Galapagos wins 2010 European Biotechnica Award

07-Oct-2010 - Germany

Galapagos NV announced that it won the European Biotechnica Award at last night's ceremony in Hannover. Presented each year by the Deutsche Messe, the Biotechnica award recognizes European-based biotechnology companies that have developed particularly innovative products, services and business ideas.

The international jury, which consisted of nine industry experts from five countries, selected Galapagos as the winner of the 2010 award. The prize is presented to European companies that have made a name for themselves in the biotech and life sciences sectors due to their market success and innovative prowess. Galapagos received a cash prize of €30,000 for winning the award.

"We are pleased to have won this year's Biotechnica Award, which recognizes the power of Galapagos' technology platform and its impact on the sector," said Onno van de Stolpe, CEO of Galapagos. "We will continue to work toward achieving our ambition of becoming the leading innovative biotech in Europe."

"Galapagos shows a remarkable combination of scientific know-how in different fields and business success through cooperations with eight big pharma companies," added Prof. Dr. Rolf G. Werner, deputy chair of the international Biotechnica jury panel.

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