People: Lonza Group AG (LZAGF.PK)

Mr. Patrick Aebischer has been Member of the Board of Directors at Lonza Group AG since March 26, 2008. He is Member of the Innovation and Technology Committee at the Company. Since 2000, Mr. Aebischer has been the President of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL) in Lausanne and Professor of Neurosciences at EPFL. In addition, he has been Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering since 2000. He also acted as Fellow of the Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences since 1998. He is Founder of three biotechnology companies. He holds a Doctorate in Medicine from Universite de Geneve. He has received numerous honors, including the Robert Bing Prize of the Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences and the Pfizer Foundation Prize for Clinical Neurosciences.