euro adhoc: Intercell AG / Joint Ventures/Cooperation/Collaboration / Alliance with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on research and development of a novel Pneumococcus vaccine (E)

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20.10.2005

Vienna, Austria, October 20, 2005 - Vaccine Company Intercell AG (VSE, "ICLL")
reports significant pre-clinical progress for its protein-based Pneumococcus
vaccine as one of its next lead vaccine candidates and entered today into an
alliance with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta,
US for further development in this field. There is a high unmet medical need for
a novel and safe vaccine especially in the elderly population. The currently
approved vaccine against S. pneumoniae only partially covers the 90 different S.
pneumonia serotypes. With the new vaccine, Intercell is aiming to prevent
infection by all serotypes.

S. pneumoniae affects adults and children leading to upper and lower respiratory
infections (pneumonia, otitis media, meningitis, bacteraemia) or even death.
With 3.6 million deaths worldwide each year, acute respiratory infections like
pneumonia and influenza belong to the most dangerous infectious diseases (WHO,
2001). CDC estimates that S. pneumoniae causes 175,000 hospitalizations with
38,000 cases of severe infections, including bloodstream infections and
meningitis, in the United States each year. In developing countries it is one of
the leading causes of death, one in every 10 deaths in young children is
attributable to this infection. Moreover, more than 10 million cases of middle
ear infections occur annually in young children in the US and Europe.

About Intercell AG:
Intercell AG is a fast growing biotechnology company focusing on the design and
development of novel vaccines for prevention and treatment of diseases with
substantial unaddressed medical need. The Company’s unique position is based on
the combination of antigens and immunizers (adjuvants) derived from its
proprietary technology platforms and its in-house GMP manufacturing facilities.
Intercell’s technology has been endorsed by collaborative agreements with a
number of global pharmaceutical companies, including sanofi pasteur, Merck&Co.,
Inc., SciGen Ltd. and the Statens Serum Institut. The Company has a broad
development pipeline with a vaccine for Japanese Encephalitis in Phase III, a
vaccine for Hepatitis C undergoing Phase II trials, and five products focused on
infectious diseases in the pre-clinical phase. Intercell is listed on the Vienna
stock exchange under the symbol "ICLL".
For more information please visit: www.intercell.com

This communication expressly or implicitly contains certain forward-looking
statements concerning Intercell AG and its business. Such statements involve
certain known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which could
cause the actual results, financial condition, performance or achievements of
Intercell AG to be materially different from any future results, performance or
achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Intercell
AG is providing this communication as of this date and does not undertake to
update any forward-looking statements contained herein as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise.

Further inquiry note:
Intercell AG
Mag. Katharina Wieser
Head of Corporate Communications
Tel. +43 1 20620-303
[email protected]

end of announcement euro adhoc 20.10.2005 07:30:00
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emitter: Intercell AG
Campus Vienna Biocenter 6
A-1030 Wien
phone: +43 1 20620-0
FAX: +43 1 20620-800
mail: [email protected]
WWW: www.intercell.com
ISIN: AT0000612601
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