Sunshine Biopharma, Inc. Announces New Trading Symbol

MONTREAL--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sunshine Biopharma, Inc., (OTCBB: MWBN) today announced that the trading symbol for its common stock has changed to “SBFM”effective immediately.

Sunshine Biopharma is a pharmaceutical company focused on the research, development and commercialization of drugs for the treatment of various forms of cancer. The Company’s lead compound, Difluoro-Etoposide™, is a multi-purpose anti-tumor compound that is expected to enter Phase I clinical trials in Canada in 2010. Difluoro-Etoposide™ is a chemically modified Etoposide that has been shown to be completely stable and significantly more effective in side-by-side in vitro studies than Etoposide. Sunshine Biopharma has licensed this technology on an exclusive basis from Advanomics Corporation, a privately held Canadian company.

Safe Harbor Statement

Certain of the statements set forth in this press release constitute "forward-looking statements." Forward-looking statements include, without limitation, any statement that may predict, forecast, indicate, or imply future results, performance or achievements, and may contain the words "estimate," "project," "intend," "forecast," "anticipate," "plan," "planning," "expect," "believe," "will likely," "should," "could," "would," "may" or words or expressions of similar meaning. Such statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause the company's actual results and financial position to differ materially from those included within the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, including those relating to the Company's ability to grow its business. Actual results may differ materially from the results predicted and reported results should not be considered as an indication of future performance. The potential risks and uncertainties include, among others, the Company's limited financial resources, domestic or global economic conditions, activities of competitors and the presence of new or additional competition, and changes in Federal or State laws and conditions of equity markets. More information about the potential factors that could affect the Company's business and financial results is included in the Company's filings, available via the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

Contacts

Martin E. Janis & Company, Inc.
312-943-1100
Beverly Jedynak, President, ext. 112, bjedynak@janispr.com
Laura Grock, Vice President, ext. 113, lgrock@janispr.com

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