Leiden, The Netherlands, December 17, 2007. Biotech company Pharming Group NV (“Pharming”) (NYSE Euronext: PHARM) announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary DNage BV (“DNage”) will participate in a TI Pharma consortium that brings together leading researchers from academia and industry in the field of neurodegeneration and drug development. The collaboration exemplifies Pharming’s strategy to expand its research engine and to strengthen its product pipeline.