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This article by Barbara Fox was prepared for the August 28, 2002 edition of U.S. 1 Newspaper. All rights reserved.
Interferons Plus
Another company on Jersey Avenue — the street where
PBL has been located — is also devoted to interferon research.
Interferon Sciences was founded in 1980, trades on the over-the-counter
bulletin board, and has 38 employees and 44,000 square feet on Jersey
Avenue in New Brunswick. It develops and manufactures natural source
alpha interferon-based products for viral diseases, cancers, and immune
system diseases
"The Mayo Clinic is testing our product for a pretreatment prior
to surgical resection of malignant melanoma. The goal is to boost
the immune system so that, after surgery, stray malignancies don’t
flourish," says Stanley Schutzbank, president and co-founder of
Interferon Sciences (Rutgers BS, 1966).
Interferon Sciences’s FDA approved product, to treat genital warts,
has produced income of from $1.5 to $1.8 million. This product has
also been successfully used (off label, meaning it is not FDA approved,
but can be prescribed) to treat vulva stimulitis, a condition suffered
by up to 1 million women.
After spending millions of dollars on large scale trials on HIV and
hepatitis therapies, the company ran short on funds, says Schutzbank.
Interferon Sciences seeks partners to help work on cancer, multiple
sclerosis, and other viral conditions.
New Brunswick 08901-3605. Stanley G. Schutzbank, president. 732-249-3250;
fax, 732-249-6895. Home page: www.interferonsciences.com.
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