Agfa appoints Jonathan Elion as Chief Medical Officer

Mortsel (Belgium)- January 3, 2006 - 3.00 pm CET

Most recently, Dr. Elion has been the Medical Director and Co-Founder (1994) of Heartlab, and has a long distinguished career in Clinical Cardiology, Medical Computing and business. Heartlab was acquired by Agfa in June of 2005 as part of the company's strategy to expand their enterprise solutions for healthcare.

As Medical Director of Heartlab, Dr. Elion has been a pioneer in the creation of industry-wide standards and the development of products that improve the clinical management of cardiovascular disease. He is an industry leader in the development and application of technology standards in cardiology, and is recognized for his leadership role in initiatives that promote the integration of the healthcare enterprise, such as the Radiological Society of North America, the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society and the IHE initiative sponsored by the American College of Cardiology. Author of numerous papers, abstracts and book chapters on various aspects of clinical cardiology and on computer applications in medicine, Elion speaks world-wide on these topics.

"As Chief Medical Officer of Agfa Healthcare, Dr. Elion represents the voice of our clinical customers, providing clinical insight and strategic direction as part of our senior management team. Elion's appointment to this critical position will fuel Agfa's momentum in Healthcare Imaging and Information Technology," said Philippe Houssiau, President of Agfa's Healthcare business group.
Dr. Elion commented, "This is a very exciting time to be involved in medical informatics in general, and to be involved with Agfa Healthcare in particular. Agfa holds a compelling position in this global market. Well established relationships with key academic medical centers and thought leaders throughout the industry give Agfa a foundation of strength to support the development of innovative new technology that will accelerate improvements in clinical care."

About Agfa
The Agfa-Gevaert Group is one of the world's leading imaging and information technology companies. Agfa develops, manufactures and markets analog and digital systems for the graphic industry and for healthcare.

Agfa's headquarters are in Mortsel, Belgium. The company is active in 40 countries and has agents in another 100 countries throughout the world. Together they achieved a turnover of 3,762 million Euros (or US$ 4,677 million*) in 2004.
Agfa's HealthCare business group supplies hospitals and other healthcare centers with state-of-the-art systems for the capturing, processing and managing of diagnostic images and with IT solutions that integrate the imaging workflow into the overall hospital operations across departmental disciplines.

In addition, Agfa is a leader in the fast growing market of IT systems that span the entire healthcare enterprise and through which healthcare facilities become more efficient and effective, with improved patient outcomes.
For more information on Agfa, visit
www.agfa.com.
* 1US$ = 0.804281 Euro

About Heartlab
Heartlab is the global leader in digital image and information management for cardiology. The company's networks are installed in more than 300 leading heart centers in North America and Japan, giving cardiologists rapid access to imaging exam and report information and providing robust protection for critical patient data.
Named one of America's fastest growing private companies for four years in a row by Inc. magazine, Heartlab is consistently ranked as a top performer by respected industry analysts MD Buyline and KLAS. The company was identified by Frost & Sullivan as the only independent cardiology solution provider with significant market share in the US.

In 2005, Heartlab was acquired by Agfa-Gevaert and established a global cardiology center of excellence supporting markets in Europe, Asia Pacific and the Americas. Heartlab's strong clinical knowledge and significant market expertise strengthens Agfa's cardiology management solution and broadens the company's entire portfolio across the healthcare enterprise.
For more information, visit www.heartlab.com.

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