WayPoint Biomedical and Global Informatics Technology Sign LOI to Form Joint Venture
07 März 2006 - 1:00PM
PR Newswire (US)
With the Mutually Agreed to Terms Sheet Completed, WayPoint and
Global Expect to Finalize and Sign the Definitive Documents Within
the Next Two Weeks HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif., (GVIPT), March 7
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- WayPoint Biomedical Holdings, Inc.
(OTC:WYPH) and Laguna Hills, CA based Global Informatics
Technology, Inc. have signed a Letter of Intent to facilitate the
formation of a 50/50 Joint Venture. The yet-to-be-named JV will be
responsible for forming and implementing the worldwide
commercialization of Global Informatics' patented, Smart Card
based, Electronic Medical Records (EMR) System. Global Informatics
Chairman and CEO, Mr. John Vanelli, states, "We are extremely
excited about the opportunity to join forces with WayPoint
Biomedical. There is a groundswell of enthusiasm surrounding the
need to make available to every American his or her records in
medical form." Vanelli adds, "In addition to President Bush,
Republicans and Democrats on both sides of the aisle are embracing
further legislation ensuring that this takes place. There are many
companies that are focusing on just medical records onto a computer
system within an organization and other companies that are
targeting electronic prescriptions or insurance claims, our company
has a unique system that offers our government, insurance companies
and doctors one total medical healthcare package that will address
their health care and HIPPA (Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act) related requirements." WayPoint Biomedical CEO,
Dennis Shepherd, comments, "We are absolutely thrilled about the
opportunity to form a JV with Global Informatics. With the
incidence of medical fraud and errors exploding to an estimated
$120 billion annually, this patented system will directly address
fraud on multiple levels. The small pocket portable system is
doctor friendly; it can easily generate a prescription or insurance
claim, and reduce office overhead costs by an estimated 30%, and it
gives physicians more time to see new patients." Mr. Shepherd also
adds, "We are at right place at the right time with the right
product. This smart card based system is just what the public and
government are looking for, and this technology is supported by the
following excerpt from President Bush's January 31, 2006 State of
the Union Address, the President states: 'We will make wider use of
electronic records and other health information technology, to help
control costs and reduce dangerous medical errors. We will
strengthen health savings accounts -- making sure individuals and
small business employees can buy insurance with the same advantages
that people working for big businesses now get. We will do more to
make this coverage portable, so workers can switch jobs without
having to worry about losing their health insurance. And because
lawsuits are driving many good doctors out of practice -- leaving
women in nearly 1,500 American counties without a single OB/GYN --
I ask the Congress to pass medical liability reform this year.'"
About WayPoint Biomedical WayPoint Biomedical, Inc., a wholly owned
subsidiary of WayPoint Biomedical Holdings, Inc. (OTC:WYPH), is an
innovative biomedical technology firm, specializing in diagnostic
tests and devices for screening and monitoring human health,
fitness and environment. The Company develops and markets
cutting-edge disposable rapid tests that offer both a preliminary
diagnostic screen to specific conditions, along with a future path
for consumers, medical providers, and first responders to follow
regarding their health status or environmental condition.
WayPoint's unique and affordable home-based and on-site tests are
focused on detecting the cause of a disease or pathogen, as opposed
to determining the symptom; becoming a part of the solution to help
reverse the escalating cost of Healthcare. The Company's primary
target sectors are the Over the Counter (OTC) Self-Testing Market,
the Diagnostic Point of Care (POC) Testing Market, and the Homeland
Security & Defense Market; three of the fastest growing areas
in all of diagnostic medicine and science. For more information on
WayPoint Biomedical, visit http://www.waypointbiomedical.com/,
http://www.drinkdetectiveusa.com/. Included in this release are
certain "forward-looking" statements, involving risks and
uncertainties, which are covered by the safe harbor provisions of
the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including
statements regarding WayPoint's performance. Such statements are
based on management's current expectations and are subject to
certain factors, risks and uncertainties that may cause actual
results, events and performance to differ materially from those
referred to or implied by such statements. In addition, actual
future results may differ materially from those anticipated,
depending on a variety of factors, including continued maintenance
of favorable license arrangements, success of market research
identifying new product opportunities, successful introduction of
new products, continued product innovation, the success of
enhancements to WayPoint's brand image, sales and earnings growth,
ability to attract and retain key personnel, and general economic
conditions affecting consumer spending, including uncertainties
relating to global political conditions, such as terrorism. Readers
are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking
statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. WayPoint
Biomedical does not intend to update any of the forward-looking
statements after the date of this release to conform these
statements to actual results or to changes in its expectations,
except as may be required by law. DATASOURCE: WayPoint Biomedical,
Inc. CONTACT: Dennis Shepherd, +1-714-848-3200, , or IR, David
Kugelman, +1-866-692-6847, both WayPoint Biomedical, Inc. Web site:
http://www.waypointbiomedical.com/
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