NEEDHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 21, 2005--AVANT Immunotherapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVAN) will present at the following forum: What: Informed Investors Biotechnology & Healthcare Investor Forum in San Francisco. When: December 7, 2005 @ 9:05 AM Pacific Standard Time. Sponsors: Barron's, The Wall Street Journal and Business Wire. Keynote Presentations: John McCamant, Editor of The Medical Technology Stock Letter, Adam Noah, Ph.D., Vice President, Biotechnology Equity Research, Merriman Curhan Ford & Co.