ThromboGenics to present microplasmin Phase III trial data at 28th ASRS and 10th EURETINA Congress

ThromboGenics NV (Euronext Brussels: THR), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of innovative treatments for eye disease, announces that data from the second Phase III trial of microplasmin (TG-MV-007) for the non-surgical treatment of vitreomacular adhesion (VMA), are to be presented at the 28th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Retina Specialists (ASRS) and the 10th EURETINA Congress. Positive data from the first Phase III trial of microplasmin (TG-MV-006), previously disclosed at the World Ophthalmology Congress in June, will also be presented at both conferences.

The schedule of presentations for both upcoming conferences is as follows: ASRS (American Society of Retina Specialists) Congress to be held 28 August - 1 September in Vancouver, BC, Canada - August 31: Dr. J. Michael Jumper of West Coast Retina and U.C. San Francisco (California, USA) will present results from the TG-MV-007 trial. - August 31: Dr. Kirk Packo of Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA, will present data from the TG-MV-006 trial.

The Annual Meeting of ASRS is the largest gathering of retina specialists in the United States. The acceptance of these two presentations demonstrates the growing interest amongst the retina community in microplasmin's potential to offer an effective, convenient, non-surgical treatment option for a range of retinal diseases.

EURETINA (European Society of Retina Specialists) Congress to be held 2-5 September in Paris, France - September 4: Professor Peter Stalmans of University Hospitals Leuven, Belgium, lead investigator of the TG-MV-007 trial, will present results of this trial at the main session of the Congress. - September 3: Dr. Victor Gonzalez of Valley Retina Institute, Texas, USA, will present data from the TG-MV-006 trial.

The EURETINA congress is one of the largest gatherings of retina specialists in Europe and an excellent platform to raise awareness of the potential of microplasmin.

The full results of the TG-MV-006 study were presented at the World Ophthalmology Congress in Berlin on 6 June 2010 by Dr. Matthew Benz of The Methodist Hospital, Texas, USA. Details of these results can be found in the press release dated 6 June 2010, available at http://www.thrombogenics.com.