Basilea's Chief Technology Officer Dr. Ingrid Heinze-Krauss to retire and Dr. Günter Ditzinger named as successor

Basilea Pharmaceutica AG / Basilea's Chief Technology Officer Dr. Ingrid Heinze-Krauss to retire and Dr. Günter Ditzinger named as successor . Processed and transmitted by NASDAQ OMX Corporate Solutions. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.

Basel, Switzerland, August 28, 2015 - Basilea Pharmaceutica Ltd. (SIX: BSLN) reports today that Dr. Ingrid Heinze-Krauss will retire after 15 years with the company. Basilea named Dr. Günter Ditzinger, currently Head of Pharmaceutics, to succeed Dr. Heinze-Krauss in the role of Chief Technology Officer and as a member of the management committee effective February 1, 2016.

Dr. Ditzinger joined Basilea in 2002 as CMC Project Leader & Pharmaceutical Development Manager. He was promoted in 2009 to Head of Pharmaceutics in which position he led the pharmaceutical development and manufacturing group and acted as Dr. Heinze-Krauss' deputy. Prior to joining Basilea, he held various positions with increasing responsibility at Hoechst Marion Roussel in Frankfurt, Germany and at Novartis Pharma AG in Basel, Switzerland.

Dr. Ditzinger holds a PhD in Pharmaceutical Technology from the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University in Frankfurt/Main, Germany.

Ronald Scott, Basilea's Chief Executive Officer, commented: "We are very pleased that Dr. Günter Ditzinger will assume the role of Chief Technology Officer of the company following Dr. Ingrid Heinze-Krauss' retirement. Günter has profound knowledge and broad experience in all aspects of technical development and operations, from early stage development through the commercial phase. Günter is also uniquely qualified as a deputy head and longstanding member of the Technical Operations management team to succeed Dr. Heinze-Krauss as Chief Technology Officer. Dr. Ingrid Heinze-Krauss joined Basilea at its founding in 2000. She established Basilea's Technical Operations department and has managed the group since 2004. We wish to sincerely thank Ingrid for her commitment and valuable contributions to Basilea's success during all these years."

About Basilea

Basilea Pharmaceutica Ltd. is a biopharmaceutical company developing products that address increasing resistance and non-response to current treatment options in the therapeutic areas of bacterial infections, fungal infections and cancer. The company uses the integrated research, development and commercial operations of its subsidiary Basilea Pharmaceutica International Ltd. to discover, develop and commercialize innovative pharmaceutical products to meet the medical needs of patients with serious and potentially life-threatening conditions. Basilea Pharmaceutica Ltd. is headquartered in Basel, Switzerland and listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange (SIX: BSLN). Additional information can be found at Basilea's website www.basilea.com.

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