Zurich (ots)

The Swiss-based company Prionics AG has won the
most highly acclaimed European Biotech Award, the European
Biotechnica Award for Excellence in Biotech Business. The award was
handed over yesterday at the Biotechnica Business Forum in Berlin by
the German Federal Minister of Economic Affairs, Wolfgang Clement.

The international jury awarded the Biotech prize for Prionics'
excellent track record both in research and development and in
marketing and sales.

Prionics is the world leader in mad cow disease testing and one of
the top five companies in food safety diagnostics. The company shot
to fame in 2000 when its BSE tests uncovered the devastating fact
that cattle across Europe had contracted mad cow disease. Prionics,
an ISO 9001 certified company, currently employs 105 people. Its
research team works closely with a network of prion and food safety
experts around the world.

Contact:

Stephanie Musshafen
Corporate Communications Manager
Tel. +41/44/200'20'95
Mobile: +41/79/352'53'16
E-Mail: press.relations@prionics.ch
Internet: http://www.biotechnica.de/50125?x=1