Zwijnaarde, Belgium, June 1st, 2007 - Devgen NV (Euronext: DEVG), a leading European biotech company, today announced the appointment of Pol Bamelis as Chairman of the board. Dr.Bamelis is a senior figure in the agro and pharma industry. He holds board positions in a wide range of Belgian and foreign companies and he is also a member of the board of the University of Leuven. Dr.Bamelis was chairman of the Agfa group from 2002 until mid 2005 and of Crop Design in Ghent until mid 2006.
