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Stellar Biotechnologies, Inc. ("Stellar" or "the Company") (PINKSHEETS: SBOTF) has been advancing on several fronts over their first quarter as a public company, and expects to achieve new milestones before year end.

Stellar Biotechnologies Provides Quarterly Update/Outlook and Comments on CBS News Cancer Vaccine Story

Port Hueneme, CA | Posted on October 13th, 2010

The Company would like to comment on the recent, featured CBS Evening News report (see video link below) by Dr. Sanjay Gupta on a KLH-based glioblastoma vaccine in development by Celldex Therapeutics about which it has received enquiries.

On October 4th CBS Evening News with Katie Couric featured Dr. Sanjay Gupta in a story about a KLH-based brain cancer vaccine being tested in patients at Duke University for Celldex Therapeutics (*).

John S. Sundsmo, Ph.D., Stellar's VP of Research & Intellectual Property Management, said "Molecular biology is identifying genetic modifications in certain cancer cells that constitute targets for cancer vaccines. Dr. Sanjay Gupta discusses the initial successes observed with glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), normally a rapidly progressing form of brain cancer. The cancer vaccine in the report was produced by Celldex Therapeutics by coupling a cancer-specific protein onto the immune carrier protein KLH. The very early stage results for some patients show signs in MRIs that their tumors may have decreased. While the immune system is highly effective in protecting us against bacteria, cancer cells are extremely difficult to kill and effective killing is mediated by a specialized class of killer T-cells. In this respect, KLH, the hemocyanin protein from the giant keyhole limpet, can be seen as rather unique. KLH stimulates highly effective cell-mediated immunity that results in the production of cancer-killing T-cells. This is offering new hope for patients with previously incurable cancers." Discussions between Celldex and Stellar have been underway.

Quarterly Update/Outlook

Achievements

• On September 9th Stellar announced that it had filed for patent protection of inventions related to its Immunogenic (IMG) KLH technology platforms (1)
• On September 13th the Company announced a milestone payment from Bayer Innovation (a wholly owned subsidiary of international pharmaceutical company, Bayer AG: (PINKSHEETS: BAYRY) and the achievement of a critical milestone in our Joint Development Agreement (2)
• On September 29th Stellar disclosed a CDN $1.05M private placement with a strategic investor and the retirement of 1.66 million shares to the treasury (3)
• On September 30th the Company announced receipt of $288,000 from a single biotechnology and immunotherapy products company developing KLH-based therapeutic vaccines for Rheumatoid Arthritis and Lupus for fiscal year ending August 30, 2010 (4)

2010 Outlook

• first Annual General Meeting since public
• status of grants that have been applied for by Stellar's California subsidiary
• launch date for sales of immunotox products aimed at the pre-clinical market, related to our ongoing research designed to advance Stellar's immune response diagnostic platform
• research and regulatory developments related to our new IMG KLH product platform
• advancements related to our relationships with Bayer Innovation and several new customers
• in and out-licensing and long-term supply agreements, as well as new KLH orders.

(*) (3 minute video: www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=6927121n&tag=related;photovideo
a short article here: www.acsh.org/factsfears/newsID.1920/news_detail.asp)

(1) www.stellarbiotechnologies.com/investors/news_releases/index.php?&content_id=43
(2) www.stellarbiotechnologies.com/investors/news_releases/index.php?&content_id=44
(3) www.stellarbiotechnologies.com/investors/news_releases/index.php?&content_id=45
(4) www.stellarbiotechnologies.com/investors/news_releases/index.php?&content_id=46

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About Stellar Biotechnologies
Stellar Biotechnologies, Inc. (TSX-V: KLH) (PINKSHEETS: SBOTF) is a world leader in sustainable manufacturing of pharmaceutical grade immune carrier proteins (ICP), particularly with regard to the present most important pharmaceutical protein in this class, KLH (Keyhole Limpet Hemocyanin). This ancient evolutionary protein has a highly complex structure that makes it ideal for use in human and animal vaccines and diagnostic products. With partners and customers, its flagship Stellar KLH products are in the clinic, and on the way to being established as the only sustainable, long-term pharmaceutical source.

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