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Med BioGene Reports Financial Results for Q3 2011
November 29, 2011

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA – Med BioGene Inc. (TSX Venture: MBI) today reported its financial
results for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 (all amounts are in United States dollars).

Business Highlights

  • April 15, 2011 – MBI closed its commercialization, license and research reimbursement agreement
    with Precision Therapeutics. The agreement provides to Precision exclusive global rights to develop
    and commercialize LungExpress Dx.

Under terms of the agreement, Precision has paid to MBI license fees and research reimbursement
of US$2.3 million, half of which is credited against future royalties that may be owed to MBI by
Precision. In addition, MBI is eligible to receive up to US$1.0 million in payments based on
achievement of certain milestones associated with the development and commercialization of
LungExpress Dx, all of which are credited against future royalties that may be owed to MBI by
Precision. MBI will receive royalty payments based on a market percentage rate of Precision’s
future revenues associated with the commercialization of LungExpress Dx or any other products
incorporating MBI’s technology. Precision is responsible for all future costs associated with the
development and commercialization of LungExpress Dx.

Precision is a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-based private, venture capital-backed company. MBI and
Precision believes that LungExpress Dx will be a synergistic and important addition to Precision’s
flagship test, ChemoFx®. Whereas LungExpress Dx can identify early non-small-cell lung cancer
(NSCLC) stage patients who have a poor prognosis and may benefit from chemotherapy,
ChemoFx seeks to quantify an individual patient's probable tumor response to various
chemotherapeutic and biologic agents. In 2010, Precision received approximately 21,500 live
tissue specimens for its ChemoFx test from across all fifty states (as well as certain countries
outside the U.S.), of which more than 15% were in NSCLC.

Precision intends to apply the same commercial and clinical strategy applied to ChemoFx
pertaining to clinical trial validation, selling and marketing and test reimbursement to
LungExpress Dx to drive increasing awareness, acceptance and adoption of LungExpress Dx as a
stand-alone product and as a compliment to ChemoFx.
Precision has approximately 270 employees, including a selling and marketing team consisting of
more than 70 employees who currently work with over 700 treating physicians in oncology.

Precision performs all clinical testing at its certified laboratories in Pittsburgh.

Third Quarter 2011 Financial Results

MBI reported net income of $2,071,515 ($0.02 per share) for the nine months ended
September 30, 2011 compared to a loss of $2,761,991 ($0.04 per share) for the nine months ended
September 30, 2010. MBI generated licensing revenue of $2,292,589 during the nine months ended
September 30, 2011 but did not generate any revenue during the nine months ended September 30, 2010.

Research and Development

Research and development expenses were $123,161 for the nine months ended
September 30, 2011 compared to $574,632 for the nine months ended September 30, 2010, representing a
decrease of 79%.

General and Administrative

General and administrative expenses were $443,397 for the nine months ended
September 30, 2011 compared to $2,131,243 for the nine months ended September 30, 2010, representing
a decrease of 79%.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

At September 30, 2011, MBI had cash and equivalents totalling $853,317 and working capital of
$677,061, compared to cash and equivalents of $126,797 and a working capital deficiency of $1,570,261 at
December 31, 2010. Under the terms of the commercialization agreement, Precision paid to MBI the
aggregate $2.3 million in license fees and research reimbursement. Such total amount paid by Precision to
MBI, not including research reimbursement allocated to such amount totaling over $1 million, is subject to
MBI’s obligation to pay to the University Health Network royalties of a percentage in the high teens pursuant
to the sublicensing of technology licensed by MBI from the University Health Network of which $222,816
was paid during the nine months ended September 30, 2011.

Cash provided by operating activities was $472,662 in the nine months ended September 30, 2011
compared to cash used in operating activities of $1,745,363 in the nine months ended September 30, 2010.
Cash provided by financing activities was $212,930 in the nine months ended September 30, 2011
compared to cash provided by financing activities of $460,631 in the nine months ended September 30,
2010.

Corporate Matters

Effective November 15, 2011, Erinn B. Broshko moved from the position of Chief Executive Officer
to Executive Chairman of MBI. Mr. Broshko’s executive services to the Company are unchanged and he is
providing such services pursuant to a consulting agreement.

About Med BioGene

MBI is a life science company focused on the development and commercialization of genomic-based personalized clinical laboratory diagnostic tests. MBI is committed to advancing personalized medicine by commercializing tests that provide clinically relevant information to improve patient treatment and reduce health care costs. MBI and Precision Therapeutics have partnered to commercialize MBI’s flagship test, LungExpress Dx. For more information on MBI, please visit www.medbiogene.com. For more information on Precision Therapeutics, please visit www.precisiontherapeutics.com.

For corporate information, please contact:

Erinn B. Broshko
Chief Executive Officer
(800) 641-3593
ebroshko@medbiogene.com
www.medbiogene.com

The TSX Venture Exchange does not accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

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LungExpress Dx is MBI’s trademark. ChemoFx is Precision’s registered trademark. Each trademark, trade name or service mark of any other entity appearing in this news release belongs to its holder.


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