AC Immune Announces Appointment of Dr. Marie Kosco-Vilbois as Chief Scientific Officer Lausanne, Switzerland

AC Immune Announces Appointment of

Dr. Marie Kosco-Vilbois as Chief Scientific

Switzerland, January 3, 2019 - AC Immune SA (NASDAQ: ACIU), a Swiss-based, clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company

with a broad pipeline focused on Neurodegenerative Diseases, today announced that it has appointed Dr. Marie Kosco-Vilbois, as

Chief Scientific Officer, effective January 3, 2019.

Andrea Pfeifer, CEO of AC Immune SA, commented: "I am delighted to welcome Dr. Marie

Kosco-Vilbois as our Chief Scientific Officer. The Company will benefit greatly from her extensive experience in Immunology and

Drug Development, which will enhance growth of the Company's robust pipeline in Neurodegenerative Diseases."

Dr. Kosco-Vilbois will report directly to CEO Andrea Pfeifer. To facilitate her rapid integration into the Company she will be

supported by Dr. David Lowe who has led AC Immune's Research ad interim and has held senior R&D roles in the

Dr. Marie Kosco-Vilbois

a US citizen, has extensive experience in the biopharmaceutical industry and has served as Chief Scientific Officer of Novimmune

since 2005. Prior to joining Novimmune in 2002, Dr. Kosco-Vilbois was Head of Immunology and Preclinical Pharmacology at the Serono

Pharmaceutical Research Institute, a Senior Scientist and then Head of Immunology at the Glaxo Wellcome Research Institute in

Geneva and a Scientific Member of the Basel Institute for Immunology. During her career, she has taken numerous Biologicals from

discovery into pre-clinical studies and clinical development, most notably filing market applications of a Biological for an Orphan

gained her Bachelor's Degree in Biology from Rutgers University, New Jersey, US, and a PhD in Anatomy and Immunology from

the Medical College of Virginia/Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, US.

SA is a clinical-stage Swiss-based biopharmaceutical company, listed on NASDAQ, which aims to become a global leader in precision

medicine for Neurodegenerative Diseases. The Company designs, discovers and develops therapeutic as well as diagnostic products

intended to prevent and modify diseases caused by misfolding proteins. AC Immune's two proprietary technology platforms

create antibodies, small molecules and vaccines designed to address a broad spectrum of neurodegenerative indications, such as

Alzheimer's disease (AD). The Company's pipeline features nine therapeutic and three diagnostic product candidates

- with five product candidates currently in clinical trials. The most advanced of these is crenezumab, a humanized anti-beta-amyloid

monoclonal IgG4 antibody that targets monomeric and aggregated forms of beta-amyloid, with highest affinity for neurotoxic oligomers.

Crenezumab is currently in two Phase 3 clinical studies for AD, under a global program conducted by collaboration partner

Other collaborations include Lilly, Biogen, Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Nestl Institute of Health Sciences, Life Molecular

Imaging (formerly Piramal Imaging) and Essex Bio-Technology.

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Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Forward-looking statements are statements other

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expectations and beliefs and involve significant risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results, developments and business

decisions to differ materially from those contemplated by these statements. These risks and uncertainties include those described

under the captions "Item 3. Key Information - Risk Factors" and "Item 5. Operating and Financial Review

and Prospects" in AC Immune's Annual Report on Form 20-F and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and AC Immune does not undertake any obligation to update

them in light of new information, future developments or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable law. All forward-looking

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