VILLA GUARDIA (COMO), Italy--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 29, 2005--Gentium S.p.A. (AMEX:GNT) (the “Company”) announced today that David E. Kroin has been elected to its Board of Directors. Mr. Kroin is a co-founder and managing director of Great Point Partners, LLC, an asset management firm focused on the healthcare industry, with an emphasis on life sciences.