Dr. Magnus Nilsson CEO of Vitrolife


STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Aug. 13, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- The Board of Directors appointed Dr. Magnus Nilsson CEO of Vitrolife AB (publ). Magnus Nilsson was previously Acting CEO of Vitrolife since January 3, 2003.

Gothenburg, Sweden, August 13, 2003

The Board of Directors, Vitrolife AB (publ)


 For further information, please contact;

 CEO, Dr. Magnus Nilsson                   Chairman of the Board,
 Phone: +46 31 721 80 00                   Patrik Tigerschiold
 Mobile +46 708 22 80 61                   Phone: +46 8 614 00 20

Vitrolife is a global biomedical corporation that works with products for cell and tissue technology. The Vitrolife group consists of the parent company, Vitrolife AB (Publ) and four wholly owned subsidiaries: Vitrolife Sweden AB (Gothenburg, Sweden), Vitrolife Inc. (Denver, Colorado), A-Life Ltd. (Edinburgh, Scotland), and A-Life Inc. (Newport Beach, California). The group's operations focus on three geographic areas.


 -- Europe/Middle East
 -- The Americas
 -- Rest of the World

Vitrolife's business concept is to develop, produce and sell advanced products and systems for the preparation, cultivation, preservation and support of cells, tissues and organs.

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