FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: DR. KARY MULLIS, NOBEL PRIZE WINNING CHEMIST NAMED TO DIRECT WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY BOARD WACO, TEXAS - Sept. 9, 2003 (Send2Press Newswire) -- Direct Wireless Communications, Inc. (OTCBB: DWCM) a biotechnology company which is focused on biomarker and pathway discovery for diagnostic markers and drug targets today announced the appointment of Nobel Prize-winning chemist Kary Mullis, Ph.D., to its Scientific Advisory Board. Dr. Mullis received a Nobel Prize in chemistry in 1993, for his invention of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR). The process, which Dr. Mullis conceptualized in 1983, is hailed as one of the greatest scientific accomplishments of the twentieth century, one that revolutionized genetic science and engineering. In addition, PCR has also been an enormous commercial success. The original patent was sold to Hoffman LaRoche for $300 million and has generated hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue from royalties. Dr. Mullis is the author of several major patents. His patented inventions include PCR technology and UV-sensitive plastic that changes color in response to light. In addition to the Nobel Prize in chemistry, he was awarded the Japan Prize in 1993 for the invention of PCR. The Japan Prize is one of international science's most prestigious awards. His many awards include the Thomas A. Edison Award (1993); California Scientist of the Year Award (1992); the National Biotechnology Award (1991); the Gairdner Award, Toronto, Canada (1991); the R&D Scientist of the Year (1991); the William Allan Memorial Award of the American Society of Human Genetics (1990); and the Preis Biochemische Analytik of the German Society of Clinical Chemistry and Boehringer Mannheim (1990). In addition, Dr. Mullis was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 1998. "It is truly an honor to have Dr. Mullis, with his tremendous scientific accomplishments and unparalleled expertise in the life science arena, agree to become a member of our Scientific Advisory Board," said Stephen D. Barnhill, M.D., President and Medical Director of Direct Wireless Communications. "This appointment is a major step forward for our company and we are very excited to be working with Dr. Mullis as we progress to the forefront of biomarker discovery". Dr. Mullis commented, "I am looking forward to working with Dr. Barnhill and his team of world renowned scientists and mathematicians, and assisting them in the continued growth of the company." For further information about Dr. Mullis, please visit http://www.KaryMullis.com MEDIA CONTACT: Robert S. Braswell IV of Direct Wireless Communications, Inc. +1-512-583-4500 Info@dwcell.com # # # --------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Important Note: to reach the person sending the news release contact: Info@dwcell.com If used for publication, please send specimen copy. [source of news = Direct Wireless Communications, Inc.] ref: http://www.send2press.com/2archive/2003/pr_03_0909-dwcm.txt --------------------------------------------------------------------------- prn/n/4c/ TX / WACO, TEXAS