Oragenics, Inc. : January 11, 2012 - Oragenics, Inc., a leader in Oral Care Probiotics Presents Strategic Update at Biotech Showcase™ 2012 in San Francisco

Oragenics, Inc., a leader in Oral Care Probiotics Presents Strategic Update at Biotech Showcase™ 2012 in San Francisco Corporate Video Outlining 2012 Strategic Direction on Oragenics' Web Site

TAMPA, Fla.--(January 11, 2012)-- Florida-based probiotic company, Oragenics, Inc. (OTCQB: ORNI), announced today that Chief Executive Officer, John N. Bonfiglio, Ph.D., was one of the featured speakers on January 10th, 2012 at Biotech Showcase™ 2012, a prestigious business forum for innovative life science companies to interact with the investment and business community. .
The Biotech Showcase™ presentation focused on the unique positioning of Oragenics in the oral care probiotics market, particularly through its marketing focus on private label and branded products both domestically and overseas. In his remarks, Dr. Bonfiglio discussed some of the major contract activities in the US and in Europe. Dr. Bonfiglio described the various product marketing channels being successfully utilized by the company including, "direct to consumer", "private label relationships" and "direct marketing to dental professionals" -.
Oragenics recently released a corporate video, which further elaborates management's strategic vision. The video can be accessed on Oragenics' corporate site www.oragenics.comas well as Facebook, YouTube, and other informative news feeds.

"Given the important role oral care plays in supporting overall health, the intent of the video and the Biotech Showcase™ appearance is to broaden the awareness of probiotics for oral care and to share Oragenics' vision going forward in 2012," stated Dr. Bonfiglio. "Our unique platform technology, ProBiora3® and its important role in providing a suite of outstanding Evora® brand oral care probiotic products, is profiled in the video. We are proud that our proprietary products are currently sold in over

20 countries, with many opportunities for geographic and industry sector expansion being developed

through our current marketing initiatives. We are also excited about expanding our products' claims and

utility through the addition of new delivery vehicles and additional health claims," added Dr. Bonfiglio.

About Oragenics, Inc.

Oragenics is a leading nutraceutical company focused on oral care probiotics for humans and companion pets. The Company's proprietary products Evora® and ProBiora3® are currently sold in over 20 countries. In addition, Oragenics has a robust pipeline of therapeutic products targeting infectious disease.

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