Exact Sciences' Cologuard Wins Prestigious Prix Galien Award for Best Medical Technology Product

MADISON, Wis., Oct. 28, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Exact Sciences Corp. (NASDAQ: EXAS) today announced that Cologuard, the first and only FDA-approved noninvasive, stool DNA-based colorectal cancer screening test, has won the 2016 10th Annual Prix Galien USA Award for best medical technology product. Awarded by the Galien Foundation, the Prix Galien USA awards are among the nation's highest honors recognizing biomedical and technology product achievement associated with improving the human condition.

"It's an extraordinary honor for Cologuard and the Exact Sciences team to be recognized in such a distinguished forum," said Graham Lidgard, Ph.D., chief science officer of Exact Sciences. "This Prix Galien award highlights not only the breakthrough science behind Cologuard, but also the unrivaled team that worked to develop and bring to market an innovation with the potential to make a significant impact in eradicating colorectal cancer. We are humbled and thankful to be counted among the companies honored by the Galien Foundation."

Awarded in more than a dozen countries, the Prix Galien awards recognize the best in biomedical research and development. Nominees for the Prix Galien USA awards represent the most innovative biopharma and medical technologies addressing public health priorities and are evaluated by a prestigious committee comprised of nine renowned leaders from the biomedical industry and academia, including four Nobel Laureates.

The awards were presented at the Prix Galien USA Awards Ceremony, which took place on Oct. 27 at the American Museum of Natural History in New York. 

The Exact Sciences and Mayo Clinics team at the Prix Galien USA Awards Ceremony Oct. 27 in New York

About the Galien Foundation
The Galien Foundation fosters, recognizes and rewards excellence in scientific innovation to improve the state of human health. Our vision is to be the catalyst for the development of the next generation of innovative treatment and technologies that will impact human health and save lives.

The Foundation oversees and directs activities in the USA for the Prix Galien, an international award that recognizes outstanding achievements in improving the human condition through the development of innovative therapies. The Prix Galien was created in France in 1970 in honor of Galen, the father of medical science and modern pharmacology. Worldwide, the Prix Galien is regarded as the equivalent of the Nobel Prize in biopharmaceutical and medical technology research.

For more information, visit www.galienfoundation.org.

About Cologuard
Cologuard was approved by the FDA in August 2014 and results from Exact Sciences' prospective 90-site, point-in-time, 10,000-patient pivotal trial were published in the New England Journal of Medicine in March 2014. Cologuard is included in the recommendations of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (2016) and the American Cancer Society's (2014) colorectal cancer screening guidelines. Stool DNA is included in the combined screening guidelines of the American Cancer Society/U.S. Multi-Society Task Force/American College of Radiology (2008), the American College of Gastroenterology guidelines (2009) and the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (2016). Cologuard is indicated to screen adults of either sex, 50 years or older, who are at average risk for colorectal cancer. Cologuard is not for everyone and is not a replacement for diagnostic colonoscopy or surveillance colonoscopy in high-risk individuals. False positives and false negatives do occur. Any positive test result should be followed by a diagnostic colonoscopy. Following a negative result, patients should continue participating in a screening program at an interval and with a method appropriate for the individual patient. Cologuard performance when used for repeat testing has not been evaluated or established. For more information about Cologuard, visit www.CologuardTest.com. Rx Only.

About Exact Sciences Corp.
Exact Sciences Corp. is a molecular diagnostics company focused on the early detection and prevention of the deadliest forms of cancer. The company has exclusive intellectual property protecting its non-invasive, molecular screening technology for the detection of colorectal cancer. For more information, please visit the company's website at www.exactsciences.com, follow Exact Sciences on Twitter @ExactSciences or find Exact Sciences on Facebook.

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