Award of Grants

Advanced Medical Solutions Grp PLC
21 February 2001


 ADVANCED MEDICAL SOLUTIONS AWARDED TISSUE ENGINEERING GRANTS FROM GLASGOW AND
                              ASTON UNIVERSITIES
                                       

Advanced  Medical  Solutions  Group  plc has  been  awarded  grants  totalling
£130,000, in support of the company's research on tissue engineering.

The  grants  to  investigate cell-fibre interactions  have  been  awarded  for
projects in conjunction with the Universities of Aston and Glasgow.

As  part of a consortium under the leadership of Professor Adam Curtis of  the
Department  of  Cellular Engineering at the University  of  Glasgow,  Advanced
Medical  Solutions  will develop cell-fibre scaffolds for a  project  entitled
'Nanobiotechnology and Medicine'. The research is financed under the  European
Framework V Scheme.

Further work on the development of cell-fibre scaffolds to support endothelial
cell  growth  will be performed as part of a project entitled  'Improving  the
design  of  small  bore  vascular grafts'. This work is  to  be  performed  in
association  with Drs Helen Griffiths and Allan Coombes of the  Pharmaceutical
Sciences  Research  Institute, Aston University, and is  supported  under  the
Dti/Teaching Company scheme.

Don Evans, Chief Executive of Advanced Medical Solutions said:

'We are delighted to receive these awards which provide academic validation of
our  work on cell-fibre interactions.  They not only provide financial support
for  the  research but also strengthen our relationships with two of the  UK's
most prestigious universities in this field.

'The  grants will help us to progress this key area of our research activities
and  will  provide  the  technology for us to  enhance  our  current  advanced
woundcare product range. They will also provide a basis from which to  deliver
core technology in other added value medical device areas.'
                                       
                            

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Advanced Medical Solutions Group plc              Tel: [phone]
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