Galapagos NV: business update: http://t.co/6w1jppWE
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Galapagos NV (Euronext: GLPG) announces today that the operational and financial results achieved thus far in 2012 encourage the Company to retain full year 2012 financial guidance given earlier this year: Group revenues of over €150 million (+30%), increased cash and profit contribution from the service operations, with positive Group operational income and cash flow, and a positive Group net result in 2012. read more
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