EANS-Adhoc: Ad hoc Announcement Pursuant to § 15 WpHG (German Securities Trading Act): Epigenomics AG Reports Non-Inferiority of Blood-based Epi proColon®...

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other/New Products/other/New Products/molecular diagnostics 04.12.2012

Berlin, Germany, December 04, 2012 - Epigenomics AG (ISIN: DE000A1K0516) announces top-line results from a head-to-head comparative study between its blood-based colorectal cancer (CRC) detection test Epi proColon® and fecal immunochemical testing (FIT) to demonstrate the non-inferiority of Epi proColon® in detection of CRC.

In the reported trial, Epi proColon® detected 73 in a total of 103 evaluable samples from patients with colorectal cancer, which represents a sensitivity of 71%. The FIT comparator used in the study, one of the most commonly used FIT products in the US market, detected 66 out of 98 cancer cases for which stool samples were provided, translating into a sensitivity of 67%. Based on Epigenomics' analysis of the data, which was confirmed by an external party, the Company met the critically important endpoint of non-inferiority with respect to sensitivity of Epi proColon® to FIT. These results represent an important milestone for Epigenomics and will be part of the final module of the Premarket Approval (PMA) submission expected to be filed with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) before the end of this year.

The double blind study was performed at 70 clinical trial sites across the US and comprised two arms. The first arm included a total of 103 asymptomatic, average risk individuals without family history or previous incidences of CRC, who were diagnosed and confirmed as having colorectal cancer during a screening colonoscopy. Matched blood and stool samples from these patients were collected at least 10 days after colonoscopy but before surgical intervention. The second arm of the study included 198 individuals selected according to the same criteria, but whose blood and stool samples were collected before colonoscopy. This study arm included three cancer cases as well as advanced adenomas, polyps and individuals with no evidence of disease. Based on all non-CRC samples from the second arm, specificity for Epi proColon® was determined at 81% and for FIT at 98%. These findings are in line both with previous studies on Epi proColon® and published data for FIT. In summary, Epigenomics met the critically important sensitivity endpoint, which provides the potential to discover more CRC patients. The difference in specificity was anticipated and in the Company's opinion is less vital, since patients will undergo a colonoscopy -the currently recommended screening procedure- as a result of a positive test result. Testing of all samples was performed strictly according to the instructions for use by the respective manufacturers of both tests at an independent third party testing laboratory in the US, which was blinded to the samples analyzed.

The company plans to submit detailed study results for presentation at a medical meeting and for peer reviewed publications in the near future.

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Further Information

For further information please see the press release issued today by Epigenomics AG at www.epigenomics.com

Conference call for press and analysts

Epigenomics' management will host a conference call and an audio webcast at 5pm CET/11am EST, 4th December 2012. The dial-in numbers for the conference call are:

Dial-in number (within Germany): + 49 69 247501899

Dial-in number (within the UK): + 44 203 1474861

Dial-in number (within the U.S.): + 1 212 4440297

Participants are kindly requested to dial in 10 minutes prior to the start of the call.

A webcast of the conference call will be provided on Epigenomics' website subsequently: http://www.epigenomics.com/en/news-investors.html

Contact Epigenomics AG Antje Zeise CIRO Manager IR | PR Epigenomics AG Phone: +49 (0) 30 24345 386 ir@epigenomics.com www.epigenomics.com

Epigenomics' legal disclaimers. This communication expressly or implicitly contains certain forward-looking statements concerning Epigenomics AG and its business. Such statements involve certain known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which could cause the actual results, financial condition, performance or achievements of Epigenomics AG to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Epigenomics AG is providing this communication as of this date and does not undertake to update any forward-looking statements contained herein as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

The information contained in this communication does not constitute nor imply an offer to sell or transfer any product, and no product based on this technology is currently available for sale by Epigenomics in the United States or Canada. The analytical and clinical performance characteristics of any Epigenomics product based on this technology which may be sold at some future time in the U.S. have not been established.

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