Research Collaboration with Janssen

Press Release Skyline Diagnostics establishes Research Collaboration with Janssen

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Rotterdam, July 6th 2011 – Skyline Diagnostics B.V. (Skyline), a biotechnology company

focusing on development and marketing of gene signature-based diagnostic assays based in

The Netherlands, today announced that it has signed a Research Agreement with Johnson &

Johnson Pharmaceutical Research and Development division of Janssen Pharmaceutica N.V.

(Janssen). Under the agreement Skyline, using its proprietary knowledge and technologies in

the area of genetic profiling and bioinformatics will work with Janssen to generate and analyze

diagnostic information related to the use of an undisclosed, marketed compound. Under the

terms of the agreement, Skyline will receive R&D funding and could receive payments on

the achievement of certain research milestones. Financial details of the agreement were

not disclosed.

 

‘We are very pleased with extension of this exciting companion diagnostic program’ said

Henk Viëtor, CEO of Skyline Diagnostics, ‘this collaboration will provide both companies the

opportunity to develop a unique personalized medicine approach to help identify patients at

increased risk of side effects’.

 

About Skyline Diagnostics BV

Skyline Diagnostic with its headquarters in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, develops and markets

array-based diagnostic tests using gene signatures for personalized medicine. The company

has successfully translated several important scientific discoveries into diagnostics. These

products, called Profilers, are based on gene expression and offer a high additional clinical

value. Skyline Diagnostics’ Profilers will provide the clinician in-depth insight in the prognosis of

individual patients and facilitate the treatment decision making process. The company has built

strong collaborations with leading scientists and has strategic alliances with industrial partners

for distribution and manufacturing, including a ‘Powered by Affymetrix’ partnership.

 

Skyline Diagnostics B.V. contact

Henk Viëtor +31 (0)10 703 84 10

E-mail info@skyline-diagnostics.com

Website http://www.skyline-diagnostics.com

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