Pacgen to Exhibit at the AMP 2012 Annual Meeting in Long Beach, California

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Oct. 23, 2012) - Pacgen Life Science Corporation ("Pacgen") (TSX VENTURE:PBS) announced today that it will host an exhibit at the Annual Meeting of Association for Molecular Pathology (the "AMP 2012 Annual Meeting"). The AMP 2012 Annual Meeting will be held at the Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center from October 25-27, 2012. Pacgen will co-host with its manufacturing partner, General Biologicals Corporation, at booth no 630 to introduce its lab instruments (FIT-X1), reagent kits, and a new product launch, BioFibroScore.

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Pacgen is a life science technology company focused on the commercialization of biomedical products and services, including its previous development of novel therapeutic drug candidates. The Company is currently looking to facilitate its corporate transformation from a bio-pharma R&D business into a revenue-generating company. For additional information, please visit www.pacgenlife.com.

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