Oramed Appoints Dr. Ronald Law as Chief Strategy Officer

JERUSALEM, March 21, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Oramed Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: ORMP) (www.oramed.com), a developer of oral drug delivery systems, announced today the appointment of Dr. Ronald Law to the newly created position of Chief Strategy Officer.

"We are very pleased to welcome Dr. Law to Oramed as we head towards a Phase III trial for our oral insulin capsule, ORMD-0801 and position Oramed for eventual commercialization of oral insulin.  With over 25 years of academic and industry experience in developing new approaches to treat diabetes and its complications, Dr. Law will play a vital role in helping to guide Oramed through our upcoming milestone events," stated Oramed CEO Nadav Kidron.

Dr. Ronald Law has over 25 years of academic and pharmaceutical industry experience in diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and obesity. During his industry career at Takeda Pharmaceuticals, Dr. Law served in a variety of leadership and strategic roles spanning US Medical Affairs, Global Medical Affairs, Corporate Strategic Planning, Global Scientific Affairs and Intelligence, and R&D External Innovation. Prior to joining Takeda, Dr. Law was an Associate Professor of Medicine in the Endocrinology Division, UCLA School of Medicine. Dr. Law received a PhD in Molecular Biology from UCLA and a JD from the Whittier College School of Law. He is a member of the American Diabetes Association and the American Heart Association.

About Oramed Pharmaceuticals

Oramed Pharmaceuticals is a platform technology pioneer in the field of oral delivery solutions for drugs currently delivered via injection. Established in 2006, Oramed's Protein Oral Delivery (POD™) technology is based on over 30 years of research by scientists at Jerusalem's Hadassah Medical Center. Oramed is seeking to revolutionize the treatment of diabetes through its proprietary flagship product, an orally ingestible insulin capsule (ORMD-0801).  The Company completed multiple Phase II clinical trials of ORMD-0801 under an Investigational New Drug application with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. In addition, Oramed is developing an oral GLP-1 analog capsule (ORMD-0901).

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Forward-looking statements: This press release contains forward-looking statements. For example, we are using forward-looking statements when we discuss revolutionizing the treatment of diabetes with our products. These forward-looking statements are based on the current expectations of the management of Oramed only, and are subject to a number of factors and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements, including the risks and uncertainties related to the progress, timing, cost, and results of clinical trials and product development programs; difficulties or delays in obtaining regulatory approval or patent protection for our product candidates; competition from other pharmaceutical or biotechnology companies; and our ability to obtain additional funding required to conduct our research, development and commercialization activities. In addition, the following factors, among others, could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements: changes in technology and market requirements; delays or obstacles in launching our clinical trials; changes in legislation; inability to timely develop and introduce new technologies, products and applications; lack of validation of our technology as we progress further and lack of acceptance of our methods by the scientific community; inability to retain or attract key employees whose knowledge is essential to the development of our products; unforeseen scientific difficulties that may develop with our process; greater cost of final product than anticipated; loss of market share and pressure on pricing resulting from competition; laboratory results that do not translate to equally good results in real settings; our patents may not be sufficient; and that products may harm recipients, all of which could cause the actual results or performance of Oramed to differ materially from those contemplated in such forward-looking statements. Except as otherwise required by law, Oramed undertakes no obligation to publicly release any revisions to these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. For a more detailed description of the risks and uncertainties affecting Oramed, reference is made to Oramed's reports filed from time to time with the SEC.

Company Contact
Oramed Pharmaceuticals
Estee Yaari
Office: +972-2-566-0001 ext. 2
US: +1 844-9-ORAMED
Email: estee@oramed.com

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