As filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on January 11, 2008

Registration No. 333-

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM F-6

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

For Depositary Shares Evidenced by American Depositary Receipts

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Evotec Aktiengesellschaft

(Exact name of issuer of deposited securities as specified in its charter)

N/A

(Translation of issuer's name into English)

Federal Republic of Germany

(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization of issuer)

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.

(Exact name of depositary as specified in its charter)

4 New York Plaza, New York, NY 10004

Telephone (212) 623-0636

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of depositary's principal executive offices)

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Corporation Service Company

1133 Avenue of the Americas

Suite 3100

New York, NY 10036

( 866) 403 -5272

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

Copy to:

Scott A. Ziegler, Esq.

Ziegler, Ziegler & Associates LLP

570 Lexington Avenue, 44^th Floor

New York, New York 10022

(212) 319-7600

Stanford N. Goldman, Jr., Esq

Daniel H. Follansbee, Esq.

Eric J. Loumeau, Esq.

Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.

One Financial Center

Boston, MA 02111

(617) 542-6000

It is proposed that this filing become effective under Rule 466

o immediately upon filing

o on (Date) at (Time)

If a separate registration statement has been filed to register the deposited shares, check the following box. x

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of each class of Securities to be registered	Amount to be registered	Proposed maximum aggregate price per unit ⁽¹⁾	Proposed maximum aggregate offering price ⁽²⁾	Amount of registration fee
American Depositary Shares evidenced by American Depositary Receipts, each American Depositary Share representing two ordinary bearer share of Evotec Aktiengesellschaft	50,000,000 American Depositary Shares	$0.05	$2,500,000	$98.25

(1)	Each unit represents one American Depositary Share.

(2)	Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee. Pursuant to Rule 457(k), such estimate is computed on the basis of the maximum aggregate fees or charges to be imposed in connection with the issuance of American Depositary Receipts

The Registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this Registration Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 or until the Registration Statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.

PART I

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

The Prospectus consists of the proposed form of American Depositary Receipt (“ADR” or “American Depositary Receipt”) included as Exhibit A to the Deposit Agreement filed as Exhibit (a) to this Registration Statement, which is incorporated herein by reference.

CROSS REFERENCE SHEET

Item 1. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED

Item Number and Caption		Location in Form of American Depositary Receipt Filed Herewith as Prospectus

(1)	Name and address of Depositary	Introductory paragraph
(2)	Title of American Depositary Receipts and identity of deposited securities	Face of American Depositary Receipt, top center
	Terms of Deposit:

(i)	Amount of deposited securities represented by one unit of American Depositary Shares	Face of American Depositary Receipt, upper right corner
(ii)	Procedure for voting, if any, the deposited securities	Paragraph (12)
(iii)	Collection and distribution of dividends	Paragraphs (4), (5), (7) and (10)
(iv)	Transmission of notices, reports and proxy soliciting material	Paragraphs (3), (8) and (12)
(v)	Sale or exercise of rights	Paragraphs (4), (5) and (10)
(vi)	Deposit or sale of securities resulting from dividends, splits or plans of reorganization	Paragraphs (4), (5), (10) and (13)
(vii)	Amendment, extension or termination of the Deposit Agreement	Paragraphs (16) and (17)
(viii)	Rights of holders of receipts to inspect the transfer books of the Depositary and the list of Holders of receipts	Paragraph (3)
(ix)	Restrictions upon the right to deposit or withdraw the underlying securities	Paragraphs (1), (2), (4), and (5)
(x)	Limitation upon the liability of the Depositary	Paragraph (14)

(3)

Fees and Charges

Paragraph (7)

Item 2. AVAILABLE INFORMATION

	Item Number and Caption	Location in Form of American Depositary Receipt Filed Herewith as Prospectus

(b)	Statement that Evotec Aktiengesellschaft is subject to the periodic reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and, accordingly, files certain reports with the Commission, and that such reports can be inspected by holders of American Depositary Receipts and copied at public reference facilities maintained by the Commission in Washington, D.C.	Paragraph (8)

PART II

INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

Item 3. EXHIBITS

(a)

Form of Deposit Agreement. Form of Deposit Agreement dated as of , 2008 among Evotec Aktiengesellschaft, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as depositary (the "Depositary"), and all holders from time to time of ADRs issued thereunder (the "Deposit Agreement"), including the Form of American Depositary Receipt, is filed herewith as Exhibit (a).

(b)

Any other agreement to which the Depositary is a party relating to the issuance of the American Depositary Shares registered hereunder or the custody of the deposited securities represented thereby. Not Applicable.

(c)

Every material contract relating to the deposited securities between the Depositary and the issuer of the deposited securities in effect at any time within the last three years. Not Applicable.

(d)

Opinion of Ziegler, Ziegler & Associates LLP, counsel to the Depositary, as to the legality of the securities being registered. Filed herewith as Exhibit (d).

(e)

Certification under Rule 466. Not applicable.

(f)

Power of Attorney. Included as part of the signature pages hereto.

Item 4. UNDERTAKINGS

(a)

The Depositary hereby undertakes to make available at the principal office of the Depositary in the United States, for inspection by holders of the American Depositary Receipts, any reports and communications received from the issuer of the deposited securities which are both (1) received by the Depositary as the holder of the deposited securities, and (2) made generally available to the holders of the underlying securities by the issuer.

(b)

If the amounts of fees charged are not disclosed in the prospectus, the Depositary undertakes to prepare a separate document stating the amount of any fee charged and describing the service for which it is charged and to deliver promptly a copy of such fee schedule without charge to anyone upon request. The Depositary undertakes to notify each registered holder of an American Depositary Receipt thirty days before any change in the fee schedule.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., on behalf of the legal entity created by the Deposit Agreement, certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that all the requirements for filing on Form F-6 are met and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in The City of New York, State of New York, on January 11, 2008.


	Legal entity created by the form of Deposit Agreement for the issuance of ADRs evidencing American Depositary Shares

	By:	JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Depositary

	By:	/s/ Melinda L. VanLuit .
	Name:	Melinda L. VanLuit
	Title:	Vice President

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, Evotec Aktiengesellschaft certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that all the requirements for filing on Form F-6 are met and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Hamburg, Federal Republic of Germany on January 11, 2008.


	Evotec AG

	By:	/s/ Jörn Aldag .
	Name:	Jörn Aldag
	Member of the Management Board


	By:	/s/ Klaus Maleck .
	Name:	Klaus Maleck
	Member of the Management Board


	Evotec AG

	By:	/s/ Jörn Aldag .
	Name:	Jörn Aldag
	President & Chief Executive Officer


	Evotec AG

	By:	/s/ Klaus Maleck
	Name:	Klaus Maleck
	Chief Financial Officer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each individual whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Klaus Maleck and Christian von Spiegal, and each of them, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including pre-effective and post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and all documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she may or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated:


Signature	Title	Date


By: /s/Jörn Aldag .	Member of the Management Board	January 11, 2008
Name: Jörn Aldag

By: /s/Klaus Maleck	Member of the Management Board	January 11, 2008
Name: Klaus Maleck

By: /s/Jörn Aldag	President & Chief Executive Officer	January 11, 2008
Name: Jörn Aldag

By: /s/Klaus Maleck	Chief Financial Officer	January 11, 2008
Name: Klaus Maleck

SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE REGISTRANT

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the undersigned, the duly authorized representative in the United States of Evotec Aktiengesellschaft has signed this Registration Statement or amendment thereto on this January 11, 2008.



	By:	/s/ Cony d’Cruz .
	Name:	Cony d’Cruz
	Title:	Senior Vice President of Business Development Evotec AG
	Authorized Representative in the United States

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit Number

(a)	Form of Deposit Agreement.

(d)	Opinion of Ziegler, Ziegler & Associates LLP, counsel to the Depositary, as to the legality of the securities to be registered.