Article: TKT Forms European Company to Market Niche Protein Products -TKT Europe-5S AB Receives Recommendation for European Orphan Drug Designation of Replagal(TM)-.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., July 17 /PRNewswire/ --

Transkaryotic Therapies, Inc. (Nasdaq: TKTX) today announced the formation of TKT Europe-5S AB to provide health care services, marketing, and distribution for TKT's Niche Protein(TM) products in Europe. TKT Europe-5S, headquartered in Sweden, will operate under the direction of industry veterans with extensive experience commercializing specialty biopharmaceutical products in Europe. Mr. Bo Ahlstrand, formerly Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Pharmacia & Upjohn, will serve as Chief Executive Officer of TKT Europe-5S.

TKT also announced today that the Committee of Orphan Medicinal Products has ...

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