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 News Release - July 28, 2009

Laureate Pharma Appoints Daniel E. Leone as Vice President of Business Development

Addition to Leadership Team with more than 20 Years Experience in Business Development, Contract Manufacturing, Pharmaceuticals and Specialty Chemicals

PRINCETON, N.J., July 28 -- (Healthcare Sales & Marketing Network) -- Laureate Pharma, Inc., a full-service biopharmaceutical development and protein production company, today announced the appointment of Daniel E. Leone as Vice President of Business Development. Mr. Leone will be responsible for Laureate's worldwide business development activities, including sales and marketing. He will be supporting the company's contract development, manufacturing, and bioprocessing business.

"We are pleased to welcome Dan to Laureate's Leadership Team," said Robert J. Broeze, Ph.D., President and CEO of Laureate. "Dan is a seasoned executive with more than 20 years of experience in business development and he brings an impressive background that includes broad international business development and management experience in Contract Manufacturing, pharmaceuticals and specialty chemicals. His capabilities include strong leadership, and strategic and organizational skills that have produced positive results in early stage and mature businesses."

Most recently Dan served as Executive Director of Contract Manufacturing at Ben Venue Laboratories where he was responsible for Sales, Marketing and New Business Development for its parenteral Contract Manufacturing services business. Prior to Ben Venue, Dan was the Vice President of Business Operations at Boehringer Ingelheim Chemicals where he was responsible for Sales, Marketing, New Business Development and Supply Chain Management for its active pharmaceutical ingredients business. Prior to BI, Dan held positions of increasing responsibility at Hoechst Corporation. While at Hoechst Dan served as their Global Director, Ventures in Hoechst's Research and Technology Division where he was responsible for general management of several early stage businesses. Dan earned an MBA from Duke University and Masters and Bachelors degrees in Chemical Engineering from Manhattan College.

About Laureate Pharma

Laureate Pharma is a full-service biopharmaceutical development and protein production company located in Princeton, New Jersey. Laureate Pharma offers superior bioprocessing services that accelerate new products from development through production. Laureate provides a wide range of specialized services from process design and development to full-scale cGMP production, purification, aseptic filling, testing, validation, analytical services, and regulatory support. Laureate is focused on two active segments of the biopharmaceutical industry: monoclonal antibodies and recombinant protein products. For more information, contact us at info@laureatepharma.com or visit www.laureatepharma.com.


Source: Laureate Pharma

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