TORONTO, Aug. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - Transition Therapeutics Inc. ("Transition" or the "Company") (TSX:TTH, NASDAQ:TTHI) announced today that Dr. Tony Cruz, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
of Transition will be presenting at the Canaccord Genuity Annual Growth
Conference on Thursday, August 16th, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time at
the Intercontinental Boston Hotel in Boston, Massachusetts.
About Transition
Transition is a biopharmaceutical company, developing novel therapeutics
for disease indications with large markets. Transition's lead product
is ELND005 (AZD-103) for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease and
Transition also has an emerging pipeline of innovative preclinical and
clinical drug candidates. The other drugs in the pipeline that the
Company is developing are for anti-inflammatory and metabolic
indications. Transition's shares are listed on the NASDAQ under the
symbol "TTHI" and the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol "TTH".
For additional information about the Company, please visit www.transitiontherapeutics.com.
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