IMMUPHARMA TO PRESENT AT BIOTECH SHOWCASET 2020

RNS Number : 3985V

Immupharma PLC

03 December 2019

 

RNS REACH 3 December 2019

ImmuPharma PLC

("ImmuPharma" or the "Company")

IMMUPHARMA TO PRESENT AT BIOTECH SHOWCASE™ 2020 IN SAN FRANCISCO

ImmuPharma PLC (LSE:IMM), a specialist drug discovery and development company, is pleased to announced that it will be presenting at the Biotech Showcase™ 2020, to be held between 13-15 January 2020, at the Hilton, San Francisco Union Square.

Dr Tim Franklin, Commercial Advisor to ImmuPharma, will be presenting to conference attendees on 14th January 2020 at 10:30am (EST) in room Yosemite C (Ballroom Level). If you are attending the event and would like to meet with Dr Franklin for a one to one meeting, please contact Lisa Baderoon, Head of Investor Relations, who will be able to arrange a meeting: [e-mail].

Commenting on the event, Dimitri Dimitrou, CEO of ImmuPharma said: "Following on from our recent licensing and development agreement with Avion, the US speciality pharmaceutical company, in which Avion will fund an international Phase III trial for our lead programme, Lupuzor™, the investment thesis for ImmuPharma and specifically Lupuzor™ has been repositioned. We are delighted that Dr Franklin, who was an integral part of the ImmuPharma team involved in the Avion negotiations, will be representing ImmuPharma and presenting at this prestigious Biotech Showcase. This will be a great opportunity to refocus the industry's and investors' minds on the significant potential within ImmuPharma's pipeline."

Biotech Showcase, produced by Demy-Colton and EBD Group, is an investor conference focused on driving advances in therapeutic development by providing a sophisticated networking platform for executives and investors that fosters investment and partnership opportunities. The conference takes place each year during the course of one of the industry's largest gatherings and busiest weeks.

"We are delighted that ImmuPharma will be presenting at Biotech Showcase this year," said Sara Demy, CEO of Demy-Colton. "Biotech Showcase is a prime occasion for life science entrepreneurs and investors to come together to discover the potential of innovative technologies that will drive the future of drug discovery."

For further information please contact: ImmuPharma PLC (www.immupharma.com) Tim McCarthy, Chairman + 44 (0) 207 152 4080 Dimitri Dimitriou, Chief Executive Officer Lisa Baderoon, Head of Investor Relations + 44 (0) 7721 413496 SPARK Advisory Partners Limited (NOMAD) Neil Baldwin Vassil Kirtchev Stanford Capital Partners (Joint Broker) Patrick Claridge, John Howes SI Capital (Joint Broker) Nick Emerson [phone] [phone] [phone]

Notes to Editors

About ImmuPharma PLC

ImmuPharma PLC (AIM: IMM) is a specialty biopharmaceutical company that discovers and develops peptide-based therapeutics. The company portfolio includes novel peptide therapeutics for autoimmune diseases, metabolic diseases and cancer. The lead program, Lupuzor^™, is a first-in class autophagy immunomodulator which is in Phase III for the treatment of lupus and preclinical analysis suggest therapeutic activity for many other autoimmune diseases that share the same autophagy mechanism of action. For additional information about ImmuPharma please visit www.immupharma.com. 

About Biotech Showcase

Biotech Showcase is an investor and networking conference devoted to providing private and public biotechnology and life sciences companies with an opportunity to present to, and meet with, investors and pharmaceutical executives in one place. Investors and biopharmaceutical executives from around the world gather in San Francisco during this bellwether week which sets the tone for the coming year. Now in its 12th year, this well-established, highly respected conference features multiple tracks of presenting companies, plenary sessions, workshops, networking, and an opportunity to schedule one-to-one meetings. Biotech Showcase is produced by Demy-Colton and EBD Group. Both organizations have a long history of producing high-quality programs that support the biotechnology and broader life sciences industry.

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