OPKO Health Announces Research Grants from Mexican Technology and Science Council

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November 29, 2012 9:18am EST

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MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

OPKO Health, Inc. (NYSE: OPK) today announced the award of research

grants from the Mexican National Technology and Science Council (Consejo

Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología, CONACYT). The grants will be used by

Exakta-OPKO, OPKO's wholly-owned Mexican subsidiary, to advance

development of several research projects in ophthalmology, infectious

diseases, and oncology.

Phillip Frost, M.D., OPKO’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer,

commented, “We believe these grants, along with prior grants from

CONACYT, will facilitate research projects that could lead to

development of important diagnostic and therapeutic products for Mexico

and other countries.”

About OPKO Health, Inc.

We are a multi-national biopharmaceutical and diagnostics company that

seeks to establish industry-leading positions in large and rapidly

growing medical markets by leveraging our discovery, development and

commercialization expertise and our novel and proprietary technologies.

This press release contains "forward-looking statements," as that

term is defined under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of

1995 (PSLRA), which statements may be identified by words such as

"expects," "plans," "projects," "will," "may," "anticipates,"

"believes," "should," "intends," "estimates," and other words of similar

meaning, including statements regarding our product development efforts

and the ability of OPKO and Exakta-OPKO to develop important therapeutic

and diagnostic products for Mexico and Latin America, including products

for ophthalmology, infectious disease and oncology, as well as other

non-historical statements about our expectations, beliefs or intentions

regarding our business, technologies and products, financial condition,

strategies or prospects. Many factors could cause our actual activities

or results to differ materially from the activities and results

anticipated in forward-looking statements. These factors include those

described in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, as

well as risks inherent in funding, developing and obtaining regulatory

approvals of new, commercially-viable and competitive products and

treatments. In addition, forward-looking statements may also be

adversely affected by general market factors, competitive product

development, product availability, federal and state regulations and

legislation, the regulatory process for new products and indications,

manufacturing issues that may arise, patent positions and litigation,

among other factors. The forward-looking statements contained in this

press release speak only as of the date the statements were made, and we

do not undertake any obligation to update forward-looking statements. We

intend that all forward-looking statements be subject to the safe-harbor

provisions of the PSLRA.

OPKO Health, Inc.

Steven D. Rubin, 305-575-4100

or

Juan

Rodriguez, 305-575-4102

Source: OPKO Health, Inc.

Released November 29, 2012

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