Elanix Biotechnologies AG getting confirmation of Outperform Recommendation by goetzpartners securities

• Outperform statement following webcast presentations to investors on 7 August, 2018
• Statement is based on commercial roll-out plans presented by Elanix Management
• Share price target indicated by goetzpartners remains at EUR 6.40

Elanix Biotechnologies AG ("Elanix") has announced today that goetzpartners securities has confirmed their outperform recommendation for Elanix with a target share price of EUR 6.40. The outperform statement is following the webcast presentations for investors hosted by the Elanix management.

Quotes taken from the Flash Note by goetzpartners securities published on 8 August: «We remain enthusiastic about the commercial outlook of Elanix’s Advanced Skin Care ("ASC") and Advanced Wound Care ("AWC") assets, based on their differentiated profiles, large target markets and unmet medical needs. Hence, we maintain and reiterate both our OUTPERFORM recommendation and target price of EUR 6.40 per share».

The outperform recommendation is based on the commercial roll-out of GYNrepair® and the market launch of SKINrepair® in October 2018 with increased sales activities, with the targeted approach to 50 large pharmacies and drugstores key accounts in Germany, France, Switzerland, UK, Italy and Spain, with signed distribution agreements in Benelux, Switzerland and Russia and with approaching distribution partners in the US and Japan.

In addition, Elanix Management has announced plans to launch two additional ASC products in each 2019 and 2020, bringing the total of six ASC products by 2020. Revenues from additional ASC assets, which include gels, masks and creams, will be used to co-finance the further investments into the industrialization and market authorization of AWC portfolio. Financial outlook is anticipating break-even in 2020 and revenues of 33.5 MEUR in 2022.

New COO & CFO Egon Minar is bringing a wealth of commercial expertise to Elanix. With the successful completion of the ongoing capital increase Elanix intends to appoint a finance director who would take over the CFO role in due course to allow Egon Minar to fully focus on operational and commercial activities as well as investor relations.

Press contact:

Elanix Biotechnologies

Tomas Svoboda, CEO

Tel: +41 (0)22 363 66 40

investor.relations@elanix-bt.com

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