BioLineRx (BLRX) Commences BL-1040 PRESERVATION I

BioLineRx (Nasdaq: BLRX) announced today the commencement of the PRESERVATION I clinical trial, a CE Mark registration trial of BCM (BL-1040), a novel medical device intended for the prevention of cardiac remodeling following an acute myocardial infarction (AMI). The trial has commenced in Australia, will be followed in Europe, and is expected to commence in additional countries, including Israel. Ikaria Inc., which acquired the license for continuation of development and commercialization of BL-1040 from BioLineRx in July 2009, is now leading BL-1040's clinical development as Bioabsorbable Cardiac Matrix (BCM), previously named IK-5001. BioLineRx (NASDAQ: BLRX) (TASE: BLRX), a biopharmaceutical development company, announced today the commencement of the PRESERVATION I clinical trial, a CE Mark registration trial of BCM (BL-1040), a novel medical device intended for the prevention of cardiac remodeling following an acute myocardial infarction (AMI). The trial has commenced in Australia, will be followed in Europe, and is expected to commence in additional countries, including Israel. Ikaria Inc., which acquired the license for continuation of development and commercialization of BL-1040 from BioLineRx in July 2009, is now leading BL-1040's clinical development as Bioabsorbable Cardiac Matrix (BCM), previously named IK-5001.

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