Ad hoc: Biofrontera AG: Licensing Agreement for Ameluz® in Israel with Perrigo Israel Agencies Ltd.
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Ad hoc: Biofrontera AG: Licensing Agreement for Ameluz® in Israel with Perrigo
Israel Agencies Ltd.
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Leverkusen, 6 January 2014 - Biofrontera Pharma GmbH, a fully-owned subsidiary
of Biofrontera AG, has today signed an agreement with Perrigo Israel Agencies
Ltd. for the marketing of Ameluz(®) and BF-RhodoLED(®) in Israel. In December
2011, Ameluz(®) received the centralized European approval as medicinal product
for the first-line treatment of mild and moderate actinic keratosis. Ameluz(®)
is used together with a red-light source, such as Biofrontera's BF-RhodoLED(®),
in photodynamic therapy (PDT), by which tumor cells in the skin are selectively
killed. The treatment results in high cure rates with outstanding cosmetic
result. The agreement includes profit sharing and milestone payments.
Perrigo Company plc is a global pharmaceutical company with fiscal year 2013
sales of approximately US$3.5 billion. Perrigo Israel is active in both
medicinal products and medical devices. It holds a leading position in the field
of dermatology in Israel.
Biofrontera AG, Hemmelrather Weg 201, 51377 Leverkusen
ISIN: DE0006046113
WKN: 604611
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Biofrontera AG
Tel.: +49 (0214) 87 63 20, Fax.: +49 (0214) 87 63 290
E-mail: h.luebbert@biofrontera.com
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