17th Jul 2015 07:00
Notice of Annual General Meeting
Leverkusen, 17 July 2015 - Biofrontera AG announces that it has posted a Notice of its Annual Shareholder Assembly ("Assembly") to shareholders. The Assembly will be held at 10.00am on 28 August 2015 at Forum Leverkusen, Agam-Saal, Am Büchelter Hof 9, 51373 Leverkusen. The Notice of Assembly will also be available on the Company's website today at www.biofrontera.com.
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Enquiries, please contact:
Biofrontera AG Prof. Hermann Lübbert, Chief Executive Officer Thomas Schaffer, Chief Financial Officer | +49 (0) 214 87 63 2 0 press@biofrontera.com www.biofrontera.com |
IR Germany: Brainwell Asset Solutions Jürgen Benker | +49 (0) 152 08931514 |
Nomad and Broker: Shore Capital Bidhi Bhoma / Toby Gibbs | +44(0) 20 7408 4090 |
IR UK: Seton Services Toni Vallen | +44(0) 20 7603 6797 |
Financial PR: Gable Communications John Bick / Justine James | +44(0) 20 7193 7463 +44 (0)7872 061007 |
Background:
Biofrontera Group (FSE/AIM: B8F, ISIN DE0006046113) is a biopharmaceutical company specialising in the development, sale and distribution of drugs and medical cosmetics for the care and treatment of skin diseases. Biofrontera's most important product is Ameluz®, a prescription drug which is approved in Europe for the treatment of mild and moderate actinic keratosis (superficial skin cancer) with photodynamic therapy (light therapy). Biofrontera is the first German pharmaceutical start-up company to obtain centralised approval for a drug it has developed itself. The company also plans for Ameluz® to be approved for basal cell carcinoma and is currently preparing for approval in other countries, especially in the largest pharmaceutical market in the world, the United States.
The company also markets the Belixos® dermatological range of cosmetics. Belixos® products contain combinations of active substances extracted from plants, relieve itching and redness and are used for the regenerative care of chronic skin conditions such as atopic dermatitis or psoriasis. At the moment, Belixos® cream, gel and scalp tonic are available through Amazon.
The Biofrontera Group was established in 1997 by Prof. Dr Hermann Lübbert, the Chairman of the company's Management Board, and has its headquarters in Leverkusen, Germany.
www.biofrontera.com
This communication expressly or implicitly contains certain forward-looking statements concerning the business activities of Biofrontera AG. These forward-looking statements reflect the opinion of Biofrontera at the time of this communication and involve certain known and unknown risks. The actual results achieved by Biofrontera may differ significantly from future results or performances which are published in its forward-looking statements. Biofrontera assumes no responsibility to update its forward-looking statements.
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