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Arbor Pharmaceuticals Announces Closing of Series A Financing and Initial Deployment of the Company's Pediatric Sales Force

Thursday, January 8, 2009 General News
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RALEIGH, N.C., Jan. 7 Arbor Pharmaceuticals ("Arbor"), anemerging specialty pharmaceutical company focused exclusively on pediatricmedicine, announced today that the company recently closed its Series Afinancing. This latest round of investment capital will support the launch ofArbor's third product and facilitate continued growth of the company and itscurrent and pipeline products. The Series A funding was participated in byseveral new investors in addition to the company's original investment group.Since the founding of Arbor in 2006 the company has launched two novelprescription products for ear infections (ZINOTIC(R) and NEOTIC(R)) and isdeveloping a pipeline of unique nonantibiotic products for common pediatricillnesses.
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"This new round of funding will allow the company to continue on itssignificant growth trajectory by introducing new and important treatmentoptions for children. We are grateful to the company's investors forrecognizing the significant value that Arbor has created as an emerging leaderin pediatric pharmaceuticals. Arbor is well positioned to continue tointroduce important and novel pediatric treatment options and furtherestablish Arbor as a leader in the growing pediatric pharmaceuticals market,"says Jarrett Disbrow, President & CEO of Arbor.
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In addition to completing the Series A financing Arbor has recentlydeployed a specialty sales force focused on promoting the company's productsto pediatricians across the United States. The company also has a promotionalagreement with a partner company to promote Arbor's products in severalmarkets. Arbor's products are now being promoted in more than 25 major U.S.metropolitan areas. The company plans to expand its sales force in the comingmonths.

About Arbor Pharmaceuticals

Arbor Pharmaceuticals is a Raleigh, North Carolina-based specialtypharmaceutical company focused exclusively on the growing pediatric market.Arbor actively licenses, develops and commercializes pediatric productsinitially focused on nonantibiotic products for the treatment of various earinfections and currently markets two patented products, ZINOTIC(R) andNEOTIC(R). The company intends to become the leading pediatric pharmaceuticalcompany by developing and commercializing a robust pipeline of late-stageproducts for common pediatric conditions. Arbor will launch a novel treatmentoption for recurrent middle ear infections in early 2009.

To learn more about Arbor Pharmaceuticals, visit www.arborpharma.com orsend email inquiries to [email protected].

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