Senate Bill sb0284

    Florida Senate - 2007                                   SB 284

    By Senator Fasano





    11-242A-07

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to biomedical research;

  3         providing legislative intent to support the

  4         development of FDA-recognized botanical drugs

  5         from a patented complex that enhances the

  6         effects of vaccines, helps suppress cancerous

  7         tumors, and improves the functioning of the

  8         human immune system; summarizing testing

  9         procedures; providing an appropriation;

10         providing an effective date.

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12  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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14         Section 1.  Support of biomedical research; legislative

15  intent; clinical trials of PPC; procedures.--

16         (1)  The Legislature declares its intent to support

17  biomedical research conducted in this state by an independent

18  biomedical organization for the purpose of combating chronic

19  and infectious diseases and gaining a better understanding of

20  the human immune system. Beginning in the 2007-2008 fiscal

21  year, the Legislature will carry out that goal by funding the

22  development of FDA-recognized botanical drugs from a

23  polyphenylypropenoid polysaccharide complex (PPC), a complex

24  produced from pine cones which has been developed and patented

25  by such an entity. Research completed to date has shown that

26  this complex is capable of enhancing the immune system in such

27  a way that vaccines and chemotherapy will work more

28  effectively to suppress tumor growth, fight infections, and

29  improve immune function in the aged.

30         (2)  The procedures necessary to develop the botanical

31  drugs will entail laboratory research as well as clinical

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    Florida Senate - 2007                                   SB 284
    11-242A-07




 1  trials each of which has a duration of at least 1 fiscal year

 2  and covers several areas of study, including cancer research,

 3  autoimmune diseases, anti-aging research, and infectious

 4  diseases.

 5         Section 2.  The sum of $15 million is appropriated from

 6  the General Revenue Fund to an independent biomedical

 7  organization in this state as described in this act for the

 8  purpose of developing botanical drugs from a

 9  polyphenylypropenoid polysaccharide complex (PPC).

10         Section 3.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2007.

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14    Provides legislative intent to support the development of
      botanical drugs from a patented complex that enhances the
15    effects of vaccines, helps suppress cancerous tumors, and
      improves the functioning of the human immune system.
16    Summarizes testing procedures. Provides an appropriation.

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