26 February 2004

MEDICAL HOUSE Receives Development Award Grant from DTI

The Medical House PLC (“TMH”), (AIM:MLH) the drug delivery and orthopaedic devices company, today announces that its subsidiary, Medical House Products Limited, has received the award of grant assistance up to a maximum value of £176,172 in the form of a Development Award under the Grant for Research and Development scheme administered by the Department of Trade and Industry.

This award is being made to assist the project for the development of disposable needle-free and disposable auto-injector drug delivery systems.

Ian Townsend, Chief Executive, Medical House, said :

“This is a significant contribution by the DTI which will assist us further in developing a broad range of drug delivery systems for a wider range of medical applications.”

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The Medical House PLC
Ian Townsend, Chief Executive
Tel: 0114 261 9011
www.themedicalhouse.com

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Ian Page, Chief Executive
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