Regulated information 10 January 2013

Galapagos receives €2.7 million IWT grant for antibacterial research Mechelen, Belgium; 10 January 2013 - Galapagos NV (Euronext: GLPG) announced today that is has been awarded a €2.7 million grant from the Flemish agency for Innovation by Science and Technology (IWT) to discover new antibiotic treatments.

A number of bacteria have become resistant to existing antibiotics, posing a pressing healthcare problem. In November 2012, Galapagos announced the selection of a candidate drug targeting DNA pol III