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Date:6/10/2008

ondon) and its peptide and protein engineering platform give the Group a competitive edge in gaining access to leading university research teams and highly qualified personnel. More than 700 people in R&D are dedicated to the discovery and development of innovative drugs for patient care. This strategy is also supported by an active policy of partnerships. In 2007, Research and Development expenditure was about euro 185 million, in excess of 20% of consolidated sales, which amounted to euro 920.5 million while total revenues amounted to euro 993.8 million. Ipsen's shares are traded on Segment A of Eurolist by Euronext(TM) (stock code: IPN, ISIN code: FR0010259150). Ipsen's shares are eligible to the "Service de Reglement Differe" ("SRD") and the Group is part of the SBF 120 index. For more information on Ipsen, visit our website at http://www.ipsen.com.

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References

1. Eight Weeks of Treatment with the Long-Acting, Human GLP-1 Analogue

R1583 Improves Glycemic Control and Lowers Body Weight in Subjects with

Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) Treated with Metformin: A Double-Blind

Placebo-Controlled Phase 2 Study. Abstract number A-1604 Presented on

June 7th 2008 at the 68th Scientific Session of the American Diabetes

Association, San Francisco.

2. Safety and Tolerability of High Doses of the Long-Acting, Human GLP-1

Analogue R1583 in Diabetic Subjects Treated with Metformin: A Double-

Blind, Placebo-Controlled Phase 2 Study. Abstract number A-2434.

Presented on June 9th 2008 at the 68th Scientific Session of the

American Diabetes Association, San Francisco.

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