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Biotie Therapies - Interim report (Q1 and Q3)

Biotie Therapies Corp. interim report January 1 - March 31, 2009


BIOTIE THERAPIES CORP.           INTERIM REPORT       May 15, 2009 at 8.30 a.m. 
                                                                                
Biotie Therapies Corp. interim report January 1 - March 31, 2009                
                                                                                
Highlights during the first quarter of 2009                                     
- In February and March 2009, Biotie started two clinical studies in rheumatoid 
arthritis and psoriasis patients with its fully human VAP-1 monoclonal antibody.
Results from these studies are expected to become available during the first    
half of 2010.                                                                   
                                                                                
- In March 2009, Lundbeck acquired the North-American and Mexican rights for    
Nalmefene from Somaxon Pharmaceuticals. After the reporting period in April     
Lundbeck also acquired the Turkish rights from Eczacibasi and has now worldwide 
rights for Nalmefene, excluding South-Korea.                                    
                                                                                
- Revenue for January - March amounted to EUR 1.4 million (EUR 1.3 million in   
2008). Cash flow in January - March from operating activities was EUR -3.3      
million (EUR -3.3 million in 2008).                                             
                                                                                
- The net loss for January - March 2009 stood at EUR 2.9 million (net loss for  
comparable period in 2008 was EUR 2.0 million) and earnings per share for the   
period was EUR -0.02 (EUR -0.02 in 2008).                                       
                                                                                
- As of March 31, 2009, the company's liquid assets amounted to EUR 22.2 million
(EUR 24.6 million as of March 31, 2008).                                        
                                                                                
Timo Veromaa, Biotie's President and CEO:                                       
"After the successful integration of our recently acquired German subsidiary, we
are now focusing on leveraging our enhanced project pipeline and are determined 
to deliver increased shareholder value from these projects during the next 12-18
months"                                                                         
                                                                                
About Biotie Therapies                                                          
Biotie is a drug discovery and development company focused on central nervous   
system and inflammatory diseases. It has a broad range of innovative small      
molecule and biological drug candidates at different stages of clinical and     
pre-clinical development.                                                       
                                                                                
Annual General Meeting                                                          
Biotie's Annual General Meeting will be held at the auditorium of Restaurant    
Alabama in Turku on Friday, May 29, 2009 at 10.00 a.m.                          
                                                                                
Current Status of Drug Development Projects in Clinical or Pre-clinical Stages: 
                                                                                
Nalmefene, a new treatment paradigm for alcohol dependence. Nalmefene builds on 
a novel principle of treating alcohol dependence. Unlike existing therapies, the
treatment with Nalmefene is not aimed at keeping the patients from drinking.    
Nalmefene instead removes the desire to drink more, thereby controlling and     
limiting the intake of alcohol. In addition, Nalmefene distinguishes itself by  
being available as a tablet formulation to be taken only according to need,     
whereas existing pharmaceuticals must be taken continuously over a longer period
of time.                                                                        
                                                                                
At the end of 2008, Biotie's license partner Lundbeck launched three phase III  
trials, which will be enrolling about 1,800 patients. The first two trials, in  
which patients are treated over a period of six months, primarily aim to        
demonstrate the efficacy of Nalmefene, whilst the objective of the last study,  
in which patients are treated for 12 months, is particularly to confirm that the
compound is well-tolerated. The first data from the trials are expected to      
become available during the first half of 2011. Biotie is participating in      
financing some of the clinical development costs.                               
                                                                                
In March 2009, Lundbeck acquired the North-American and Mexican rights to       
Nalmefene from Somaxon Pharmaceuticals. After the reporting period in April     
Lundbeck also acquired the Turkish rights from Eczacibasi Ilac Pazarlama A.S.   
and has now worldwide rights for Nalmefene, excluding South-Korea. The          
Biotie-Lundbeck license agreement terms have been amended due to the transfer of
rights. Under the terms of the amended agreement, Biotie is now eligible for up 
to EUR 84 million in upfront and milestone payments plus royalties on sales.    
                                                                                
ELB353, an oral PDE4 inhibitor for COPD in clinical development. ELB353 is a    
once-daily, oral phosphodiesterase 4 (PDE4) inhibitor with therapeutic potential
in chronic inflammatory disorders, particularly in chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease (COPD), a serious disorder with major unmet medical need.               
                                                                                
In a previous Phase I study, ELB353 was found to be safe and well tolerated     
after single and multiple dosing and no severe, significant or serious adverse  
events occurred. Blood plasma profiles of ELB353 showed pronounced and long     
lasting exposure both after single and multiple doses. The long terminal half   
life after multiple dosing indicates an excellent suitability for once daily    
dosing.                                                                         
                                                                                
In preclinical testing, ELB353 is a potent disease modifier in animal models of 
COPD, asthma, psoriasis, atopic dermatitis, rhinitis and rheumatoid arthritis.  
Compared to certain other PDE4 inhibitors in late clinical development, ELB353  
treatment was well tolerated with respect to central nervous system and         
gastrointestinal side effects, which have posed a significant development hurdle
for PDE4 inhibitors until now.                                                  
                                                                                
Biotie intends to initiate additional clinical studies in 2009 with the aim to  
obtain proof of pharmacodynamic activity in humans, corroborate the safety      
profile and establish dose ranges for further therapeutic studies.              
                                                                                
VAP-1, a key inflammation receptor. Vascular Adhesion Protein-1 (VAP-1) is      
Biotie's proprietary target and is protected by patents held by the company.    
VAP-1 has been shown to play a key role in mediating the inflammatory events    
associated with chronic diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis and    
diabetes. Blocking VAP-1 function is expected to alleviate inflammatory         
conditions associated with these and, potentially, other chronic inflammatory   
diseases for which there is a clear unmet medical need.                         
                                                                                
VAP-1 function can be blocked by either antibody (biologic) drugs or small      
molecule drugs which target the enzyme (SSAO) domain of the receptor. Both      
approaches are being pursued by Biotie for different therapeutic indications.   
                                                                                
VAP-1 antibody, a high value biologic for inflammatory diseases in clinical     
development. Biotie is developing a fully human monoclonal antibody which blocks
VAP-1 function. Biotie completed the first-in-man, single dose,                 
placebo-controlled clinical study with the VAP-1 antibody in 2008 and is now    
conducting two multiple dose clinical studies in rheumatoid arthritis and       
psoriasis patients, which were respectively initiated in February and March     
2009. These studies aim to establish appropriate dosing regimens for subsequent 
therapeutic studies and provide initial information on the antibody's           
therapeutic potential.                                                          
                                                                                
In 2006, Biotie and Roche have signed an option agreement for Biotie's fully    
human antibody program targeting VAP-1 in inflammatory disease. Roche has paid  
Biotie EUR 5 million, which grants Roche an exclusive option right to an        
exclusive, worldwide license agreement for Biotie's VAP-1 antibody, excluding   
Japan, Taiwan, Singapore, New Zealand, and Australia. The initial option right  
will end upon completion of phase I.                                            
                                                                                
Seikagaku Corporation has licensed the rights for the product for Japan, Taiwan,
Singapore, New Zealand, and Australia against up to USD 16.7 million in         
milestone payments plus royalties of sales in the territory. Biotie has already 
received USD 2.7 million from Seikagaku.                                        
                                                                                
VAP-1 SSAO inhibitors. Biotie and Roche also collaborate on the development of  
small molecule VAP-1 SSAO inhibitors. Under the terms of the collaboration, both
parties carry their own costs, but Biotie retains ownership of the developed    
compounds until Roche chooses to exercise its option for in-licensing. Under the
terms of the collaboration and option agreement, Roche may pay Biotie up to EUR 
5 million to maintain its exclusive option for rest-of-world rights excluding   
Seikagaku's territory (Japan, Taiwan, Singapore, New Zealand and Australia).    
                                                                                
Seikagaku has an option to license a VAP-1 enzyme inhibitor in its territory. If
Seikagaku exercises its option, Biotie will receive up to USD 16.7 million in   
milestone payments plus royalties of sales in the territory based on the        
pre-negotiated licensing agreement. Seikagaku will also be responsible for      
clinical development costs to bring the product to market in the territory.     
                                                                                
Phosphodiesterase 10 (PDE10) inhibitors, a novel treatment paradigm for         
Schizophrenia. PDE10 is a novel molecular drug target in schizophrenia and      
Biotie has shown antipsychotic activity of PDE10 inhibitors in animal models.   
Biotie's PDE10 inhibitors are believed to serve the unmet medical need for novel
anti-psychotic drugs with an improved side effect profile and improved efficacy 
in schizophrenia.                                                               
                                                                                
The PDE10 discovery and development program was partnered with Wyeth            
Pharmaceuticals in December 2006. On the basis of a research collaboration and  
license agreement between Biotie and Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, scientists of both  
companies work closely together to profile and develop novel drug candidates.   
                                                                                
In total, Biotie is eligible to - depending on the progress of the development  
candidates - up to USD 110 million in signing fee, milestone payments and       
research funding. Biotie will in addition be eligible for royalties on sales.   
                                                                                
Novel phosphodiesterase (PDE) inhibitors for the treatment of central nervous   
system diseases. Biotie has discovered new small molecule PDE inhibitors that   
show pronounced activity in animal models of memory enhancement, anxiety and    
depression. Biotie is profiling these compounds with respect to their           
therapeutic potential and as candidate drugs.                                   
                                                                                
alfa2beta1 integrin inhibitors have potential in thrombosis, cancer and         
inflammation. Biotie is profiling its alfa2beta1 integrin inhibitors with       
respect to their therapeutic potential and as candidate drugs.                  
                                                                                
Revenues                                                                        
Financial statements for the period from January 1st, 2009 to March 31,         
2009 are not directly comparable to the same period in 2008 due to the inclusion
of the operating result of the wholly owned subsidiary Biotie Therapies GmbH    
(formerly elbion GmbH).                                                         
                                                                                
Revenue for the period of January 1 to March 31, 2009 was EUR 1.4 million (in   
the same period 2008, EUR 1.3 million). Revenue consisted of income from the    
ongoing research collaboration with Wyeth and periodization of previously       
received signing fees of the licensing agreements the company has in place with 
several licensing partners. No new milestones or signing fees were received     
during the reporting period.                                                    
                                                                                
In August 2007, the central development agency for the state of Saxony          
(Sächsische Aufbaubank, SAB) awarded a research and technology grant for drug   
discovery and early development activities to the German subsidiary Biotie      
Therapies GmbH in the amount of EUR 3.8 million. The money has been awarded as a
non refundable grant to be drawn down during the period between August 2007 and 
July 2010 against reported realized costs. As of March 31, 2009, EUR 2.3 million
of this grant were still available to the company. The grant covers 65% of      
personnel and project related cost, so Biotie Therapies GmbH must show a total  
expenditure of EUR 3.5 million until July 2010 in relation to the research      
projects in order to benefit from the full amount still available. Payments to  
Biotie Therapies GmbH in relation to this grant are reported as other operating 
income.                                                                         
                                                                                
Financial results                                                               
The net loss for the reporting period was EUR 2.9 million. The corresponding    
loss for the previous year was EUR 2.0 million. Research and development costs  
for the period amounted to EUR 3.9 million (in 2008 EUR 2.4 million). Patent    
costs have been booked as expenses and were not capitalized.                    
                                                                                
Financing                                                                       
Cash and cash equivalents totaled EUR 22.2 million on March 31, 2009 (EUR 24.6  
million on March 31, 2008).                                                     
                                                                                
The company has predominantly invested its liquid assets into bank deposits.    
Funds are reported in "investments held to maturity". Deposits with maturity    
less than 3 months are reported in the "cash and cash equivalents".             
                                                                                
In September 2008, The Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation     
(Tekes) granted EUR 0.6 million additional funding for Biotie Therapies' VAP-1  
antibody program. The R&D funding granted covers drug development costs of the  
project from August 2008 to December 2009.                                      
                                                                                
The funding granted is in the form of a loan and it covers about 70 per cent of 
the costs of the project. The loan will be paid to Biotie against reported      
realized costs. In order to receive the full amount of granted financing, Biotie
must show a total expenditure of EUR 0.8 million in the project.                
                                                                                
In January 2008, The Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation       
(Tekes) granted EUR 1.7 million additional funding for Biotie Therapies'        
integrin alpha2beta1 inhibitor program for thrombosis. The R&D funding granted  
covers drug development costs of the project from July 2007 to December 2009.   
                                                                                
The funding granted is in the form of loan and it covers 50 per cent of the     
costs of the project. The loan will be paid to Biotie against reported realized 
costs. In order to receive the full amount of granted financing, Biotie must    
show a total expenditure of EUR 3.4 million in the project.                     
                                                                                
Shareholder's equity                                                            
The shareholders' equity of the group amounts to EUR -2.8 million. Biotie's     
equity ratio was -6.9 % on March 31, 2009 (-48.8 % in 2008).                    
                                                                                
According to Finnish Accounting Standards (FAS), shareholders' equity is less   
than half of the parent company's share capital. The company's share capital is 
EUR 44.3 million, shareholders' equity is EUR 12.1 million and capital loans    
stand at EUR 21.3 million. Thus, shareholders' equity plus capital loans add up 
to EUR 33.4 million. The Company does not have funds that could be used for     
profit distribution.                                                            
                                                                                
Investments and cash flow                                                       
The cash flow from operations was EUR -3.3 million for January-March 2009       
(comparable period in 2008 EUR -3.3 million). The company's investments during  
the reporting period amounted to EUR 3.0 thousand (EUR 17.0 thousand in 2008).  
                                                                                
Personnel                                                                       
During the reporting period, the company's personnel was on average 80 (35      
during Q1/2008) and at the end of the reporting period 80 (35 on March 31,      
2008). The increase is due to the inclusion of the German subsidiary, which was 
acquired in November 2008.                                                      
                                                                                
Group structure                                                                 
The parent company of the group is Biotie Therapies Corp. The domicile of the   
Company is Turku, Finland. The group has an operative subsidiary, Biotie        
Therapies GmbH, located in Radebeul, Germany. Furthermore, Biotie Therapies GmbH
has a wholly owned subsidiary, 4AZA IP NV, based in Leuven, Belgium. This       
company is a special purpose company with the sole activity of holding certain  
intellectual property rights. 4AZA IP NV was acquired in March 31, 2009 for a   
price of EUR 1,-, exercising an option granted in November 2008 as part of the  
business combination between Biotie Therapies Corp and elbion GmbH.             
                                                                                
The parent company also has a non-operational subsidiary named Biotie Therapies 
International Ltd in Finland and an associated company with no activities,      
Contral USA which is domiciled in Delaware, USA.                                
                                                                                
The acquisition of 4AZA IP NV does not have an impact on the operating result of
the group, since all rights to the intellectual property rights owned by 4AZA   
IP NV were previously exclusively licensed to Biotie and all costs related to   
the maintenance of these patents were carried by the company.                   
Through the acquisition, Biotie now owns and fully controls the rights to the   
intellectual property.                                                          
                                                                                
Share capital and Shares                                                        
Biotie's shares are quoted on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd (Small cap,           
Healthcare). Biotie Therapies has 144,320,560 shares outstanding and the share  
capital amounts to EUR 44,290,678.10 (under Finnish Accounting Standards, FAS). 
All the company's shares are of the same series and have equal rights. All the  
shares are freely transferable and contain one voting right each.               
                                                                                
The company has in its possession 819.000 of its own shares. The company has a  
stock lending agreement with EVLI Bank in place in relation to the company's    
option programs. Pursuant to this agreement, the number of the company's own    
shares in its possession may be temporarily less than 819,000.                  
                                                                                
At the end of March 2009, the share price was EUR 0.37, the highest price during
January - March was EUR 0.48, the lowest was EUR 0.23, and the average price was
EUR 0.28. Biotie's market capitalization at the end of March was EUR 53.4       
million.                                                                        
                                                                                
The trading volume during the reporting period was 14,080,963, corresponding to 
a turnover of approximately EUR 3.91 million.                                   
                                                                                
Changes in ownership                                                            
During the reporting period, the company became aware of a notice of change in  
ownership exceeding the disclosure threshold. Information on notices of change  
in ownership are available on the company's website at www.biotie.com/investors.
                                                                                
Short-term risks and uncertainties                                              
Biotie's strategic risks are predominantly related to the technical success of  
the drug development programs, regulatory issues, the strategic decisions of its
commercial partners, ability to obtain and maintain intellectual property rights
for its products, validity of its patents, launch of competitive products and   
the development of the sales of its products and availability of funds to       
support its operations. For example, even though the commercialization and      
collaboration agreements on the company's product development projects have been
concluded, there can be no assurance that the contracting partner will act in   
accordance with the agreement, the authorities will approve the product under   
development or the approved product will be commercialized. The development and 
success of the company's products depends to a large extent on third parties.   
Any adverse circumstance in relation to any of its R&D programs might jeopardize
the value of the asset and thus, represent a severe risk to the company. Such   
adverse event could happen on a short term notice and are not possible to       
foresee.                                                                        
                                                                                
The key operational risks of Biotie's activities include the dependency of key  
personnel, assets (especially assets in relation to intellectual property       
rights) and dependency on its license partners' decisions.                      
                                                                                
Significant financial resources are required to advance the drug development    
programs into commercialized pharmaceutical products. To fund the operations,   
the group relies on its ability to secure financing from four major sources:    
income from its license partners, grant income, loans from TEKES and raising    
equity financing in the capital markets.                                        
                                                                                
Entering into commercialization, collaboration and licensing agreements with    
larger pharmaceutical companies entitles the Company and its subsidiaries to    
receive up-front, milestone dependant and royalty payments from these partners. 
Although Biotie has currently several active license agreements in place, any   
decision by one of its partners to terminate an agreement would have a negative 
effect on the short to medium term access to liquidity of the Company.          
                                                                                
In addition, the Company relies on different sources of research and development
grants and loans. These funds, which are provided through regional, national or 
EU level institutions with the aim of fostering economic and technological      
progress in the region in which the group operates, have been historically      
available to Biotie at substantial levels. Availability of such funds in the    
mid- to long term future cannot be guaranteed and thus this poses a potential   
risk to the income situation of the group in the future. Income and loans from  
such sources have been secured until 2009. So far, the Company has no indication
that this source of financing will be available beyond 2009.                    
                                                                                
Furthermore, the Company relies on capital market to raise equity and debt      
financing from time to time. There can be no assurance that sufficient financing
can be secured in order to permit the Company to carry out its planned          
activities. Current capital market conditions are volatile and it is currently  
uncertain whether the Company can secure equity financing once it needs it from 
capital markets.                                                                
                                                                                
To protect the continuity of Biotie's operations, sufficient liquidity and      
capital has to be maintained and the Company and its subsidiaries. The group    
aims to have cash funds to finance at least one year's operations at all times. 
The group can influence the amount of capital by adapting its cost basis        
according to the financing available. Management monitors the capital and       
liquidity on the basis of the amount of equity and cash funds. These are        
reported to the Board on a monthly basis.                                       
                                                                                
Events after the reporting period                                               
                                                                                
On 26 April 2009 Biotie's board resolved to issue option rights to certain      
employees of the company. The resolution of the Board of Directors is based on  
the resolution of the company's Extraordinary General Meeting of 14 November.   
                                                                                
After the reporting period, in April 2009, Lundbeck acquired the Turkish        
marketing and distribution rights for Nalmefene from Eczacibasi Ilac Pazarlama  
A.S. and now has worldwide rights, excluding South-Korea                        
                                                                                
Future outlook                                                                  
- During 2009, Biotie will provide support to its license partner Lundbeck for  
the ongoing phase III studies with Nalmefene in alcohol dependence.             
                                                                                
- Biotie will perform two clinical studies with its proprietary VAP-1 antibody  
in psoriasis and rheumatoid arthritis patients in the course of 2009. Results of
these studies will become available in the first half of 2010.                  
                                                                                
- The company intends to initiate a clinical trial for its proprietary, small   
molecule PDE-4 inhibitor ELB353 with the aim to obtain proof of pharmacodynamic 
activity in humans, corroborate the safety profile and establish dose ranges for
further therapeutic studies.                                                    
                                                                                
- In its collaboration with Wyeth on the discovery and development of novel     
PDE10 inhibitors for the treatment of psychiatric disorders, Biotie and its     
partner intend to identify development candidates.                              
                                                                                
- Due to the increasing clinical trial activity it is foreseeable that the      
company's R&D expenses will increase in comparison to previous reporting        
periods. At the same time, income will also be higher due to the additional     
income generated through the company's newly acquired subsidiary. Overall,      
negative cash flow from operational activities is assumed to moderately increase
in comparison to previous reporting periods.                                    
                                                                                
Next financial report                                                           
Biotie's interim report for the January - June 2009 period will be published on 
August 7, 2009.                                                                 
                                                                                
IFRS and Accounting principles                                                  
The 2009 interim report has been prepared in accordance with IFRS recognition   
and measurement principles, and applying the same accounting policy as for the  
2008 financial statements. In addition, the changes in the presentation of      
statement of comprehensive income and the statement of changes in equity        
according to the revised IAS 1 have been applied in the interim report. The IFRS
8 'operating segments' standard does not have an impact on the presentation of  
the Group's financial statements since the Group is operating as one segment.   
The interim report does not comply with all requirements of IAS 34, Interim     
Financial Reporting.                                                            
                                                                                
This interim report is unaudited.                                               
                                                                                
In Turku, May 15, 2009                                                          
                                                                                
Biotie Therapies Corp.                                                          
Board of Directors                                                              
                                                                                
For further information, please contact:                                        
                                                                                
Virve Nurmi, Investor Relations Manager                                         
tel. +358 2 274 8900, e-mail: virve.nurmi@biotie.com                            
                                                                                
                                                                                
Distribution:                                                                   
NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd                                                         
Main Media                                                                      
www.biotie.com                                                                  
                                                                                
APPENDICES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS                                          
                                                                                
Consolidated statement of comprehensive income                                  
Consolidated statement of financial position                                    
Consolidated statement of changes in shareholders' equity                       
Consolidated statement of cash flows                                            
Contingent liabilities                                                          
Key figures                                                                     
                                                                                
                                                                                

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME                                  
(IFRS)                                                                          
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|                                        |     1.1.- |     1.1.- |       1.1.- |
|                                        | 31.3.2009 | 31.3.2008 |  31.12.2008 |
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| EUR 1,000                              |  3 months |  3 months |   12 months |
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|                                        |           |           |             |
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| Revenue                                |     1,383 |     1,321 |      5,127  |
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|                                        |           |           |             |
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| Research and                           |    -3,925 |    -2,403 |     -8,730  |
| development expenses                   |           |           |             |
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| General and                            |      -962 |      -475 |      -2,020 |
| administrative expenses                |           |           |             |
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| Other operating income                 |       404 |        59 |         502 |
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| Operating profit/loss                  |    -3,100 |    -1,498 |      -5,121 |
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|                                        |           |           |             |
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| Financial income                       |       259 |       214 |       1,432 |
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| Financial expenses                     |      -277 |      -736 |      -1,864 |
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| Profit/loss before taxes               |    -3,118 |    -2,020 |      -5,553 |
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|                                        |           |           |             |
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| Taxes                                  |       235 |         0 |          76 |
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| Net income/loss                        |    -2,883 |    -2,020 |      -5,477 |
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|                                        |           |           |             |
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| Total comprehensive income of the      |    -2,883 |    -2,020 |      -5,477 |
| period                                 |           |           |             |
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|                                        |           |           |             |
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| Net income/loss attributable to        |           |           |             |
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|   Parent company shareholders          |    -2,883 |    -2,020 |      -5,477 |
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|                                        |           |           |             |
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| Total comprehensive income             |           |           |             |
| attributable to:                       |           |           |             |
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|   Parent company shareholders          |    -2,883 |    -2,020 |      -5,477 |
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|                                        |           |           |             |
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| Earnings per share (EPS)               |     -0.02 |     -0.02 |       -0.06 |
| basic & diluted, EUR                   |           |           |             |
|                                        |           |           |             |
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION                                    
(IFRS)                                                                          
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| EUR 1,000                              | 31.3.2009 | 31.3.2008 |  31.12.2008 |
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| Assets                                 |           |           |             |
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|                                        |           |           |             |
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| Non-current assets                     |           |           |             |
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| Intangible assets                      |    12,704 |       733 |      10,352 |
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| Goodwill                               |       379 |         0 |         379 |
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| Property, plant and equipment          |     2,652 |       313 |       2,792 |
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| Financial assets at fair value         |         0 |    11,240 |           0 |
| through                                |           |           |             |
| profit or loss                         |           |           |             |
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|                                        |    15,735 |    12,286 |      13,523 |
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| Current assets                         |           |           |             |
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| Prepaid expenses                       |         0 |         0 |       2,400 |
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| Available for sale investment          |       131 |         0 |         131 |
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| Investments held to maturity           |    14,900 |         0 |      18,500 |
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| Accounts receivables and other         |     2,198 |     1,128 |       1,512 |
| receivables                            |           |           |             |
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| Financial assets at fair value through |         0 |    13,000 |           0 |
|                                        |           |           |             |
| profit or loss                         |           |           |             |
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| Cash and cash equivalents              |     7,327 |       377 |       6,738 |
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|                                        |    24,556 |    14,505 |      29,281 |
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|                                        |           |           |             |
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| Total                                  |    40,291 |    26,791 |      42,804 |
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|                                        |           |           |             |
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| Equity and liabilities                 |           |           |             |
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|                                        |           |           |             |
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| Shareholders' equity                   |           |           |             |
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| Share capital                          |    36,361 |    19,850 |      36,361 |
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| Reserve for invested unrestricted      |       980 |       980 |         980 |
| equity                                 |           |           |             |
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| Retained earnings                      |   -37,231 |   -31,884 |     -31,754 |
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| Net income/loss                        |    -2,883 |    -2,020 |      -5,477 |
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| Shareholders' equity total             |    -2,773 |   -13,075 |         110 |
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|                                        |           |           |             |
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| Non-current liabilities                |           |           |             |
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| Provisions                             |       119 |         8 |         121 |
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| Non-current financial liabilities      |    25,262 |    23,614 |      24,930 |
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| Pension benefit obligation             |       579 |         0 |         574 |
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| Other non-current liabilities          |     6,130 |     5,152 |       5,881 |
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| Non-current deferred revenues          |     2,248 |     4,644 |       2,966 |
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| Deferred tax liabilities               |     1,624 |         0 |       1,859 |
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|                                        |    35,963 |    33,418 |      36,331 |
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|                                        |           |           |             |
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| Current liabilities                    |           |           |             |
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| Provisions                             |       624 |        20 |         641 |
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| Pension benefit obligation             |        14 |         0 |          10 |
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| Current financial liabilities          |       145 |       124 |         144 |
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| Current deferred revenues              |     3,309 |     1,359 |       3,501 |
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| Accounts payable and other current     |     3,008 |     4,945 |       2,067 |
| liabilities                            |           |           |             |
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|                                        |     7,100 |     6,448 |       6,363 |
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|                                        |           |           |             |
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| Liabilities total                      |    43,063 |    39,866 |      42,694 |
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|                                        |           |           |             |
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| Total                                  |    40,291 |    26,791 |      42,804 |
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY                       
                                                                                
Attributable to equity holders of the parent company                            
                                                                                
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| EUR 1,000                  | Share | Shar | Reserv | Own   | Retain | Share- |
|                            | s     | e    | e      | Share | ed     | holder |
|                            | (1000 | Capi | For    | s     | Earnin | s'     |
|                            | pcs)  | tal  | invest |       | gs     | equity |
|                            |       |      | ed     |       |        | total  |
|                            |       |      | Un-    |       |        |        |
|                            |       |      | restri |       |        |        |
|                            |       |      | cted   |       |        |        |
|                            |       |      | equity |       |        |        |
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| Balance at 1.1.2008        | 90,21 | 19,8 |    980 |   -15 | -31,93 | -11,11 |
|                            |     2 |   50 |        |       |      0 |      7 |
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| Total comprehensive income |       |      |        |       | -2,020 | -2,020 |
| for the period             |       |      |        |       |        |        |
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| Options granted            |       |      |        |       |     62 |     62 |
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|                            |     0 |    0 |      0 |     0 | -1,958 | -1,958 |
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| BALANCE AT                 | 90,21 | 19,8 |    980 |   -15 | -33,88 | -13,07 |
| 31.3.2008                  |     2 |   50 |        |       |      8 |      5 |
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| Total comprehensive income |       |      |        |       | -3,457 | -3,457 |
| for the period             |       |      |        |       |        |        |
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| Options granted            |       |      |        |       |    131 |    131 |
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| Share issue                | 54,10 | 16,8 |        |       |        | 16,873 |
|                            |     9 |   73 |        |       |        |        |
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| Cost of share issue        |       | -362 |        |       |        |   -362 |
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|                            | 54,10 | 16,5 |      0 |     0 | -3,326 | 13,185 |
|                            |     9 |   11 |        |       |        |        |
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| BALANCE AT                 | 144,3 | 36,3 |    980 |   -15 | -37,21 |    110 |
| 31.12.2008                 |    21 |   61 |        |       |      5 |        |
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| Total comprehensive income |       |      |        |       | -2,883 | -2,883 |
| for the period             |       |      |        |       |        |        |
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|                            |     0 |    0 |      0 |     0 | -2,883 | -2,883 |
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| BALANCE AT                 | 144,3 | 36,3 |    980 |   -15 | -40,09 | -2,773 |
| 31.3.2009                  |    21 |   61 |        |       |      8 |        |
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS                                            
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|                                        |     1.1.- |     1.1.- |       1.1.- |
|                                        | 31.3.2009 | 31.3.2008 |  31.12.2008 |
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| EUR 1,000                              |  3 months |  3 months |   12 months |
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| Cash flow from operating Activities    |           |           |             |
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| Net income/loss                        |    -2,883 |    -2,020 |      -5,477 |
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| Adjustments:                           |           |           |             |
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|   Non-cash transactions                |      -721 |       145 |      -4,303 |
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|   Addition/disposal due to             |         0 |       497 |           0 |
|   revaluation                          |           |           |             |
|   of financial assets at fair          |           |           |             |
|   value through profit or loss         |           |           |             |
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|   Interest and other                   |       277 |       238 |       1,863 |
|   financial expenses                   |           |           |             |
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|   Interest income                      |      -259 |      -214 |      -1,431 |
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|   Taxes                                |      -235 |         0 |         -76 |
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| Change in working capital:             |           |           |             |
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|   Change in accounts receivables and   |      -464 |      -370 |         446 |
|   other receivables                    |           |           |             |
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|   Change in accounts payable and       |       940 |    -1,574 |        -277 |
|   other liabilities                    |           |           |             |
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|   Change in mandatory provisions       |       -19 |        -5 |        -152 |
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| Interests paid                         |       -59 |        -2 |         -29 |
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| Interests received                     |        96 |        16 |          66 |
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| Taxes paid                             |       -14 |         0 |           0 |
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| Net cash from operating activities     |    -3,341 |    -3,288 |      -9,370 |
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|                                        |           |           |             |
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| Cash flow from investing activities    |           |           |             |
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| Acquisition of subsidiary, net of cash |           |           |       1,881 |
| acquired                               |           |           |             |
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| Change in financial assets at          |           |           |             |
| fair value through profit or loss      |           |           |             |
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|    Additions                           |         0 |         0 |           0 |
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|    Disposals                           |         0 |     3,401 |      27,685 |
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| Change in investments held to maturity |           |           |             |
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|    Additions                           |      -900 |         0 |     -46,300 |
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|    Disposals                           |     4,500 |         0 |      28,321 |
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| Investments to tangible assets         |        -3 |       -17 |         -34 |
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| Net cash used in investing activities  |     3,597 |    3,384  |      11,553 |
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|                                        |           |           |             |
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| Cash flow from financing activities    |           |           |             |
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| Payments from share issue              |         0 |         0 |       3,300 |
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| Share issue costs                      |         0 |         0 |        -362 |
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| Proceeds from borrowings               |       360 |         0 |       1,374 |
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| Repayment of loans                     |         0 |         0 |         -40 |
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| Repayment of lease                     |       -26 |       -24 |         -21 |
| Commitments                            |           |           |             |
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| Net cash from financing activities     |       333 |       -24 |       4,250 |
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|                                        |           |           |             |
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| Net increase (+) or decrease (-)       |       589 |        72 |       6,433 |
| in cash and cash equivalents           |           |           |             |
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| Cash and cash equivalents in the       |     6,738 |       305 |         305 |
| beginning of the period                |           |           |             |
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| Cash and cash equivalents in the       |     7,327 |       377 |       6,738 |
| end of the period                      |           |           |             |
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Contingent liabilities                                                          
                                                                                
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| EUR 1,000                                 |  31.3.2009 |  31.3.2008 |   2008 |
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|                                           |            |            |        |
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| Operating lease                           |        166 |        142 |    123 |
| commitments                               |            |            |        |
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|                                           |            |            |        |
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| Due within a year                         |         80 |         56 |     64 |
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| Due later                                 |         85 |         86 |     59 |
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|                                           |            |            |        |
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| Rent commitments                          |        493 |        615 |    532 |
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|                                           |            |            |        |
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| Due within a year                         |        233 |        222 |    233 |
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| Due later                                 |        260 |        393 |    299 |
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| Total                                     |        659 |        757 |    655 |
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The Group leases motor vehicles, machines and equipment with leases of 3 to 5   
years.                                                                          
                                                                                
Rent commitments include Pharmacity premises until 30 November 2011. These      
premises have been subleased until 31 August 2009.                              
                                                                                
Commitments                                                                     
                                                                                
On March 31, 2009 Biotie had outstanding purchase obligations, primarily for    
contract research work services, totaling EUR 5.4 million.                      

                                                                                
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| KEY                              |              |             |              |
| FIGURES                          |              |             |              |
|                                  |              |             |              |
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|                                  |        1.1.- |       1.1.- |        1.1.- |
|                                  |    31.3.2009 |   31.3.2008 |   31.12.2008 |
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| EUR 1,000                        |     3 months |    3 months |    12 months |
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| Business                         |              |             |              |
| development                      |              |             |              |
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| Revenues                         |        1,383 |       1,321 |       5,127  |
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| Personnel on average             |           80 |          35 |           42 |
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| Personnel at the end of period   |           80 |          35 |           80 |
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| Research and development costs   |        3,925 |       2,403 |        8,730 |
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| Capital expenditure              |            3 |          17 |          116 |
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|                                  |              |             |              |
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| Profitability                    |              |             |              |
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| Operating profit/loss            |       -3,100 |      -1,498 |       -5,121 |
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|  as percentage of revenues, %    |       -224.2 |      -113.4 |        -99.9 |
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| Profit/loss before taxes         |       -3,118 |      -2,020 |       -5,553 |
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|  as percentage of revenues, %    |       -225.5 |      -152.9 |       -108.3 |
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|                                  |              |             |              |
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| Balance sheet                    |              |             |              |
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| Cash and cash equivalents        |       22,227 |      24,617 |       25,238 |
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| Shareholders equity              |       -2,773 |     -13,075 |          110 |
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| Balance sheet total              |       40,291 |      26,791 |       42,804 |
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|                                  |              |             |              |
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| Financial ratios                 |              |             |              |
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| Return on equity, %              |            - |           - |            - |
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| Return on capital employed, %    |        -12.9 |       -44.2 |        -18.3 |
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| Equity ratio, %                  |         -6.9 |       -48.8 |          0.3 |
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| Gearing, %                       |       -114.7 |         6.7 |       -148.5 |
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|                                  |              |             |              |
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| Per share data                   |              |             |              |
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| Earnings per share (EPS) basic & |        -0.02 |       -0.02 |        -0.06 |
| diluted, EUR                     |              |             |              |
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| Shareholders'equity per share,   |        -0.02 |       -0.15 |       0.0008 |
| EUR                              |              |             |              |
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| Dividend per share, EUR          |              |             |              |
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| Pay-out ratio, %                 |              |             |              |
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| Effective dividend yield, %      |              |             |              |
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| P/E-ratio                        |              |             |              |
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|                                  |              |             |              |
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| Share price                      |              |             |              |
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|   Lowest share price, EUR        |         0.23 |        0.74 |         0.24 |
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|   Highest share price, EUR       |         0.48 |        0.94 |         0.94 |
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|   Average share price, EUR       |         0.28 |        0.81 |         0.51 |
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|   End of period share price, EUR |         0.37 |        0.82 |         0.26 |
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| Market capitalization            |         53.4 |        74.0 |         37.5 |
| at the end of period MEUR        |              |             |              |
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| Trading of shares                |              |             |              |
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|  Number of shares traded         |   14,080,963 |   1,939,651 |   15,350,613 |
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|  As percentage of all            |          9.8 |         2.2 |         10.6 |
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| Adjusted weighted average        |  144,320,560 |  90,211,860 |   96,734,553 |
| number of shares during the      |              |             |              |
| period                           |              |             |              |
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| Adjusted number of shares        |  144,320,560 |  90,211,860 |  144,320,560 |
|  at the end of the period        |              |             |              |
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Formulas for the Calculation of the Financial Ratios                            
                                                                                
Return on capital employed, %                                                   
Profit (loss) before taxes + interest expenses and other financial expenses     
--------------------------------------------------------------- x 100           
Balance sheet total - non-interest bearing liabilities                          
                                                                                
Equity ratio, %                                                                 
Shareholders' equity                                                            
--------------------------------------------------------------- x 100           
Balance sheet total - advanced received                                         
                                                                                
Gearing, %                                                                      
Interest bearing liabilities - cash and cash equivalents                        
-------------------------------------------------------------- x 100            
Shareholders' equity                                                            
                                                                                
Earnings per share (EPS)                                                        
Profit attributable to parent company shareholders                              
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Adjusted average number of outstanding shares during the period                 
                                                                                
Shareholders' equity per share                                                  
Shareholders' equity                                                            
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Adjusted number of shares at the end of the period