Photocure ASA

Regulatory Filings • Sep 22, 2015

Photocure announces grant of new European patent for Cevira®

Photocure announces grant of new European patent for Cevira®

Oslo, September 22, 2015 - Photocure (OSE: PHO), a specialty pharmaceutical

company focused on photodynamic technologies in cancer and dermatology today

announces that a new patent for Cevira has been granted in Europe.

Cevira is one of Photocure's promising pipeline products and is being developed

as a new and innovative breakthrough for the treatment of precancerous lesions

of the cervix. The newly granted patent protects the Cevira device including its

use in combination with the Cevira drug until 2029.

This key patent in Photocure's Cevira portfolio complements the company's

proprietary European patent, which claims different aspects of the Cevira device

and Photocure's registered European Community design, which covers the

appearance of the device, i.e. lines, contours, colours, shape, texture and/or

materials. The patent expires in 2029, while the design expires in April 2038.

In US, Photocure has patents granted to 2030.

The approval of this latest patent is a key milestone for us in our continued

work to secure the long-term value of Cevira. The new patent further strengthens

Photocure's robust patent portfolio and provides Cevira market exclusivity for

the long-term. Cevira is a key asset for us, with the potential to not only

treat HPV induced cervical high grade disease but also to prevent the

development of cervical cancer, which affects more than 500,000 women annually."

said Kjetil Hestdal, President and CEO of Photocure.

For further information, please contact:

Photocure

President & CEO Kjetil Hestdal

Tel: + 47 913 19 535, Email: kh@photocure.no

CFO Erik Dahl

Tel: +47 450 55 000, Email: ed@photocure.no

Notes to editors

About Photocure ASA

Photocure, headquartered in Oslo Norway, is a specialty pharmaceutical company

and world leader in photodynamic technology. Based on our unique proprietary

Photocure Technology(TM) platform, Photocure develops and commercializes highly

selective and effective solutions within disease areas with high unmet medical

need, such as bladder cancer, HPV and precancerous cervical lesions, colorectal

cancer and skin conditions. Our aim is to provide solutions which can improve

health outcomes for patients worldwide. Photocure is listed on the Oslo Stock

Exchange (OSE: PHO). Information about Photocure is available at

www.photocure.com.

About Cevira®

Cevira® is being developed as an intravaginal drug-device combination with an

integrated light source based on Photocure Technology(TM) for the treatment of

HPV and precancerous cervical lesions.

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