ChemGenex To Present At Pacific Growth Equities 2006 Life Sciences Growth Conference
MELBOURNE, Australia, and MENLO PARK, California U.S.A. (June 6, 2006).
ChemGenex Pharmaceuticals (ASX: CXS, NASDAQ: CXSP) will present at the Pacific Growth Equities 2006 Life Sciences Growth Conference in San Francisco on Wednesday June 14, 2006. The presentation will be at 9:00 a.m. local time in the Six Continents Room of the InterContinental Mark Hopkins Hotel, San Francisco.
Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Greg Collier PhD will provide an overview of recent highlights including;
- The successful completion of a $15 million capital raising managed by ABN AMRO Morgans.
- Updates of the company's phase 2 clinical programs, Ceflatonin® (HHT) for the treatment of leukemias and Quinamed® (amonafide dihydrochloride) for the treatment of solid tumors.
- Status of the proposed international, multi-centre, phase 2/3 clinical trial of Ceflatonin® in T315I mutation positive CML patients.
An audio webcast of the presentation will be available from the company's website, www.chemgenex.com one hour after the completion of the presentation, and will be available for 90 days after the conference.
Information about the Pacific Growth Equities 2006 Life Sciences Growth Conference can be found at http://www.pacificgrowth.com/conference.
About ChemGenex Pharmaceuticals Limited
ChemGenex Pharmaceuticals is a pharmaceutical development company dedicated to improving the lives of patients by developing therapeutics in the areas of oncology, diabetes, obesity, and depression. ChemGenex harnesses the power of genomics for target discovery and validation, and in clinical trials to develop more individualized therapeutic outcomes. ChemGenex's lead compound, Ceflatonin®, is currently in phase 2/3 clinical trials for chronic myeloid leukemia and Quinamed® is in phase 2 clinical development for prostate, breast and ovarian cancers. The company has a significant portfolio of anti-cancer, diabetes, obesity and depression programs, several of which have been partnered with international pharmaceutical companies. ChemGenex currently trades on the Australian Stock Exchange under the symbol "CXS" and on NASDAQ under the symbol "CXSP".
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