LAVAL, QC and CAMBRIDGE, EnglandJune 30, 2020 /CNW Telbec/ - Liminal BioSciences Inc. (NASDAQ: LMNL) (TSX: LMNL) ("Liminal BioSciences" or the "Company"), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, today announced that Prometic Plasma Resources, a subsidiary of Liminal BioSciences, has commenced the collection of convalescent plasma from donors who have recovered from COVID-19.

"Recent published studies have indicated immune globulin and hyperimmune globulin therapy to have the potential to be one of the treatment options for patients with COVID-19. We are proud to be collecting COVID-19 convalescent plasma to be potentially used in the manufacture of hyperimmune immunoglobulins by third parties and be a part of this historic effort which aims to accelerate a reliable, scalable and sustainable option for patients suffering from the impact of COVID-19.", stated Kenneth Galbraith, Chief Executive Officer of Liminal BioSciences. "We expect that developing a hyperimmune will require third parties to collect plasma donations from many individuals who have fully recovered from COVID-19 and we encourage anyone who has recovered from COVID-19 without symptoms for 14 days to come forward and donate plasma to this worthy cause."