ISRAEL'S OPTIMATA IN PHARMACEUTICAL COLLABORATION WITH LILLY

Optimata Ltd., a science-based, interdisciplinary company, dedicated to the development of predictive bio simulation technologies, announced the completion of the first phase of a pilot collaboration project with Eli Lilly & Co. The project uses Optimata's Virtual Patient Technology to assist in the clinical trial design of a novel anti-cancer cytotoxic compound. "We are excited to have this opportunity to work with a leading pharmaceutical manufacturer like Eli Lilly," said Guy Malchi, President of Optimata. The virtual patient technology is a computer generated method that predicts how patients will respond to a compound.

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