OPKO Granted Patent from European Patent Office for Lagova™

MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

OPKO Health, Inc. OPK, a multinational biopharmaceutical and diagnostics company, today announced that the European Patent Office granted OPKO a patent covering the company's long-acting CTP-enhanced human growth hormone product (Lagova), including composition of matter and associated methods.

The new patent provides OPKO with additional intellectual property protection covering Lagova in Europe, on top of other patents that were previously granted in the U.S. by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. OPKO recently announced strong positive results from a Phase 2 study of Lagova in children with growth hormone deficiency. A Phase 3 of Lagova in adults with growth hormone deficiency is ongoing.

About Lagova (hGH-CTP)

In June 2013, OPKO initiated a multi-center worldwide pivotal Phase 3 clinical trial in adults for its proprietary long-acting version of Lagova. Lagova has been awarded orphan drug designation in the U.S. and Europe for both adults and children with growth hormone deficiency.

ABOUT OPKO HEALTH

OPKO is a multinational biopharmaceutical and diagnostics company that seeks to establish industry-leading positions in large, rapidly growing markets by leveraging its discovery, development and commercialization expertise and novel and proprietary technologies. For more information, visit http://www.opko.com.

SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT

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