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Oslo, Norway, 15 February 2017: Photocure ASA (OSE: PHO), a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on photodynamic technologies in cancer and dermatology, reported a revenue growth of 10 % to NOK 38.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2016 (Q4 2015: NOK 34.5), with an EBITDA of NOK 10.7 million for the Hexvix/Cysview commercial franchise. Full year 2016 revenues ended at NOK 143.6 million (134.7). Photocure targets revenues from the US operations to quadruple to a range of USD 15 million by 2020.

Oslo, Norway, February 8th 2017, Photocure ASA announced today a publication in the Scandinavian Journal of Urology, describing a vision for improving outcomes for patients with non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC), and the significant role that blue light cystoscopy (BLC) with Hexvix® plays in achieving it.

Photocure will present its fourth quarter and full year 2016 report on Wednesday 15 February 2017 at Hotel Continental, Oslo, Norway.

Oslo, Norway, February 3, 2017 Photocure ASA (OSE: PHO), announced today that it has completed enrollment in its Phase 3 study with BLFC with Cysview in patients with Non Muscle Invasive Bladder cancer (NMIBC) undergoing follow up (surveillance) cystoscopy in the outpatient setting. The enrollment of 300 bladder cancer patients has secured that a minimum of 100 patients have been referred to and received repeat administrations of Blue Light Cystoscopy with Cysview in the operating room setting. In the study, Cysview was used in conjunction with the flexible KARL STORZ system. Results from the study are expected to be available mid-2017.

Blue Light equipment supplier and Photocure partner KARL STORZ Endoscopy-America, Inc. announced its system for performing Blue Light Cystoscopy with Cysview® (BLCC) has received an Innovative Technology designation from Vizient, Inc.

Photocure ASA (OSE: PHO) management is this week conducting investor meetings in San Francisco (US) in connection with the J.P. Morgan healthcare conference.

Oslo, Norway, December 5, 2016 Photocure ASA (PHO-NO) announced today new data from a prospective multicenter real world study that included 338 patients, 415 BLC procedures and 1060 lesions from nine study sites in the United States. BLCC as an adjunct to white light cystoscopy (WLC) resulted in the detection of an additional 151 lesions and 45 patients uniquely with the addition of blue light. This resulted in upgrading or upstaging of 52 (15%) of the patients. Correct staging and grading impacts the management of bladder cancer patients and may have an impact on patient outcomes.

Oslo, Norway, November 28th, 2016 Photocure ASA announced the publication of The Comparative effectiveness of fluorescence cystoscopy versus white light cystoscopy (WLC) for initial diagnosis or surveillance of bladder cancer on clinical outcomes: Systematic review and meta-analysis in the Journal of Urology. This review, which was sponsored by the US Agency for Healthcare Research (AHRQ), concluded that Blue Light Cystoscopy with Cysview®/Hexvix® was associated with decreased risk of progression and recurrence of non-muscle invasive bladder cancer versus White Light Cystoscopy alone.

Update on management shareholdings and exercise of employee share options in Photocure ASA ("the Company").

Edison Group, an investment intelligence firm, has published a company research report on Photocure Q3 2016 results.

Oslo, Norway, 15 November 2016: Photocure ASA (OSE: PHO), a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on photodynamic technologies in cancer and dermatology, reported a revenue growth of 17 % to NOK 31.6 million in the third quarter of 2016 (Q3 2015: NOK 27.0) for the Hexvix/Cysview commercial franchise and a corresponding EBITDA of NOK 8.0 million.

Photocure will present its third quarter report on Tuesday 15 November 2016 at Hotel Continental, Oslo, Norway.

Oslo, Norway, October 25, 2016 Photocure ASA announced that new data on Blue Light Cystoscopy with Cysview®/Hexvix® were presented at the Société Internationale d'Urologie (SIU) Annual meeting, October 20th to 23rd, Buenos Aires, Argentina: an ePoster from a US registry study and an ePoster video on Blue Light Flexible Cystoscopy.

Oslo, Norway, September 28th, 2016: Photocure ASA announced today that a study published on-line in the peer reviewed Journal of Urology, shows that there is no significant statistical difference in the frequency or grade of adverse events in patients having one Blue Light Cystoscopy with Cysview® (BLCC) versus repeat BLCC procedures.

Edison Group, an investment intelligence firm, has published a report on Photocure.

Blue Light Cystoscopy with Cysview® featured on the Cancer Innovations program on ABC TV in New York, NY