Information regarding Active Biotech’s candidate drug laquinimod

Lund November 2, 2011 - During Teva's 3(rd) Quarter 2011 Results Conference Call
today, Teva's CEO Shlomo Yanai commented "Last week we held a meeting with the
FDA to discuss the NDA for laquinimod. Following the meeting we now believe that
it would be premature to file NDA at this time. The FDA has offered to work with
us to determine the best design for conducting an additional trial".



Active Biotech AB (publ)

Tomas Leanderson
President & CEO



For further information, please contact
Tomas Leanderson, President & CEO
Tel: +46 46 19 20 95
tomas.leanderson@activebiotech.com



ABOUT ACTIVE BIOTECH
Active Biotech AB (NASDAQ OMX NORDIC: ACTI) is a biotechnology company with
focus on autoimmune/inflammatory diseases and cancer. Projects in or entering
pivotal phase are laquinimod, an orally administered small molecule with unique
immunomodulatory properties for the treatment of multiple sclerosis, TASQ for
prostate cancer as well as 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 & Systemic Sclerosis and RhuDex(TM)
for RA. Please visit www.activebiotech.comfor 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

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information in this press release public. The information was submitted for
publication at 14:30 a.m. CET on November 2, 2011.




Information regarding Active Biotech’s candidate drug laquinimod:
http://hugin.info/1002/R/1560205/482628pdf




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