CAMBRIDGE, Mass., May 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Advanced Magnetics, Inc. today announced that it will participate in the Bank of America Smid Cap Conference, being held May 16-17, 2007 at the Four Seasons Hotel in Boston. Louis Brenner, MD, Senior Vice President of Advanced Magnetics, will present an overview of the company on Thursday, May 17, at 8:50 am ET.
A live webcast of this presentation will be accessible through the Investors section of the company's website at http://www.advancedmagnetics.com. Following the conference, the webcast will be archived on the Advanced Magnetics website until June 1, 2007.
About Advanced Magnetics
Advanced Magnetics, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company engaged in the development and commercialization of therapeutic iron compounds to treat anemia, as well as novel imaging agents to aid in the diagnosis of cancer and cardiovascular disease, utilizing its proprietary nanoparticle technology.
Ferumoxytol, the company's key product candidate, is being developed for use as an intravenous iron replacement therapeutic for the treatment of iron deficiency anemia in chronic kidney disease. The company is currently conducting four Phase III clinical trials with ferumoxytol and has presented data on three of the four trials.
Combidex, the company's other product under development, is an investigational functional molecular imaging agent consisting of iron oxide nanoparticles for use in conjunction with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to aid in the differentiation of cancerous from normal lymph nodes. In March 2005, the company received an approvable letter from the FDA with respect to Combidex, subject to certain conditions.
The company has two commercial products, Feridex I.V.(R) and GastroMARK(R), both of which are imaging agents that are approved and marketed in the United States, Europe and other countries.
Contact: Kristen Galfetti Senior Director, Investor Relations kgalfetti@advancedmagnetics.com (617) 498-3362
Advanced Magnetics, Inc.CONTACT: Kristen Galfetti, Senior Director, Investor Relations, ofAdvanced Magnetics, Inc., +1-617-498-3362, kgalfetti@advancedmagnetics.com
Web site: http://www.advancedmagnetics.com//
