Active Biotech’s partner Teva comments on DEFINE study results in Multiple Sclerosis

Apr 26, 2011 07:00 (CEST) 
Read   Teva  Pharmaceutical  Industries  Ltd's  (NASDAQ:  TEVA)  complete  press
releasehere.

For  further information on Active Biotech's and Teva's oral MS drug laquinimod,
please visit www.tevapharm.comor www.activebiotech.com
.



Lund, April 26, 2011

Active Biotech AB (publ)

Tomas Leanderson
President & CEO



For further information, please contact:
Göran Forsberg
Vice President Investor Relations & Business Development
Tel +46 (0)46 19 11 54


Active  Biotech AB  (NASDAQ OMX  NORDIC: ACTI)  is a  biotechnology company with
focus  on autoimmune/inflammatory diseases and cancer. Projects in pivotal phase
are   laquinimod,   an   orally   administered   small   molecule   with  unique
immunomodulatory  properties for the  treatment of multiple  sclerosis, TASQ for
prostate  cancer and  ANYARA for  use in  cancer targeted  therapy, primarily of
renal  cell  cancer.  In  addition,  laquinimod  is  in Phase II development for
Crohn's  and Lupus.  Further projects  in clinical  development comprise the two
orally  administered compounds, 57- 57 for SLE and Systemic Sclerosis as well as
RhuDex(TM) for RA. Please visit www.activebiotech.com  for more information.

Active Biotech AB (Corp. Reg. No. 556223-9227)
Box 724, SE-220 07 Lund
Tel: +46 46 19 20 00
Fax: +46 46 19 11 00

Active  Biotech is obligated to publish  the information contained in this press
release  in accordance with the Swedish  Securities Market Act. This information
was  provided  to  the  media  for  publication  on  April  26, 2011, at  07:00
a.m.



Active Biotech’s partner Teva comments on DEFINE :
http://hugin.info/1002/R/1508761/443591pdf




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