Sangamo BioSciences, Inc. Announces Presentation At The 2015 Leerink Global Healthcare Conference
Sangamo BioSciences Announces Presentation At The 2015 Leerink Global Healthcare Conference
PR Newswire
RICHMOND, Calif., Feb. 5, 2015
RICHMOND, Calif., Feb. 5, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Sangamo BioSciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: SGMO) announced today that Edward Lanphier, Sangamo's president and CEO, will provide an update on the progress of Sangamo's ZFP Therapeutic® development programs and an overview of the company's business strategy at 10:45 am ET on Thursday, February 12, 2015, at the 2015 Leerink Global Healthcare Conference. The conference is being held in New York.
The presentation will be webcast live and may be accessed via a link on the Sangamo BioSciences website in the Investor Relations section under Events and Presentations. The presentation will be archived on the Sangamo website for two weeks after the event.
About Sangamo
Sangamo BioSciences, Inc. is focused on Engineering Genetic Cures for monogenic and infectious diseases by deploying its novel DNA-binding protein technology platform in therapeutic gene regulation and genome editing. The Company has ongoing Phase 2 clinical trials to evaluate the safety and efficacy of a novel ZFP Therapeutic® for the treatment of HIV/AIDS (SB-728-T) and NGF-AAV for Alzheimer's disease (CERE-110), as well as a Phase 1 trial of a potentially curative therapeutic for beta-thalassemia. Sangamo's other therapeutic programs are focused on monogenic and rare diseases. The Company has formed a strategic collaboration with Shire International GmbH to develop therapeutics for hemophilia, Huntington's disease, and other monogenic diseases, and with Biogen Idec for hemoglobinopathies. It has also established strategic partnerships with companies in non-therapeutic applications of its technology, including Dow AgroSciences and Sigma-Aldrich Corporation. For more information about Sangamo, visit the Company's website at www.sangamo.com.
ZFP Therapeutic® is a registered trademark of Sangamo BioSciences, Inc.
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