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Galapagos NV (EBR:GLPG) Mechelen, Belgium; 18 November 2008 - Galapagos NV (Euronext: GLPG) announced today new collaboration agreements with Merck Serono, a division of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany. Total value of the contracts for Galapagos is €1.1 million over one year.
"BioFocus DPI has a long relationship with Merck Serono in medicinal chemistry, which we are pleased to extend again this year," said Onno van de Stolpe, CEO of Galapagos. "The purchase of BioFocus DPI's SoftFocus libraries underscores our ability to grow business with clients."
About Galapagos and BioFocus DPI Galapagos (Euronext Brussels: GLPG; Euronext Amsterdam: GLPGA; OTC: GLPYY) is a drug discovery company with pre-clinical programs in bone and joint diseases and bone metastasis. Its BioFocus DPI division offers a full suite of target-to-drug discovery products and services to pharmaceutical and biotech companies, encompassing target discovery and validation, screening and drug discovery through to delivery of pre-clinical candidates. BioFocus DPI also provides adenoviral reagents for rapid identification and validation of novel drug targets, compound libraries for drug screening as well as ADMET database products to select compounds. Galapagos currently employs about 460 people and operates facilities in six countries, with global headquarters in Mechelen, Belgium. More information about Galapagos and BioFocus DPI can be found at www.glpg.com and www.biofocusdpi.com.
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Galapagos NV Onno van de Stolpe, CEO Tel: +31 6 2909 8028 ir@glpg.com
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