HANNOVER, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The winner of the 2009 EUROPEAN BIOTECHNICA AWARD is NovImmune SA from Switzerland. This biopharmaceutical company duly receives the lion’s share of the €100,000 prize money, which is awarded each year by Deutsche Messe AG and its partners. The aim of the award is to celebrate the achievements of innovative European companies in the field of biotechnology and the life sciences. EU Commissioner Janez Potocnik presented the prizes at yesterday’s opening ceremony for BIOTECHNICA 2009.
