Media Advisory – Oncolytics Biotech Inc. to Present at BioPartnering Europe

CALGARY, Oct. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ – Dr. Brad Thompson, President and
CEO of Oncolytics Biotech Inc. (TSX: ONC, NASDAQ: ONCY), will present a
corporate overview of the Company at the 15th annual BioPartnering Europe
conference in London, U.K. on Tuesday, October 9 at 9 a.m. The conference will
be held at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre from October 7-9, 2007.

About Oncolytics Biotech Inc.

Oncolytics is a Calgary-based biotechnology company focused on the
development of oncolytic viruses as potential cancer therapeutics. Oncolytics’
clinical program includes a variety of Phase I and Phase II human trials using
REOLYSIN(R), its proprietary formulation of the human reovirus, alone and in
combination with radiation or chemotherapy. For further information about
Oncolytics, please visit www.oncolyticsbiotech.com

The presentation time is subject to change. This release and the
presentation related thereto contain forward-looking statements which involve
known and unknown risks, delays, uncertainties and other factors not under the
Company’s control and which may cause actual results, performance or
achievements of the Company to be materially different from the results,
performance or expectations implied by these forward-looking statements. Such
risks and uncertainties include, among others, the efficacy of REOLYSIN(R) as
a cancer treatment, the success and timely completion of clinical studies and
trials, uncertainties related to the research and development of
pharmaceuticals and uncertainties related to the regulatory process. Investors
should consult the Company’s quarterly and annual filings with the Canadian
and U.S. securities commissions for additional information on risks and
uncertainties relating to the forward-looking statements. Investors are
cautioned against placing undue reliance on forward-looking statements. The
Company does not undertake to update these forward-looking statements.

SOURCE Oncolytics Biotech Inc.