GlaxoSmithKline and Cellzome Announce Major Strategi...(technology to thediscovery and developme...)

Date:9/10/2008

technology to the discovery and development of innovative small-molecule kinase inhibitors targeting key inflammatory mediators such as PI3Kg and d, Zap-70, Jak3 and mTOR, as potential oral therapeutics for rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, inflammatory bowel disease, psoriasis and asthma.

In addition to the GSK collaboration, Cellzome has an alliance with Johnson & Johnson focused on the discovery of novel medicines for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease. Cellzome's holding company is domiciled in the US and it employs about 90 people at its two operating subsidiaries in Cambridge, UK and Heidelberg, Germany. To learn more about Cellzome, please visit the website: http://www.cellzome.com.

About GlaxoSmithKline (LSE & NYSE: GSK)

GlaxoSmithKline - one of the world's leading research-based pharmaceutical and healthcare companies - is committed to improving the quality of human life by enabling people to do more, feel better and live longer. For detailed company information, see GlaxoSmithKline's website: http://www.gsk.com.

Cautionary statement regarding forward-looking statements

Under the safe harbor provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, GSK cautions investors that any forward-looking statements or projections made by GSK, including those made in this announcement, are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. Factors that may affect GSK' s operations are described under 'Risk Factors' in the 'Business Review' in the company' s Annual Report on Form 20-F for 2007.

About Kinases

Kinases are important enzymes because they are responsible for either activating or inhibiting proteins within cell signaling pathways. As a result of their importance, approximately 30% of current discovery and development spending focu
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