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Calypte Receives Initial Order for the Middle East
Tuesday June 24, 9:05 am ET  
Additional Orders Expected as Regulatory Approvals Received


ALAMEDA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 24, 2003--Calypte Biomedical Corporation (OTCBB:CYPT - News), the developer and marketer of the only two FDA approved HIV-1 antibody tests for use with urine samples, announced that it has received an initial order from Mistaire LLC for HIV-1 Urine EIA screening tests and Urine HIV-1 Western Blot supplemental tests for use within the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Calypte recently sent representatives to the UAE to undertake demonstrations and training sessions.
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In April, Calypte announced its appointment of Mistaire as its exclusive distribution for the six member states of the Gulf Cooperative Council (GCC), which include Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, and Oman. Additional orders from other GCC states are anticipated as the urine HIV tests gain regulatory clearances.

"We had not been forecasting sales from this region until later in the year, and we are certainly pleased with the quick action and initiative shown by Mistaire," said Tony Cataldo, Calypte's Executive Chairman. "This early success suggests that the benefits of our painless and safer testing option should become readily available throughout the GCC in the foreseeable future."

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