Company Profile
 
ABLYNX (D)
Codes and classification
 ISIN  BE0003877942  Mnemo  ABLX  CFI  ESVUFN
 Market  EURONEXT BRUSSELS - Euronext - Local Securities
 Type  Stock - Ordinary stock - Continuous  Compartment B (Mid Caps)
ICB sectorial classification
Industry: 4000, HealthCare
SuperSector: 4500, Health Care
Sector: 4570, Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology
Subsector: 4573, Biotechnology
Activity

Ablynx specializes in the research and development of nanobodies (therapeutic proteins made from natural antibody fragments) intended to improve treatments for inflammatory diseases, thrombosis, cancer, and Alzheimer's disease. Net sales break down by income as follows:
- revenues from partnership agreements (92.8%);
- subsidies (7.2%).
Source: COFISEM - Last update: 12/11/09
Key figures
Millenium 2008 2007 2006
Revenue* 16,755 9,920 3,969
Operating profit* -20,575 -14,307 -13,647
Net profit -15,223 -12,522 -13,233
Shareholder's equity 93,870 108,175 20,051
Total assets 126,523 134,336 30,672
Fiscal year end 12.08 12.07 12.06
Length of fiscal year (months) 12 12 12
Currency & Unit EUR - THOUSANDS EUR - THOUSANDS EUR - THOUSANDS
Account standards IFRS IFRS IFRS
Source: COFISEM -  Last update:  12/11/09
Address Calendars 
Ablynx
Technologiepark 4
9052 Zwijnaarde
Belgium
Phone number:+32 (0)9 262 00 00
Fax:+32 (0)9 262 00 01
http://www.ablynx.com
Company contact
Wim Ottevaere
investors@ablynx.com
Phone number:00 32 9 262 00 00
Source: ABLYNX (D)  - Last update: 19/02/09
Top management
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Edwin Moses
Chief Business Officer Eva-Lotta Allan
Chief Medical Officer Josefin-Beate Holz
Chief Scientific Officer Debbie Law
Chief Financial Officer Wim Ottevaere
Investor Relations Wim Ottevaere
Source: COFISEM  - Last update: 12/11/09
Shareholders
GIMV 19.7 %
Sofinnova Capital IV 16.27 %
Abingworth Bioventures 11.26 %
ACP IV 8.61 %
Gilde 8.07 %
Boehringer-Ingelheim 5.88 %
Nederlandia Investments and Multifund 5.21 %
KBC Private Equity 4.36 %
Vlaams Interuniversitair Instituut voor Biotechnologie 3.77 %
KBC Asset Management 3.42 %
Source: COFISEM  - Last update: 12/11/09
 

Some explanations on the accounts

Net profit:
The net (after tax) profit for the entire group as a whole. This includes the Group's share of the net profit, as well as the net profit for the minority interests.

IAS-IFRS standard
2005 accounts for companies listed on Eurolist are in the IAS-IFRS accounting standard. Companies listed on a regulated market are under the obligation to publish their 2005 aggregated accounts in the IAS-IFRS standard.

Data in IAS-IFRS standard
In the « Bank » sector, the « Net sales » corresponds to « Revenues » (or « Net sales »)
In the "Insurance" sector, the « Premiums» corresponds to the « Revenues » (or « Net sales »).
In the "Listed property trusts" sector, the « Gross rental income»corresponds to the « Revenues » (or « Net sales »).
In the "Société de Portefeuille" sector, the « Income» corresponds to the « Revenues » (or « Net sales »).

Data in local standard
*Those data are based on the Accounting standards in force in the "Industry" sector, excepted for some anglo-saxon listed companies which use "Operating profit" instead of "Operating income".
In the « Bank » sector, the « Net banking incomes » corresponds to « Revenues » (or « Net sales »).
In the "Insurance" sector, the « Premiums» corresponds to the « Revenues » (or « Net sales »).
In the other sectors with a specific activity, the « Investment revenues» corresponds to the « Revenues » (or « Net sales »), the « Operating income » to the « Operating profit ».