Allon Invited to Present at Two Major Conferences
(firmenpresse) - VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (Marketwire) -- 11/28/11 -- (TSX: NPC) President and CEO has been invited to present an update of the Company's business progress on Tuesday, November 29, 2011 at the Piper Jaffray Health Care Conference in New York City. McCauley's presentation will include an update of the Company's programs, including its fully enrolled pivotal clinical trial evaluating lead neuroprotective drug candidate, , as a potential treatment for (PSP), a rapidly progressing and fatal degenerative brain disease.
The live webcast may be viewed at 5:30 a.m. PST (8:30 a.m. EST) at .
The presentation will be immediately archived and available for viewing for three months from the Company's website at .
Piper Jaffray is a leading middle-market investment bank and asset management firm, serving clients in the U.S. and internationally, combining deep product and sector expertise with ready access to global capital. Founded in 1895, the firm has offices across the United States, Hong Kong, London and Zurich.
In addition, Allon has been invited to participate this week at the prestigious conference. Allon has been selected by an expert panel as one of the "Top 10" not yet partnered neuroscience programs in the world. The conference is one of the industry's most targeted partnering meetings in the therapeutic area, and will be held at the Westin Copley Place in Boston, Massachusetts from November 30th to December 2nd 2011. Participation at the conference is by invitation only. Allon's Vice President of Clinical Development and Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Michael Gold, will present an overview of Allon's at 8:10 a.m. PST (11:10 a.m. EST) on December 1st, 2011.
About Allon
Allon Therapeutics Inc. is a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on bringing to market innovative central nervous system therapies. Allon's lead drug davunetide is proceeding in a pivotal Phase 2/3 clinical trial in an orphan indication, progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), under a Special Protocol Assessment (SPA) with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This pivotal trial is based upon statistically significant human efficacy demonstrated in patients with amnestic mild cognitive impairment (a precursor to Alzheimer's disease) and cognitive impairment associated with schizophrenia, and in positive biomarker data.
The Company is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the trading symbol "NPC".
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Allon Therapeutics Inc.
Rick Smith
Director, Investor Relations
(604) 742-2543
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