Aurgalys and Cukierman & Co. Life Sciences Sign Agreement to Offer Global Solutions to the Life Science Industry in Europe, North America and Israel

TEL-AVIV, Israel & PARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cukierman & Co. Life Sciences (a leading Israeli provider of corporate finance and business development services to the life science industry) and Aurgalys (a French company specializing in strategic, managerial and operational support for biotech and healthcare businesses) have joined forces to offer their European, North American and Israeli customers comprehensive services that are better suited to today's business and market environments.

"This alliance underlines our commitment to the life science industry and will enable us to meet the needs of our clients across the world (and notably in France) even more effectively", emphasized Philippe Berthon, General Partner at Aurgalys. Aurgalys differentiates itself from its competitors by offering an entrepreneurial, custom approach to life science markets: "We are entrepreneurs serving entrepreneurs", he commented.

"Despite the current bottlenecks in traditional financial channels, at least for the first quarter of 2009, and in order to meet the financing and strategic development needs of our clients, we offer corporate finance solutions with a special focus on M&A and strategic partnering and we are now systematically broadening our funding searches globally", added Serge Goldner, Managing Partner of Cukierman & Co. Life Sciences.

Aurgalys and Cukierman & Co. Life Sciences' joint offering for client companies now covers corporate finance, business development, interim management, and management consultancy. For investors, the offering includes due diligence, interim management and investment assistance.

About Cukierman & Co. Life Sciences

Cukierman & Co. Life Sciences (CLS) was established in 2006 as the Life Sciences Corporate Finance arm of Cukierman & Co. Investment House Ltd. Dr. Laurent Choppe, Cukierman & Co. Life Sciences managing partner, is leading Cukierman & Co. Life Sciences' European office in Switzerland. www.cukierman.co.il

About Aurgalys

Aurgalys provides specialist, custom support for biotech and healthcare businesses and investors and notably assistance to clients seeking finance, development and R&D strategies, collaborations and other business relationships. Aurgalys was founded in 2007 by Philippe Berthon, PhD. www.aurgalys.com