Filed by Change Technology Partners, Inc.
                     Subject Company - Change Technology Partners, Inc.
                     Filed pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act of 1933
                     and deemed Filed pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the
                     Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                     SEC File No. : 000-13347



                              FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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   CHANGE TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS, INC. ANNOUNCES ESTIMATED SHARES TO BE ISSUED IN
                                 PROPOSED MERGER

GREENWICH, CT FEBRUARY 6, 2004 - Change Technology Partners (OTCBB: CTPI)
announced today that in conjunction with the proposed merger (the "Merger") of
CTP/N Merger Corp. ("CTP/N"), CTPI's wholly owned subsidiary, with and into
Neurologix, Inc. ("Neurologix"), CTPI expects to issue approximately 385,207,960
shares of CTPI's common stock to holders of outstanding securities of
Neurologix. This estimate is based on the value of CTPI's Net Cash Assets as of
February 4, 2004, as defined in the Agreement and Plan of Merger entered into by
and among CTPI, CTP/N and Neurologix, dated as of August 13, 2004 and amended as
of November 14, 2003. The exact number of shares to be issued will not be
determined until immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger and will
be based on the value of CTPI's Net Cash Assets at such time.

CTPI will hold a special meeting of stockholders at 537 Steamboat Road,
Greenwich, Connecticut 06830, on February 9, 2004 at 10:00 a.m., local time. At
the special meeting, CTPI's stockholders will be asked to consider, approve and
adopt resolutions relating to the Merger and amendments to CTPI's certificate of
incorporation.


ABOUT NEUROLOGIX, INC.

Neurologix, Inc. (www.neurologix.net) is a leader in the development of
proprietary therapies for the treatment of disorders of the brain and the
central nervous system.


ABOUT CHANGE TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS, INC.

Change Technology Partners, Inc. (OTCBB: CTPI) (WWW.CHANGE.COM) has no
revenue-generating operations. The assets of CTPI are primarily cash and cash
equivalents.

In connection with the merger and related transactions, CTPI has filed relevant
materials with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), including a
Registration Statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Securities Act"), that contains a prospectus and proxy solicitation statement.
Because these documents contain important information, CTPI stockholders are
urged to read them. They are available



without charge at the SEC's website, www.sec.gov. Additional copies of the
transaction-related documents may be obtained at CTPI's expense by contacting
Dan Sullivan of Mackenzie Partners, Inc. at (800) 322-2885.

CTPI and certain of its officers and directors may be deemed to be participants
in CTPI's solicitation of proxies from the holders of their common stock in
connection with the merger and related transactions. Investors may obtain
information regarding the interests of the participants by reading the
prospectus and proxy solicitation statement.

This communication shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of
an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction
in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to
registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such
jurisdiction. No offering of securities shall be made except by means of a
prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the Securities Act.

This press release includes certain statements of CTPI that may constitute
"forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended, and which are made pursuant to the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements and other information
relating to CTPI are based upon the beliefs of management and assumptions made
by and information currently available to CTPI. Forward-looking statements
include statements concerning plans, objectives, goals, strategies, future
events, or performance, as well as underlying assumptions and statements that
are other than statements of historical fact, including statements regarding
CTPI's proposed merger with Neurologix, Inc. When used in this document, the
words "expects," "anticipates," "estimates," "plans," "intends," "projects,"
"predicts," "believes," "may" or "should," and similar expressions and the
negatives thereof, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These
statements reflect the current view of the CTPI's management with respect to
future events. Many factors could cause the actual results, performance or
achievements of CTPI to be materially different from any future results,
performance, or achievements that may be expressed or implied by such
forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, the risk that the
merger is not consummated, and the risks that, even if the merger is
consummated, Neurologix may be unable to develop effective therapies for the
treatment of disorders of the brain or central nervous system, or if developed
may be unable to commercialize those developments, or may be unable to secure
sufficient financing for its development and commercialization efforts.


CONTACT:
Change Technology Partners, Inc.
Michael Gleason 203-661-6942