NEEDHAM, Mass. & PHILLIPSBURG, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AVANT Immunotherapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVAN) and Celldex Therapeutics, Inc., a privately-held company, announced today that they will hold a joint teleconference on Monday, October 22 at 9:00 AM EDT to discuss the proposed merger agreement announced earlier this morning in a joint press release.