Tasco Holdings (fka THII)

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Tasco's Bio-Matrix Scientific Unit Installs New, Cutting-Edge Stem Cell Technology in Preparation for Anticipated September 2006 Grand Opening of Its Stem Cell Cryogenic Banking and Processing Facility

Aug 2, 2006 7:01:00 AM


To Utilize Liquid Nitrogen Vapor Tanks for Storage Testing;
Revenues Anticipated in 4th Quarter of 2006
Tasco Holdings International's (OTCBB:THII) wholly-owned subsidiary Bio-Matrix Scientific Group, Inc. (a Nevada corporation), a biotechnology company focused on stem cell cryogenics and disposable stem cell/tissue transfer instruments, announced today that it has received and installed a CBS Isothermal liquid nitrogen vapor storage tank and a K Series cryo-storage tank for stem cell storage.

As Bio-Matrix builds its state-of-the-art stem cell research and storage facility in San Diego, California, the Company will utilize the new CBS V5000 cryo-tank as the flagship for cellular storage at the facility. This new technology will validate central liquid nitrogen supply that feeds all units housed at the Bio-Matrix facility.

"An investment in this new, V-5000 Isothermal Liquid Nitrogen tank and K Series tank allows Bio-Matrix to enter into system testing, which will lead to accepting stem cell storage. This is an important step toward establishing the Company's Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMPs) and Good Tissue Practices (cGTP) quality systems which is an important part of our facility master validation plan that will enhance our ability to provide superior stem cell storage over the long term," said Bio-Matrix Scientific Group Managing Director and COO Brian Pockett.

A Company spokesperson said the Company expects to open the facility for business by the end of September 2006, anticipating revenue in the 4th Quarter of 2006.

Bio-Matrix's new 15,000-sq.-ft., state-of-the-art facility, located in the heart of San Diego, will house the nation's premiere center for stem cell storage, including: Bio-Matrix's secure Cryogenic Stem Cell Bank; four research laboratories; aseptic cellular/tissue processing rooms; and hematology, microbiology and flow cytometry laboratories.

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