Russian pharmaceutical company NovaMedica announces the opening of its US office

   
•        NovaMedica is a new pharmaceutical company, established as an integral part of the $760 million USD collaboration between the Russian high-technology investment fund RUSNANO and the American health care venture fund Domain Associates LLC.

   
•        NovaMedica was formed specifically to be the development, marketing and operational arm, taking the highly innovative next-generation products from the collaboration, and commercializing them in Russia and the CIS.

   Moscow, November 12, 2012 – NovaMedica, a company whose mission is to commercialize highly innovative pharmaceutical products in Russia and the CIS, today announces the opening of its US office.

   NovaMedica is a newly established pharmaceutical company created by the Domain Associates, a leading US life sciences venture capital firm and RUSNANO, a Russian high-technology investment fund.  The partners have committed to invest in emerging companies, developing innovative pharmaceuticals, devices, and diagnostics, and bring these products to the markets in Russia and the Community of Independent States (CIS). The total budget of the program is $760 Million USD, and includes the creation of a state of the art manufacturing facility. NovaMedica was formed to exclusively commercialize the highly innovative products coming from this partnership that have significant value in the Russian market.

   “With many products set to move into NovaMedica from the Domain family of companies, we believe NovaMedica is uniquely positioned to facilitate innovative drug development and accelerate corporate growth. Our company is simply the partner of choice for Russia and CIS”, - said COO, Pharmaceutical Director and board member of NovaNedica Fabrice Egros, - “The opening of the US office will allow for efficient and rapid interactions with our current and future partners.”

   Headquartered in Moscow (Russia), the new US office has been established in Princeton, New Jersey.

   Mary Anderson will lead the company's business development efforts in the US office.

   Ms. Anderson has over 22 years of international licensing and business development experience, in-licensing innovative products at all stages of clinical development as well as marketed products. Prior to coming to NovaMedica, Ms. Anderson’s experience included five years as Head of Licensing and business development for the oncology division of Merck KGaA, the global pharmaceutical and chemical company. She also played an integral role in Merck's €10.6 billion purchase of Serono, the biotech firm headquartered in Geneva Switzerland. Prior to Merck KgaA, Ms. Anderson held various business development positions including serving ten years at Bayer AG headquartered in Leverkusen, Germany, in various capacities related to business development, strategic planning, and research. Ms. Anderson earned her BA in Biochemistry from California State Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo, California, USA and her MBA from St. Mary’s University, Moraga, California, USA.

   About RUSNANO

   RUSNANO was established in March 2011 as an open joint stock company through the reorganization of the state corporation Russian Corporation of Nanotechnologies. RUSNANO's mission is to develop the Russian nanotechnology industry through co-investment in nanotechnology projects with substantial economic potential or social benefit. The Government of the Russian Federation owns 100 percent of the shares in RUSNANO. Work to establish a nanotechnology infrastructure and training for nanotechnology specialists, formerly conducted by the Russian Corporation of Nanotechnologies, has been entrusted to the Fund for Infrastructure and Educational Programs, a non-commercial fund also established through the reorganization of the Russian Corporation of Nanotechnologies.

   About Domain Associates

   Founded in 1985, Domain Associates, L.L.C. is a venture capital firm with an exclusive focus on life sciences. With $2.4 billion of capital under management, Domain is headquartered in Princeton, NJ with a second office in San Diego, CA. Domain’s three major investment segments are pharmaceuticals, specialty pharmaceuticals, and medical devices, while additional areas of interest include biomaterials, bioinstrumentation, and diagnostics. The Partners of Domain have a total of close to 200 person-years of experience among them in the healthcare/venture capital industries and have been involved in the formation and growth of more than 235 life-sciences companies. The highly focused network, experience, and reputation of this team have made it one of the top private-equity groups participating in the healthcare field.

   Contacts: Mary L. Anderson, Vice President, Business Development

   Telephone: 609 937 7543

   E-mail: manderson.us@novamedica.com

   Web-site: www.novamedica.com