Intercept Pharma To Report Third Quarter 2015 Financial Results On November 9th
NEW YORK, Nov. 2, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq:ICPT) (Intercept), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of novel therapeutics to treat chronic underserved liver diseases, such as primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), today announced that it will report third quarter 2015 financial results prior to the NASDAQ Market open on Monday, November 9, 2015. Intercept management will conduct a conference call and audio webcast on Monday, November 9, 2015 at 8:00 a.m. ET to discuss these results.
Dial-in and webcast information for this event will be available on the Investors page of Intercept's website at http://ir.interceptpharma.com. An archived webcasts will be available on Intercept's website for approximately two weeks.
About Intercept
Intercept is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of novel therapeutics to treat chronic underserved liver diseases. The Company's lead product candidate, obeticholic acid (OCA), is an agonist of the farnesoid X receptor (FXR). OCA is being developed for a variety of chronic liver diseases, including primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC), also known as primary biliary cholangitis,nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) and biliary atresia. The FDA has granted OCA breakthrough therapy designation for the treatment of NASH with liver fibrosis and granted OCA fast track designation for the treatment of patients with PBC. OCA has also received orphan drug designation in both the United States and Europe for the treatment of PBC and PSC. Intercept owns worldwide rights to OCA outside of Japan, China and Korea, where it has out-licensed the product candidate to Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma. For more information about Intercept, please visit the Company's website at: www.interceptpharma.com.
CONTACT: For more information about Intercept Pharmaceuticals, please contact: Intercept Pharmaceuticals: Mark Vignola +1-646-747-1000 Media inquiries: media@interceptpharma.com Investor inquiries: investors@interceptpharma.com
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