June 18, 2009 (FinancialWire) — The New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (NM Tech) will present data from Biomoda, Inc. (OTCBB: BMOD) on its non-invasive, inexpensive and accurate diagnostic test for the early detection of lung cancer at the 13th World Conference on Lung Cancer in San Francisco, CA, July 31 to August 4, 2009.

NM Tech and two affiliated entities, the Institute for Complex Additive Systems Analysis (ICASA) and the Computational Analysis and Network Enterprise Solutions, LLC (CAaNES), are working with Albuquerque-based medical diagnostics company Biomoda, Inc. on the patented assay for early detection of cancer.

Dr. Srinivas Mukkamala, a senior research scientist with ICASA, will present an abstract titled “Non-Intrusive and Extremely Early Detection of Lung Cancer Using TCPP (Biomoda Lab Cultured Lung Cancer Data),” in poster format to the 7,000 lung cancer professionals expected to attend the conference. TCPP, or meso-tetra (4 carboxyphenyl) porphine, is the chemical compound underlying Biomoda’s patented diagnostic assay.

Currently in Phase II clinical trials, Biomoda’s diagnostic is a porphyrin application that preferentially binds to cancerous or aberrant cells extracted from deep lung sputum samples. Cancerous cells treated with Biomoda’s patented CyPath(tm) labeling solution fluoresce red under ultraviolet light.

Mukkamala’s presentation at the World Conference on Lung Cancer will focus on the computer modeling and data analysis work ICASA and CAaNES have done with Biomoda’s images and data. “Our work will allow Biomoda to automate the screening process, which is a critical step toward making the diagnostic available to large populations,” Mukkamala said. “The computer modeling will also enhance the accuracy of the assay.”

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