of the US’ leading cornea and refractive surgeons. He serves as Senior Founding Partner, Ophthalmic Consultants of Long Island as well as Chief, Cornea Service, Nassau University Medical Center, New York. He has won numerous Best Doctor awards and was recently recognized as one of the top 150 Ophthalmologists in America by "Newsweek" magazine in 2021.
“I’m thrilled,” said John W. Huemoeller II, AXIM® Biotech Chief Executive Officer. “Dr. Perry brings decades of valuable clinical and research experience that rounds out the exceptional depth of expertise of our Board’s first two members.”
“We’ve invited the nation’s top clinical surgical and research experts in ophthalmic pathology focused on Dry Eye (DED) and Ocular Surface Disease, and they continue to accept,” Huemoeller added. “I strongly believe this reflects the valuable DED diagnostic intellectual property and assets we are acquiring as well as the potential medical and economic value of our DED division to diagnose the millions of previously undiagnosed patients suffering from DED.”
Henry D. Perry, MD Summary Bio
Dr. Perry is the Senior Founding Partner of Ophthalmic Consultants of Long Island, and Chief, Cornea Service at Nassau University Medical Center, East Meadow, New York.
He earned his medical degree with honors from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and completed his residency at the Nassau County Medical Center and the University of Pennsylvania Scheie Eye Institute. Dr. Perry went on to earn fellowships in Ophthalmic Pathology at the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology in Washington D.C., and in cornea and external disease at the cornea service of the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard University. He then served two years in the United States Army as Major, Medical Corps at Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio and Fort Dix, New Jersey.
Dr. Henry Perry is recognized as one of the leading cornea and refractive surgeons in the US and has written over 200 papers and chapters on corneal and refractive surgery and ophthalmic pathology. He has given over 500 invited lectures around the US and abroad including several named lectureships. He has served as medical director of the Lions Eye Bank for Long Island at Northwell Health since 1987. He serves as Senior Editor for the Journal “Cornea” and is the winner of the Honor Award, Senior Honor Award and Life Achievement Award from the American Academy of Ophthalmology. He has won numerous Best Doctor awards and was recently recognized as one of the top 150 Ophthalmologists in America by “Newsweek” magazine in 2021.
Dry Eye Disease Market
Recent estimates of the prevalence of dry eye disease are that over 26 million people in the United States and over 300 million globally suffer with dry eye disease. The prevalence is growing in both young and old adults, making it more urgent that clinicians are better able to diagnose and treat DED. As many as two-thirds of patients with symptoms of dry eye have never been diagnosed by their physician. Diagnosing DED is a challenge because of the multifactorial nature of the disease, with symptoms similar to other ocular surface conditions. It is well known that there is often a discordance between signs and symptoms, highlighting the need for more sensitive and accurate diagnostic tools.
About AXIM® Biotechnologies
Founded in 2014, AXIM® Biotechnologies, Inc. (AXIM) is a vertically integrated research and development company focused on changing the landscape of diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19), dry eye disease (DED) and Oncological indications. AXIM’s COVID-19 neutralizing antibody test is the first rapid diagnostic test measuring levels of functional neutralizing antibodies that are believed to prevent SARS-CoV-2 from entering the host cells. Additionally, the Company is developing rapid diagnostic tests for the early detection of cancer and ophthalmological conditions such as DED. For more information, please visit www.AXIMBiotech.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
The statements made by Axim Biotechnologies Inc., in this press release may be “forward-looking” in nature within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements describe Axim’s future plans, projections, strategies and expectations, and are based on assumptions and involve a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the control of Axim Biotechnologies, Inc. Actual results could differ materially from those projected due to there being no assurance that our diagnostic candidate will be successfully shown to detect SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibodies, that the diagnostic candidate will be approved for use by the U.S. FDA or any equivalent foreign regulatory agency, that the diagnostic candidate can be manufactured in large quantities or that third parties with an established presence in blood collection clinics, vaccine development, employer or individual use will enter into agreements or purchase from the Company, and even if the Company’s diagnostic candidate is successful, it may generate only limited revenue and profits for the Company, including whether any of Axim’s diagnostic products will receive clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration or equivalent foreign regulatory agencies to sell its products and whether and when, if at all, they will receive final approval from the U.S. FDA or equivalent foreign regulatory agencies, the fact that there has never been a commercial diagnostic test utilizing neutralizing antibodies approved for use and various other factors detailed from time to time in Axim’s SEC reports and filings, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on April 15, 2021 and other reports we file with the SEC, which are available at www.sec.gov. Axim Biotechnologies, Inc., undertakes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements to reflect new information, events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events, unless otherwise required by law.
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