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Change in the Management of Neurotune AG

01-27-2009 03:17 PM CET | Health & Medicine

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/ PR Agency: Biotech Consulting
Schlieren, 26th January 2009. Neurotune AG, a Swiss biopharmaceutical company, announces a change in the management. Starting March 1st 2009, Dr. Bruno Oesch will take over the position of Chief Executive Officer from Dr. Andreas J. Schulze, who joined Neurotune in 2005 and is holding the position of CEO since 2006. Andreas J. Schulze will leave at his request to take on a fresh challenge in another company shortly.

Bruno Oesch is co-founder of Prionics AG and Neurotune AG. Serving as Chairman of the Board of Directors since Neurotune’s foundation in 2005 he has been significantly involved in the strategic alignment of the company.

About Neurotune AG
Neurotune was incorporated in January 2005 and has its domicile in Schlieren, Switzerland. Neurotune develops small-molecular drugs to treat disorders of the human nervous system.

CONTACT
neurotune ag
Mrs. Nadia De Marinis
Assistant to the CEO
Wagistrasse 27 a
8952 Schlieren
Switzerland
www.neurotune.com
Phone +41 44 200 21 95
Fax +41 44 200 21 80
nadia.demarinis@neurotune.com

Media enquiries
Dr. Holger Bengs
Biotech Consulting
Phone +49 69 6199 4273
Fax +49 69 6199 4249
info@holgerbengs.de

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