Roche Diagnostics Receives 2003 Living and Giving Award from Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana - At the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation's Sixth Annual Gala, the Foundation's Indiana State Chapter awarded Roche Diagnostics with the 2003 Living and Giving Award. This award is given annually to the individual or company that makes significant contributions to JDRF's efforts to serve people with diabetes and to find a cure.

The event also featured a "Fund-A-Cure" drive in which donations were made directly to fund a diabetes research grant. The Indiana State Chapter of JDRF will name a grant in honor of Roche Diagnostics for the company's support of JDRF and the diabetes community.

In addition to being a strong and consistent supporter of JDRF, Roche Diagnostics Diabetes Care business area is the world's leading company in diabetes monitoring systems and services, with its Accu-Chek blood glucose monitors, and is committed to making life better for those living with diabetes.

"Roche is honored to receive the 2003 Living & Giving Award for the goal we share with JDRF in making life for people with diabetes easier," said Don Dumoulin, Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Diabetes Care, Roche Diagnostics. "With development of our Accu-Chek monitors and other innovative diabetes care products, our commitment has always been to help people manage their diabetes to maximize quality of life and minimize long-term health challenges."

"We were pleased to be able to recognize Roche with the 2003 Living and Giving Award as well as naming a research grant in their honor. Their commitment to our organization and to the diabetes community has been incredible," said Stacey Bowers, Executive Director of JDRF - Indiana State Chapter. "We would like to thank Roche on behalf of the 17 million people in the U.S. living with diabetes, who will benefit directly from their tremendous support."

The event raised $265,000 and proceeds will go towards funding research to find a cure for diabetes.

For more information about Accu-Chek products and living with diabetes, please visit the Accu-Chek web site at www.accu-chek.com. You may also visit the JDRF web site at: http://www.jdrf.org.

About JDRF
JDRF, the world's leading nonprofit, nongovernmental funder of diabetes research, was founded in 1970 by the parents of children with juvenile diabetes-a disease which strikes children suddenly, makes them insulin dependent for life, and carries the constant threat of devastating complications. Since inception, JDRF has provided more than $600 million to diabetes research worldwide. The organization's mission is constant: to find a cure for diabetes and its complications through the support of research. For more information, visit the JDRF website at www.jdrf.org, or call 800-533-CURE.

About Roche and the Roche Diagnostics Division
Headquartered in Basel, Switzerland, Roche is one of the world's leading innovation-driven healthcare groups. Its core businesses are pharmaceuticals and diagnostics. Roche is number one in the global diagnostics market, the leading supplier of pharmaceuticals for cancer and a leader in virology and transplantation. As a supplier of products and services for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of disease, the Group contributes on a broad range of fronts to improving people's health and quality of life. Roche employs approximately 62,000 people in 150 countries. The Group has alliances and research and development agreements with numerous partners, including majority ownership interests in Genentech and Chugai. Roche's Diagnostics Division, the world leader in in-vitro diagnostics with a uniquely broad product portfolio, supplies a wide array of innovative testing products and services to researchers, physicians, patients, hospitals and laboratories world-wide. For further information, please visit our websites www.roche.com and www.roche-diagnostics.com.