IMBRUVICA® (ibrutinib) Awarded Prix Galien 2015 Best Pharmaceutical Agent

RARITAN, N.J., Oct. 28, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, IMBRUVICA^® (ibrutinib) was awarded the prestigious Prix Galien USA 2015 Award in the category of Best Pharmaceutical Agent. The Prix Galien Award is considered to be the industry's highest accolade and recognizes the vital technical, scientific and clinical research skills necessary to develop medicines. IMBRUVICA is jointly developed and commercialized by Janssen Biotech, Inc. and Pharmacyclics LLC, an AbbVie company, and the win recognizes the work of both companies.

"Our journey with ibrutinib and our strategic partner, Pharmacyclics, has been exciting and rewarding since day one," said Peter F. Lebowitz, M.D., Ph.D., Global Head, Oncology, Janssen Research & Development, LLC. "We're honored to be recognized by the awards committee, especially among such a remarkable field of innovative compounds."

To qualify, medicines needed to be deemed innovative in the field of medicine and approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) within the past five years. Since the inception of the award, Janssen has received 26 Prix Galien awards, including three in the U.S. and four at the international level.

The Prix Galien was created in France in 1970 in honor of Galen, the father of medical science and modern pharmacology. Worldwide, the Prix Galen is regarded as the equivalent of the Nobel Prize in biopharmaceutical and medical technology research, honoring significant advances in pharmaceutical research. Until the inception of Prix Galien, this particular field of research was largely unrecognized. Following the success of the original Prix Galien award in France more than 40 years ago, several additional countries have instituted local versions of the award.

About Janssen Research & Development, LLC 
At Janssen, we are dedicated to addressing and solving some of the most important unmet medical needs of our time in oncology, immunology, neuroscience, infectious diseases and vaccines, and cardiovascular and metabolic diseases. Driven by our commitment to patients, we develop innovative products, services and healthcare solutions to help people throughout the world. Janssen Research & Development, LLC; Janssen Products, LP; and Janssen Biotech, Inc. are part of the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson. Please visit http://www.janssen.com for more information.

Janssen in Oncology 
In oncology, our goal is to fundamentally alter the way cancer is understood, diagnosed and managed, reinforcing our commitment to the patients who inspire us. In looking to find innovative ways to address the cancer challenge, our primary efforts focus on several treatment and prevention solutions. These include a focus on hematologic malignancies, prostate cancer and lung cancer; cancer interception with the goal of developing products that interrupt the carcinogenic process; biomarkers that may help guide targeted, individualized use of our therapies; as well as safe and effective identification and treatment of early changes in the tumor microenvironment. Please visit http://www.janssen.com.

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