MediGene AG
(Frankfurt: MDG, Prime Standard, TecDAX) announces that Dr. Peter
Heinrich, CEO and Chairman of the Executive Board of MediGene AG, has
resigned from his position as member of the Executive Board with
immediate effect. The Supervisory Board of MediGene AG has accepted the
resignation and has appointed Dr. Frank Mathias, until now Chief
Operating Officer of MediGene AG, as Chairman of the Executive Board of
MediGene AG.
This press
release contains forward-looking statements representing the opinion of
MediGene as of the date of this release. The actual results achieved by
MediGene may differ significantly from the statements made herein.
MediGene is not bound to update any of these forward-looking
statements. MediGene® is a registered trademark of MediGene AG. This
trademark may be owned or licensed in select locations only.
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Die MediGene AG
is a publicly listed (Frankfurt, Prime Standard: MDG, TecDAX)
biotechnology company located in Martinsried/Munich, Germany, with
subsidiaries in Oxford, UK and San Diego, USA. MediGene is the first
German biotech company to have drugs on the market, which are being
distributed by partner companies. MediGene has several drug candidates
in clinical development, including EndoTAG™-1, which could offer
substantial sales returns. In addition, the company has numerous
projects in research and pre-clinical development and possesses
innovative platform technologies. MediGene focuses on the research and
development of novel drugs for the treaTMent of cancer and autoimmune
diseases.
Contact MediGene AG
E-mail: investor@medigene.com
Fax: +49 - 89 - 85 65 - 2920
Julia Hofmann / Dr. Nadja Wolf, Public Relations, Tel.: +49 - 89 - 85 65 - 3324
Dr. Georg Dönges, Investor Relations, Tel.: ++49 - 89 - 85 65 - 2946