ROCKVILLE, Md., Sept. 30, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- RegeneRx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. (OTC: RGRX) ("the Company" or "RegeneRx") today announced that it has received a Canadian Patent for Inhibition or Reversal of Skin Aging by Actin-Sequestering Peptides.  This patent includes claims using thymosin beta 4, various fragments and analogues, and numerous other actin-sequestering peptides for these purposes.  The patent will expire in 2021.

About RegeneRx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. (www.regenerx.com)

RegeneRx is focused on the development of a novel therapeutic peptide, Thymosin beta 4, for tissue and organ protection, repair and regeneration. RegeneRx currently has three drug candidates in clinical development for ophthalmic, cardiac and dermal indications, three strategic licensing agreements in China, Pan Asia (Korea, Japan, and Australia, among others) and the EU, and has an extensive worldwide patent portfolio covering its products.  The Company also has developed several peptides that it believes may be useful improving aging skin in the cosmeceutical field.

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