Medivir: Medivir reinforces its development department

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Medivir reinforces its development department Assoc. Prof. Börje Darpö has today been appointed Vice President, Pharmaceutical Development with responsibility for the company's clinical development projects. He will be a member of the Medivir management group. Medivir currently has one project in phase III clinical trials (Lipsovir®), three projects in phase II and two in phase I. Two of these projects, MIV-710 and Lipsovir® are currently being pursued under Medivir direction, while collaborating partners are responsible for development of the others. Börje Darpö is an MD with specialist qualifications in cardiology and internal medicine. He has had several leading positions within Pharmacia, Quintiles and Pfizer, and has most recently had the position of Head of Global Medicine and Vice President of the Japanese pharmaceutical company Daiichi Medical Research. Börje Darpö has also been advisor to the European Agency for the Evaluation of Medicinal Products (EMEA) and has represented the European industry within ICH, the coordinating body for authorities and industry in Japan, Europe and the USA. "Börjes solid experience with international drug development makes him extremely valuable in the task of bringing Medivir's most mature projects further towards new partnerships and marketing authorization", says Medivir's CEO Lars Adlersson. "I am impressed at the potential in Medivir's pharmaceutical project portfolio and look forward to contributing to moving them forward at the greatest possible speed", says Börje Darpö. Medivir's management group consists of Lars Adlersson (CEO), Per Baumann (VP, Business Control), Börje Darpö (VP, Pharmaceutical Development), Rein Piir (CFO & VP, Investor Relations), Bertil Samuelsson (VP, Discovery Research), Tom Schlossman (General Counsel) and Paul Wallace (VP, Business Development) FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: Rein Piir, CFO & VP, Investor Relations, Medivir AB +46 708 53 72 92 For more information about Medivir, please see the Medivir website: www.medivir.se ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by Waymaker http://www.waymaker.net The following files are available for download: http://wpy.waymaker.net/client/waymaker1/f.aspx?id=371650&fn=wkr0001.pdf