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Satellite Healthcare Announces 2006 Norman S. Coplon Extramural Grant Recipients

Grants Fund Critical and Innovative Kidney Disease Research

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA, August 22, 2006 – Satellite Healthcare, Inc., a leader in the field of kidney disease, today announced the recipients of its 2006 Norman S. Coplon Extramural Grants. Awarded each year, these extramural grants are provided to up to eight individuals and/or institutions engaged in promising kidney disease research in the United States and Canada. This year’s eight recipients come from research institutions across the U.S. and include individuals focused on both clinical and basic research in the area of kidney disease.

“Once again, we are very impressed by the overall high-quality of all of the grant applications. As in previous years, selecting just eight grant recipients from such an impressive field of entries was exceedingly difficult,” said Dr. Coplon, founder of Satellite Healthcare. “With that said, we feel very confident that this year’s recipients will continue this program’s proud tradition of conducting innovative and important kidney disease research.”

The recipients of the 2006 Norman S. Coplon Extramural Grants are:

• Vibha Bhatnagar, University of California, San Diego
• David Charytan, Brigham & Women’s Hospital
• Manjula Kurella, University of California, San Francisco
• Robert Mak, Oregon Health and Science University
• Leif Oxburgh, Maine Medical Center
• Chirag Parikh, Yale University School of Medicine and VAMC
• Farzana Perwad, University of California, San Francisco
• Dominic Raj, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center

Grant proposals submitted to Satellite Research, a subsidiary of Satellite Healthcare, are reviewed and approved by the independent Satellite Research Scientific Advisory Board. While research topics for the grants are not restricted to any one clinical area, applicants must focus on topic that exhibit scientific merit and potential for clinical application. The grants allow for a maximum of $50,000 per year for a maximum of three years for each recipient.

“At Satellite Healthcare, as well as our Satellite Research subsidiary, we are committed to fostering innovative research that can lead to key breakthroughs in the treatment of kidney disease,” said Dr. Coplon. “We take great pride in sponsoring these extramural grants, as they allow us to play a proactive role in ensuring that this type of critical research is adequately funded.”


ABOUT SATELLITE HEALTHCARE
Satellite Healthcare was founded in l974 by Norman Coplon, M.D. to focus exclusively on kidney and kidney-related disorders. Satellite Healthcare, with headquarters in Mountain View, CA., includes: Satellite Laboratory Services, providing laboratory services to dialysis facilities throughout the U.S.; Satellite Research, sponsoring research through intramural clinical research and extramural research grants; Satellite Capital, providing venture capital to early-stage health care companies; Satellite Dialysis, offering multiple dialysis programs to patients with kidney disease in Northern California; and WellBound, the first healthcare services company dedicated exclusively to the care of home dialysis patients. For more information, please visit www.satellitehealth.com.