ChemGenex To Present At Rodman & Renshaw Techvest 7th Annual Healthcare Conference
MELBOURNE, Australia, and MENLO PARK, California U.S.A. (November 8, 2005)
ChemGenex Pharmaceuticals (ASX: CXS, NASDAQ: CXSP) will present at the Rodman & Renshaw Techvest 7th Annual Healthcare Conference in New York City on November 8, 2005. The presentation will be at 9:05 a.m. EST in the Holmes II room of the New York Palace Hotel, 455 Madison Avenue.
Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Greg Collier PhD will provide an overview of ChemGenex’s development pipeline, focussing on recent advances in the company's Phase 2 clinical programs, Ceflatonin® (HHT) for the treatment of leukemias and Quinamed® (amonafide dihydrochloride) for the treatment of solid tumors.
Information about the Rodman & Renshaw Techvest 7th Annual Healthcare Conference can be found at www.rodmanandrenshaw.com.
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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