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"Throughout the year SciClone has been strongly focused on containing costs and closely managing expenses. The decision to reduce our workforce in the wake of the RP101 trial discontinuation was inevitable yet difficult, considering the high degree of talent and dedication of our employees," said Friedhelm Blobel, Ph.D., President and Chief Executive Officer of SciClone. "We are committed to moving SciClone towards sustainable profitability. With streamlined operations, decreased expenditures, and expected robust global sales, we believe we are fully on track to realize that objective."
As a result of the restructuring, SciClone anticipates incurring a one-time severance-related charge of approximately $0.3 million, which includes severance and other expenses associated with the workforce reduction plan. SciClone expects to complete the restructuring in the fourth quarter of 2009.
About SciClone
SciClone Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: SCLN | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) is a profit-driven, global biopharmaceutical company with a substantial international business and a product portfolio of novel therapies for cancer and infectious diseases. SciClone is focused on continuing international sales growth, a cost-containing clinical development strategy, and expense management. ZADAXIN (thymalfasin or thymosin alpha 1) is sold in over 30 countries for the treatment of hepatitis B (HBV) and hepatitis C (HCV), certain cancers and as a vaccine adjuvant. SciClone's pipeline of drug candidates includes thymalfasin, in preclinical studies as an enhancer of novel H1N1 flu vaccines; thymalfasin for stage IV melanoma, for which SciClone has reached agreement with the FDA on the design of a phase 3 trial; SCV-07 in a phase 2 trial for the delay of onset of severe oral mucositis in patients receiving chemoradiation therapy for the treatment of cancers of the head and neck; and SCV-07 in a phase 2 trial for the treatment of HCV. SciClone has exclusive commercialization and distribution rights to DC Bead(TM) in China, where the product is under regulatory review. The Company also has commercialization and distribution rights to the anti-nausea drug ondansetron RapidFilm(TM) in China and Vietnam, for which it is seeking regulatory approval. For additional information, please visit www.sciclone.com.
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SOURCE: SciClone Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
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