NEEDHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AVANT Immunotherapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: AVAN) today announced that Dr. Una S. Ryan, President and Chief Executive Officer of AVANT Immunotherapeutics, Inc., will present at the Rodman & Renshaw 8th Annual Healthcare Conference on Tuesday, November 7th at 3:10 p.m., ET. The conference is being held November 6-8, 2006 in New York City at the New York Palace Hotel.