Biotechnology Pioneer Jean-Paul Clozel Named Ernst & Young LLP World Entrepreneur Of The Year 2008

MONTE CARLO, Monaco--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dr. Jean-Paul Clozel, founder of Switzerland’s Actelion Pharmaceuticals Ltd., a pioneering biotechnology company, was last night named the Ernst & Young World Entrepreneur Of The Year 2008 at an awards ceremony held in Monte Carlo’s Salle des Etoiles. Clozel was picked from among entrepreneurs representing more than 40 countries who were vying for the title.