Barcelona, July 13, 2007 - Prous Science is delighted to welcome the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich (ETH) to the roster of research-driven organizations to utilize Integrity® to extend the reach of scholars in the Life Sciences at this renowned Swiss University.

The Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences at ETH recognized the need for a state-of-the-art source for teaching and research purposes in Pharmaceutical Sciences and Medicinal Chemistry. After a thorough evaluation by the Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, they concluded that Integrity® met or exceeded all of their requirements.

The Prous Science Integrity® portal is the first of a new generation of resources from Prous Science designed to enhance knowledge-based discovery and development.- Its depth and breadth of content place a wealth of refined, structured information at the users' fingertips, fostering innovative decision-making. The portal provides access to more than 260,000 compounds with demonstrated biological activity, which provides a clear reflection of major advances in medicinal chemistry and therapeutics over the last 40 years. The more than 93,000 patent family records in Integrity® are the foundation for the drug discovery and development activity documented in the portal.

Dr. Engelbert Zass, Head of the Chemistry, Biology and Pharmacy Information Center at ETH commented: "We are proud that ETH Zürich will use Prous Science Integrity® for teaching and research purposes. We anticipate that Integrity® will be particularly useful for the students of the new Scientific Master programs, who will benefit from this innovative tool that has, until now, only been available to scientists working in industry".

Jorge Manrique, Vice President, Sales and Marketing, Prous Science, had this to say "We are delighted to contribute to ETH in its aim of fostering innovation, competitiveness, and economic growth for the benefit of the ETH academic community through the use of our cutting-edge technologies".

About the ETH

ETH Zürich is a science and technology university with an outstanding research record. ETH Zürich is the study, research and work place of 18,000 people from 80 nations. About 350 professors in 16 departments teach mainly in the engineering sciences and architecture, system-oriented sciences, mathematics and natural sciences areas and carry out research that is highly valued worldwide.

As an internationally oriented institution of higher education and a nationally grounded one this forward-looking task is fulfilled in service to the Swiss nation. Twenty-one Nobel Laureates are connected with ETH Zürich. Maintaining and developing its top standing in the international competition among top universities, is an important task of ETH Zürich.

About Prous Science

For more than 40 years, Prous Science has been a trusted source of information on which science depends to discover safer and more effective medicines. The company's products have evolved through the years from print journals to sophisticated electronic products incorporating the latest advances in IT. For more information about Prous Science, visit www.prous.com.