Avant Immunotherapeutics To Report Fourth Quarter And Year-End Fiscal 2005 Financial Results On March 8, 2006

NEEDHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 2, 2006--AVANT Immunotherapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: AVAN) will release its fourth quarter and fiscal 2005 financial results before U.S. financial markets open on Wednesday, March 8, 2006. AVANT executives will host a conference call and live audio webcast at 11:00 am ET that same day. To access the live call, dial 888-362-4820 (within the United States) or 617-597-5345 (outside the United States). The passcode for participants is 68826183. A replay will be available approximately two hours after the live call. To access the replay, dial 888-286-8010 (within the United States) or 617-801-6888 (outside the United States). The passcode I.D. # is 87676895. The replay will also be broadcast via the company's website www.avantimmune.com approximately two hours after the live call.