Dr. Simon Moroney Awarded Bavarian State Medal for Outstanding
Services to the Bavarian Economy
(Thomson Reuters ONE) - Corporate news announcement processed and transmitted by Hugin AS.The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MorphoSys AG (FSE: MOR; Prime Standard Segment, TecDAX) announcedtoday that its co-founder and CEO Dr. Simon Moroney was awarded theBavarian State Medal for Outstanding Services to the BavarianEconomy. The award ceremony took place at the Bavarian State Ministryof Economy, Infrastructure, Transport and Technology in Munich,Germany, on November 23, 2009."I am pleased to award Dr. Moroney the Bavarian State Medal forOutstanding Services for his contribution to the Bavarianbiotechnology sector and the Bavarian economy in general", commentedMartin Zeil, Bavarian State Ministry of Economy, Infrastructure,Transport and Technology. "MorphoSys is a success story in the Germanbiotech landscape and acts as a key factor for Munich's endeavors tobecome a leading biotechnology region. Thanks to the sustainablebusiness model Dr. Moroney is pursuing with MorphoSys, the companywas able to provide new jobs even in these challenging markets."Since being founded in 1992, MorphoSys has been one of the mostclosely followed German biotechnology companies. From its start as acore team of young researchers, it has grown into a globallyoperating organization with some 400 employees. Within thebiotechnology sector, MorphoSys is viewed as a technology leader andthe partner of choice for antibody development.About MorphoSys:MorphoSys is an independent biotechnology company that develops novelantibodies for therapeutic, diagnostic and research applications. TheCompany's HuCAL technology is one of the most powerful methodsavailable for generating fully human antibodies. By successfullyapplying this and other proprietary technologies, MorphoSys hasbecome a leader in the field of therapeutic antibodies, one of thefastest-growing drug classes in human health-care. Through itsalliances with some of the world's leading pharmaceutical companies,MorphoSys has created a pipeline of more than 60 drug candidates. TheCompany is expanding its drug pipeline by adding new partneredprograms, and by building a portfolio of fully-owned therapeuticantibodies. For its proprietary portfolio, the Company is focused onthe areas of oncology and inflammation, within which it plans to haveeight active programs by the end of 2009. Its most advanced programis MOR103, a first-in-class, fully human antibody against GM-CSF.MorphoSys expects to commence a Phase Ib/IIa trial of this antibodyin rheumatoid arthritis patients in the second half of 2009. Via itsbusiness unit AbD Serotec, MorphoSys is expanding the reach of itstechnologies in the diagnostics and research markets. MorphoSys isheadquartered in Munich, Germany and listed on the Frankfurt StockExchange under the symbol "MOR". For further information, visithttp://www.morphosys.com/HuCAL®, HuCAL GOLD®, HuCAL PLATINUM® and RapMAT® are registeredtrademarks of MorphoSys AGThis communication contains certain forward-looking statementsconcerning the MorphoSys group of companies. The forward-lookingstatements contained herein represent the judgment of MorphoSys as ofthe date of this release and involve risks and uncertainties. Shouldactual conditions differ from the Company's assumptions, actualresults and actions may differ from those anticipated. MorphoSys doesnot intend to update any of these forward-looking statements as faras the wording of the relevant press release is concerned.For more information, please contact:MorphoSys AGDr. Claudia Gutjahr-LöserHead of Corporate Communications & IRPhone: +49 (0) 89 / 899 27-122claudia.gutjahr-loeser(at)morphosys.comMario BrkuljSenior Manager Corporate Communications & IRPhone: +49 (0) 89 / 899 27-454mario.brkulj(at)morphosys.comJessica KulpiSpecialist Corporate Communications & IRPhone: +49 (0) 89 899 27 332jessica.kulpi(at)morphosys.comhttp://hugin.info/130295/R/1356844/329880.pdfhttp://hugin.info/130295/R/1356844/329897.jpg --- End of Message ---MorphoSys AGLena-Christ-Str. 48 Martinsried / München GermanyWKN: 663200; ISIN: DE0006632003; Index: CDAX, HDAX, Prime All Share, TECH All Share, TecDAX, MIDCAP;Listed: Prime Standard in Frankfurter Wertpapierbörse, Freiverkehr in Börse Berlin, Freiverkehr in Börse Düsseldorf, Freiverkehr in Hanseatische Wertpapierbörse zu Hamburg, Freiverkehr in Niedersächsische Börse zu Hannover, Freiverkehr in Bayerische Börse München, Freiverkehr in Börse Stuttgart, Regulierter Markt in Frankfurter Wertpapierbörse;
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