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Cytos Biotechnology AG: First Quarter Report 2009

Cytos Biotechnology AG / Quarter Results

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Cytos Biotechnology Ltd First Quarter Report 2009 as of March 31, 2009

Summary of Q1 2009

  - Cytos Biotechnology announced alignment of resources following a
    setback in the development of its hypertension vaccine CYT006-AngQb

  - Recruitment of allergic patients for phase IIb dose-finding study with
    CYT003-QbG10 completed

  - Upcoming events

        - Presentation of phase II study results for CYT003-QbG10
          monotherapy at the XXVIII Congress of the European Academy of
          Allergy and Clinical Immunology, June 9, 2009, Warsaw, Poland

        - Company presentation at the 6th Annual Bank of America-Merrill
          Lynch Pan-European Biotech/Medtech Conference, May 19, 2009,
          London, UK

  - Financial summary


                                       Q1 2009          Q1 2008
Revenues                 CHF million   0.3              0.3
Net operating costs      CHF million   (11.0)           (10.5)
Net loss                 CHF million   (11.8)           (10.2)

                                       March 31, 2009   December 31, 2008
Cash, cash equivalents,  CHF million   87.9             98.0
financial assets
and trade receivables

Full-time employees      number        133              132


The complete First Quarter Report can be downloaded on Cytos Biotechnology's website under the following link: http://www.cytos.com/userfiles/file/Cytos_Q1_2009_E.pdf About Cytos Biotechnology Cytos Biotechnology Ltd is a public Swiss biotechnology company that specializes in the discovery, development and commercialization of a new class of biopharmaceutical products - the Immunodrugs(TM). Immunodrugs(TM) are intended for use in the treatment and prevention of common chronic diseases, which afflict millions of people worldwide. Immunodrugs(TM) are designed to instruct the patient's immune system to produce desired therapeutic antibody or T cell responses that modulate chronic disease processes. Taking advantage of the high flexibility of its Immunodrug(TM) platform, Cytos Biotechnology has built a diversified pipeline of different Immunodrug(TM) candidates in various disease areas, of which five are currently in clinical development. The Immunodrug(TM) candidates are developed both in-house and together with Novartis, Pfizer, and Pfizer Animal Health. Founded in 1995 as a spin-off from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich, the company is located in Schlieren (Zurich). Currently, the company has 133 employees. Cytos Biotechnology Ltd is listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange (SIX:CYTN). Jakob Schlapbach, MBA Chief Financial Officer Cytos Biotechnology Ltd Wagistrasse 25, Postfach CH-8952 Schlieren (Zurich) Tel. +41 44 733 46 46 Fax. +41 44 733 47 02 e-mail: jakob.schlapbach@cytos.com www.cytos.com 22.04.2009 Financial News transmitted by DGAP ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Issuer: Cytos Biotechnology AG Wagistr. 25 8952 Schlieren Schweiz Phone: +41 44 733 4747 Fax: +41 44 733 4740 E-mail: info@cytos.com Internet: www.cytos.com ISIN: CH0011025217, CH0029060735 WKN: - Listed: Freiverkehr in Berlin, München, Stuttgart; Open Market in Frankfurt; Foreign Exchange(s) SWX End of News DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------