SurModics Acquires Brookwood Pharmaceuticals  August 2007

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minnesota – August 1, 2007 – SurModics, Inc. (Nasdaq: SRDX), a leading provider of surface modification and drug delivery technologies to the healthcare industry, announced today that it has acquired Brookwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a leading provider of drug delivery technology primarily to the pharmaceutical industry, from Southern Research Institute for $40 million in cash at closing and up to an additional $22 million in cash upon the successful achievement of specified milestones.
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Lakeshore Biomaterials Announces New Polymer Products  January 2007

BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA– January, 2007 – Lakeshore Biomaterials announces a new catalog of polymer products with a simplified naming system.
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elbion Acquires Late-Stage Product Candidate for Treatment of Alcohol Dependence  January 2007

LEUVEN, BELGIUM – elbion NV, a leading European drug discovery and development company, today announced it has acquired a number of product candidates from the French biotechnology company DrugAbuse Sciences. The most advanced candidate, Naltrexone Depot, a sustained release formulation of naltrexone, will become elbion’s lead product and the company expects it to enter pivotal Phase III clinical trials in 2007. A second asset acquired is Buprenorphine Depot, a sustained release buprenorphine indicated for the treatment of opiate addiction. 
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New Director of Quality  August 2006

BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA– August, 2006 –Brookwood Pharmaceuticals welcomes Robert J. Brady as the Director of Quality. “We are pleased to welcome Bob to our team,” says Arthur J. Tipton, PhD, CEO and President. “He adds a wealth of experience and is a definite asset for the growing quality group at Brookwood Pharmaceuticals”.
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Carrington and Brookwood Pharmaceuticals Expand GelSite® Drug Delivery Technology Development July 2006

IRVING, TEXAS – July 20, 2006 –Carrington Laboratories, Inc. (NASDAQ: CARN) announced today that its subsidiary, DelSite Biotechnologies, Inc., formed a joint development initiative with Brookwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
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Genzyme Pharmaceuticals and Brookwood Pharmaceuticals Enter Broad Collaboration in Drug Delivery May 2006

May 1, 2006 - Genzyme Pharmaceuticals, a business unit of Genzyme Corporation, and Brookwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc., today announced a broad collaboration to develop novel drug delivery solutions.
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Brookwood Pharmaceuticals, Scientific Advisory Board Convenes April 2006

April 25, 2006 - Brookwood Pharmaceuticals' Scientific Advisory Board convened for the first time.
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Lakeshore Biomaterials Names New Executives May 2005

Lakeshore Biomaterials today named two new executives to its staff in Birmingham. Joining Lakeshore are Paul Spencer and John Middleton.
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SRI Spins off drug group January 2005

"They're going to have some dramatic opportunities for developing new pharmaceuticals and I can't think of a better way to get a company under way," said Mike Alder, director the Biotechnology Association of Alabama.
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Brookwood Pharmaceuticals acquires the polymer business of Alkermes, Inc. January 2005

Alkermes and Lakeshore Biomaterials are committed to produce a seamless transition of the polymer business, with the quality and service you've come to expect from the Alkermes Medisorb® polymer business.
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