Hovione's TwinCaps(R) Inhaler in Phase III Clinical Trials for...(n use the shuttle is moved to one side b...)

Date:4/15/2009

n use, the shuttle is moved to one side by the patient to align one chamber of the shuttle with the mouth piece to allow the first inhalation, creating turbulence within the dose chamber and drawing the dry powder into the lung of the patient. The process is then repeated for the second dose chamber, as the shuttle is moved to the opposite side to permit another inhalation to take place. Visit http://www.hovione.com/twincaps.

Daiichi Sankyo has indicated that they are planning to file NDA in Japan in March 2010 and get approval within 2010, while Daiichi Sankyo and Biota are seeking licensees for the drug product collaboratively for the rest of world market. Hovione retains the right to commercialize TwinCaps(R) outside the field of influenza.

Peter Villax, Hovione's Vice President Pharma Business Unit stated "The unique design benefits of TwinCaps(R) including high dose capability, disposability and low cost are predicted to drive growth in Hovione's inhalation business and further leverage our already proven track record in developing inhalation APIs, formulation development and manufacturing services."

About Hovione. Hovione is an international company with 50 years' experience in Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient development and compliant manufacture. With four FDA inspected sites in the US, China, Ireland and Portugal the company focuses on the most demanding customers, in the most regulated markets. The company also offers integrated API, particle design and formulation development and manufacturing. In the inhalation area, Hovione is the only independent company offering such a broad range of services.

For more information about Hovione, please visit the Hovione site at http://www.hovione.com or contact Corporate Communications, Isabel Pina, +351-21-982-9362, e-mail: '/>"/>

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