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Panagin
Pharmaceuticals Inc.
In 2001, Pegasus incorporated Panagin Pharmaceuticals Inc. and became its
controlling share holder. Panagin Pharmaceuticals Inc., specializes in the
discovery, research, development and commercialization of saponin based
anti-cancer drugs. Panagin's proprietary new drug candidates show strong
anti-cancer properties against various advanced, metastatic, multi-drug
resistant cancers.
With the support of the Canadian government, Panagin‘s research
on dammarane sapogenins and their mechanisms of action has advanced to
an international leading position. In April 2003, after a state-level
appraisal, Panagin’s research on dammarane sapogenins’ anti-tumor
mechanism was listed as a national scientific project and granted funds
by the National Research Council of Canada. In November 2003, the Canadian
federal government listed Panagin’s preclinical study and clinical
trials of its lead product as a state-level clinical research project
and approved of long-term funding.
Panagin has completed pre-IND communications with US FDA. In 2004, the
Company is preparing to file IND and conduct Phase I clinical studies
of PBD-2131B (oral) for the treatment of lung cancer and other solid tumours.
In 2005, Panagin plans to advance another drug candidate PAM-200 to the
clinic for the treatment of brain metastases from original lung cancer.
PepMetric
Technologies Inc.
PepMetric Technologies Inc. specializes in therapeutic and diagnostic
peptide discovery. The company offers fast, accurate and economical peptide-based
contract research services to academic and commercial customers. Through
many years of proteomics research prior to incorporation, founders of
the company have accumulated extensive peptide interaction libraries and
developed sophisticated algorithms for identifying interacting peptides
to target molecules. PepMetric Technologies has patents on several therapeutic
and diagnostic peptides for a variety of diseases.
Pegasus
Lifecare Inc.
Pegasus Lifecare Inc. focuses on worldwide marketing and sales of natural
health products developed by Pegasus. Currently the products have been
distributed to over 1,000 naturopathic clinics worldwide through its distributors
and direct sale networks.
Shanghai Tian-Bo Biosciences Inc.
Pegasus’ operations in China are part of its long-term plan to increase
its presence in the Asian-Pacific. Mainland China is our primary international
target because of the size of the market. Pegasus has started its market
expansion through Shanghai Tian-Bo Biosciences Inc., a joint venture in
Shanghai, China. In June 2004, one of our lead product PBD-2131 INJECTION,
has received conditional market approval in China which will be allowed
to use a standard standalone treatment in as many as 350 hospitals for
the treatment of advanced cancers of lung, breast, pancreas, stomach and
colon-rectum.
Pegasus Global Investment
Management Inc.
Pegasus Global Investment Management Inc. is focusing on the management of non-medical investment projects
of the Pegasus Group worldwide, with current emphasis on real estate, property management, and mining industry.
Hong Sheng Bio-Tech Co., Ltd (Taiwan Branch of Pegasus Pharmaceuticals Group Inc. )
Hong Sheng Bio-Tech Co., Ltd ( Referred to as "Hong Sheng Bio-Tech), a
branch office of Pegasus Pharmaceuticals Group Inc. established in October
2004. It specialized in cancerous drug application and sub-health market
development in Taiwan area. Hong Sheng Bio-Tech is incorporated with a
strong Doctors Team, dedicated in research the market trend and public
health needs in terms of Clinical Evidence applied. Furthermore, on the
basis of helping people, Hong Sheng Bio-Tech has put Taiwan Biomedical
industry toward a great prospect by striving for prolong cancer patient's
life and all kinds of civilized diseases prevention.
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