Medicago to present at the Influenza Congress USA 2009

QUEBEC CITY, Nov. 18 /CNW/ - Medicago Inc. (TSX-V: MDG), a biotechnology company focused on developing highly effective and affordable vaccines based on proprietary manufacturing technologies and Virus-Like Particles (VLPs), today announced that Frederic Ors, VP Business Development will be presenting at the Influenza Congress USA 2009 on November 20, 2009 at 11:00 am (EST) at The Westin Washington, Washington, D.C. During a session entitled Alternatives to traditional egg-based vaccines, Medicago will discuss its ability to potentially improve the speed, capacity and cost of influenza vaccine production with its proprietary plant-based manufacturing platform and VLP technology.

Influenza Congress USA is an annual influenza conference in North America addressing every aspect of influenza policy and planning, influenza research, development and stakeholder partnerships. The influenza vaccine is the fastest growing segment in the adult vaccine market and the United States accounts for over 50% of the global vaccine market. Annually, more than 3.5 million people die of seasonal influenza. By 2016, this market is expected to grow to $4.4 billion. H1N1 remains the most immediate threat.

About Medicago

Medicago is committed to provide highly effective and affordable vaccines based on proprietary Virus-Like Particle (VLP) and manufacturing technologies. Medicago is developing VLP vaccines to protect against H5N1 pandemic influenza, using a transient expression system which produces recombinant vaccine antigens in non-transgenic plants. This technology has potential to offer advantages of speed and cost over competitive technologies. It could deliver a vaccine for testing in about a month after the identification and reception of genetic sequences from a pandemic strain. This production time frame has the potential to allow vaccination of the population before the first wave of a pandemic strikes and to supply large volumes of vaccine antigens to the world market. Additional information about Medicago is available at www.medicago.com.

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For further information: Medicago, Inc., Andy Sheldon, President and CEO, (418) 658-9393; Medicago Inc., Arianna Vanin, Director, Investor Relations, (514) 796-3993