NEW YORK, Nov. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Stock Exchange(R) (Amex(R)) today listed the common stock of Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. under the ticker symbol HTI.
Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc., San Diego, is a development stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to developing and commercializing recombinant human enzymes for the infertility (CUMULASE(TM)), ophthalmology (ENHANZE SC(TM)), and oncology (CHEMOPHASE(TM)) communities.
"We are pleased to welcome Halozyme Therapeutics to the Amex where a substantial and growing number of pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device companies choose to list their shares," said John McGonegal, senior vice president of the Amex Equities Group. "As always, we look forward to working closely with Halozyme Therapeutics to help them build shareholder value and focus greater investor attention on their company."
"This is an exciting step for our company," said Jonathan Lim, MD, Halozyme's Chairman and CEO. "Our Amex listing enables a greater number of investors to follow the company throughout its development of important and high-potential products."
The specialist in Halozyme Therapeutics will be HBH Specialists. For further information on HTI and other Amex-listed companies, please visit http://www.amex.com/.
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