Proteonomix Announces Completion of Payments

Proteonomix, Inc. has announced that it has completed all payments required from Proteonomix to commence a Clinical Study entitled "UMK-121 in Patients with Liver Disease."

As previously announced, the Company entered into an Agreement to conduct the clinical trial with the University of Miami.

That Agreement required the University to pay expenses associated with the clinical study and The Company was required to assist financially with the clinical study.

Michael Cohen, President of the Company, stated: "The financing that was required to complete the Company's obligation with respect to the Trial was provided Friday, December 23, 2011. We previously thanked the University for its generous assistance in the agreement to conduct a clinical trial of UMK-121. The Company has previously described the terms of the agreement to license and develop and the patent application of the UMK-121 technology. The Company will work together with the University and the principal investigators to initiate the clinical study."

Mr. Cohen continued, "Our UMK-121 pharmaceutical therapy is advancing toward its first human clinical trial in ESLD ('End Stage Liver Disease') patients. We hope to provide patients who are suffering from this debilitating and mortal condition with alternatives. We believe that the commercialization of this technology can provide Proteonomix with significant revenue potential. According to United Network for Organ Sharing ('UNOS') there are over 100,000 patients on the transplant waiting list at any given time. According to the ('NIH') there are over 500,000 patients in end stage Kidney disease. According to Organ Donation and Transplantation ('NWHIC') over 60,000 Americans suffer from End Stage Liver Disease ('ESLD'). The Company will continue to provide information about the clinical study in the upcoming weeks and months consistent with our understanding with the University and ethical considerations."