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Galapagos and Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Therapeutics announce drug discovery collaboration
Date:11/29/2007

Mechelen, Belgium and Bethesda, Maryland, USA; 29 November 2007 Galapagos NV (Euronext & LSE: GLPG) and Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Therapeutics, Inc. (CFFT), the non-profit affiliate of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, announced today a new collaboration aimed at discovering new treatments for cystic fibrosis. This new agreement between CFFT and Galapagos BioFocus DPI service division is worth up to 5.5 million euros ($8.1 million U.S. dollars) for Galapagos.

The collaboration will combine two key strengths of BioFocus DPI expertise in natural product drug discovery and screening in cells derived from patients. Specifically, the collaboration aims to identify small molecules derived from natural sources that improve the function of a defective protein found in people who have cystic fibrosis. The protein is called CFTR - cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator. To advance the search for a cure for cystic fibrosis, CFFT funds promising scientific research in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry and academia worldwide.

Under the terms of the agreement, Galapagos stands to receive up to 1.6 million ($2.4 million) in upfront and research fees over the next two years, and up to 3.8 million ($5.7 million) in success-based milestone payments, should certain clinical development criteria be met.

This drug discovery collaboration is in addition to an ongoing target discovery program established between CFFT and BioFocus DPI in April 2005.

We are excited to take advantage of the innovative drug discovery approach developed by BioFocus DPI and the companys extensive expertise in natural compounds, said Robert J. Beall, Ph.D., President and CEO of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. By exploring compounds derived from natural sources, our goal is to increase the number and diversity of drug candidates in development to treat cystic fibrosis.

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Contact: Lily Mccutchan
lmccutchan@cff.org
301-841-2674
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
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