Botaneco Announces Burt´s Bees as National Brand Customer



    Botaneco, a business unit of SemBioSys Genetics Inc. (TSX:SBS),
    announces that Burt´s Bees, the largest natural personal care company
    in North America, is using Botaneco´s Hydresia(TM) ingredient in two
    body washes and a hand soap that were launched by Burt´s Bees across
    the United States earlier this month. By using the Hydresia(TM)
    ingredient, Burt´s Bees´ new natural products offer consumers superior
    hydration, skin conditioning and moisturization when compared to
    marketed synthetic counterparts.

    "Burt´s Bees is a leader in the field of natural personal care
    products, and their launch of three new products containing the
    Hydresia(TM) base emulsion validates confidence in the benefits that
    Botaneco products bring to the personal care industry," says Andrew
    Baum, President and CEO of Botaneco parent company SemBioSys. "Several
    major personal care companies are evaluating the performance benefits
    of the Hydresia(TM) ingredient, and we are optimistic that we will
    expand our sales base significantly in 2008 based on continued
    consumer demand for performance naturals."

    Patent-protected Hydresia(TM) is a branded base emulsion naturally
    derived from seed oilbodies, or oleosomes. These oleosomes serve as
    natural storehouses for the emollient oils, antioxidants and natural
    moisture barriers that serve to keep the skin soft, supple and young
    looking. Using a proprietary process developed by SemBioSys, these
    oleosomes are isolated from the seed fully intact, and when used in
    skin care applications can provide lasting protection to the skin.
    When used as the base emulsion for personal care products, the
    Hydresia(TM) ingredient releases natural emollients, antioxidants and
    moisture barriers, and can replace such traditional emulsifiers as
    petroleum and animal byproducts.

    "The superior hydration, moisturization and emulsifying benefits
    of Botaneco´s Hydresia(TM) ingredient infused in our new body and hand
    washes have enabled us to develop a set of superior cleansers," said
    Camey Reid, Senior Brand Manager at Burt´s Bees. "The fact that the
    Hydresia(TM) ingredient is derived from an all natural ingredient with
    proven and validated performance benefits allows us to continue our
    brand commitment of delivering the highest quality natural products to
    our consumers."

    About Botaneco

    From development through delivery, Botaneco is a performance
    based, technologically advanced botanical science organization that
    manufactures and markets a branded line of products that harness the
    naturally occurring benefits of protein protected seed oils. Botaneco
    provides performance, innovation and choice in creating natural,
    renewable and versatile delivery systems and ingredients used in the
    development of cosmetics, personal care and prescription
    topical/dermatology products beneficial to humans and the environment.
    Botaneco is a business unit of Calgary-based biotechnology company
    SemBioSys. More information can be accessed at www.botaneco.ca.

    About SemBioSys (TSX:SBS)

    With headquarters in Calgary, Alberta, SemBioSys Genetics Inc. is
    a biotechnology company developing protein-based pharmaceuticals for
    metabolic and cardiovascular diseases. The Company´s lead
    pharmaceutical candidates are recombinant human insulin to serve the
    rapidly expanding global diabetes market and Apo AI, a next generation
    cardiovascular drug. In addition to its pharmaceutical products,
    SemBioSys is developing a series of non-pharmaceutical products
    addressing animal and aquaculture health, nutritional oils and human
    topical markets. More information is available and can be accessed at
    www.sembiosys.com.

    About Burt´s Bees

    Since 1991, Burt´s Bees has been offering distinctive all-natural
    personal care products. Today, Burt´s Bees is the leading manufacturer
    in Natural Personal Care with over 150 Earth-friendly, natural
    personal care products, including face care, body care, hair care, lip
    care, personal wash, men´s grooming, baby care, outdoor remedies, kits
    and gifts. Burt´s Bees has a rich tradition in corporate social
    responsibility and stands for The Greater Good with all their products
    having the highest levels of natural ingredients, nature-safe
    processes, and environmentally sensitive packaging. Burt´s Bees has
    nearly 400 employees with products available through approximately
    30,000 retail stores in the United States, as well as Canada, UK,
    Taiwan and with its website (www.burtsbees.com).

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    timely completion of clinical studies, the establishment of corporate
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