Regulatory News:
BioAlliance Pharma SA (Euronext Paris - BIO) (Paris:BIO), a company
dedicated to specialty and orphan oncology products, today announced
that it has won first prize in "Deloitte’s Technology Fast 50” 2011
ranking of fastest-growth technologies companies, as well first prices
"Biotech and Health sector” and "Nyse Euronext” in national Fast 50
ranking. BioAlliance Pharma also received first prize in regional
"Ile-de- France Fast 50” ranking.
This ranking is drawn up according to turnover growth over the fiscal
years 2006 to 2010. During this period, BioAlliance Pharma’s earnings
substantially grew (4 800%) to reach €22.5 million in 2010. This strong
increase is due to the steps successfully achieved on Loramyc®
by the Company over the last years: development, registration, price
negotiation and partnership on an international level.
"BioAlliance Pharma’s team is proud of these awards, symbolizing our
know-how and expertise. We belong to the very few small- and
medium-sized innovative companies in this area which have achieved all
these steps. The domain of drug development is a path paved with
difficulties where excellence, engagement and a dose of luck are the
keys of success”, declares Judith Greciet, CEO of BioAlliance
Pharma. "Through all these years, we have pursued a growth strategy
based on a balanced product portfolio in terms of progress phases as
well as market potential. It is the second time BioAlliance ranks first
in the "Deloitte Technology Fast 50”; it represents a strong signal of
our ability to create long-term value. This would have not been possible
without our financial and industrial partners’ confidence and support
all along the way”.
"Inclusion in the first technologies companies with strong growth is
an impressive exploit. We heartily congratulate BioAlliance Pharma on
being on Technology Fast 50 program at Deloitte and for its outstanding
growth rate over 5 years”, declares Ariane Bucaille, partner in
charge of the Technology Fast 50 at Deloitte.
About the Deloitte Technology Fast 50
The Deloitte
Technology Fast 50 was established in San Jose, California, in 1995. The
growing programme now spans the globe and supplements the broader
Deloitte Technology Fast 500 initiative as the local winners are
automatically entered into the Fast 500 programme.
The Technology
Fast 500 EMEA pre-eminent technology awards programme is a ranking of
Europe, the Middle East and Africa's fastest-growing technology
companies based on percentage revenue growth over five years.
To
learn more about a Deloitte Technology Fast 50 programme in France,
please visit our website: www.fast50france.com
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About BioAlliance Pharma
Dedicated to cancer and supportive
care treatment with a focus on resistance targeting and orphan products
–– BioAlliance conceives and develops innovative products, for specialty
markets especially in the hospital setting and for orphan or rare
diseases.
Created in 1997 and introduced to the Euronext Paris
market in 2005, BioAlliance Pharma’s ambition is to become a leading
player in these fields by coupling innovation to patient needs. The
company’s teams have the key competencies required to identify, develop
and register drugs in Europe and the USA; the products’
commercialization rights are licensed to international commercial
partners invested in the hospital setting. In areas where medical needs
are insufficiently met, its targeted approaches help overcome drug
resistance and improve patient health & quality of life.
BioAlliance
Pharma has developed an advanced product portfolio:
Specialty products
Loramyc®/Oravig® (oropharyngeal
candidiasis in immunocompromised patients): Registered in 28 countries
(EU, US, Korea)
Sitavir® (Acyclovir Lauriad TM)
(labialis herpes): Positive phase III final results; registration
status
Fentanyl LauriadTM (chronic cancer pain):
Positive preliminary Phase I results
Orphan Oncology products
Livatag®
(Doxorubicin Transdrug™) in primary) liver cancer:
Authorization for Phase III clinical trial
Clonidine LauriadTM (mucositis):
Phase II on going
AMEP® (invasive melanoma): Phase I on
going
For more information, visit the BioAlliance Pharma web
site at www.bioalliancepharma.com
Disclaimer
This communication expressly or
implicitly contains certain forward-looking statements concerning
BioAlliance Pharma SA and its business. Such statements involve certain
known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which could
cause the actual results, financial condition, performance or
achievements of BioAlliance Pharma SA to be materially different from
any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by
such forward-looking statements. BioAlliance Pharma SA is providing this
communication as of this date and does not undertake to update any
forward-looking statements contained herein as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise.
For a discussion
of risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results, financial
condition, performance or achievements of BioAlliance Pharma SA to
differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements, please
refer to the Risk Factors ("Facteurs de Risque") section of the 2010
Reference Document filed with the AMF on April 7, 2011, which is
available on the AMF website (http://www.amf-france.org)
or on BioAlliance Pharma SA's website (http://www.bioalliancepharma.com).
