ALAMEDA, Calif., Dec. 3, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Avigen, Inc. (NasdaqGM:AVGN - News), a biopharmaceutical company innovating therapeutics for neurological care, announced today that President and Chief Executive Officer Kenneth Chahine, Ph.D., J.D., will participate in a panel presentation entitled ``Reinventing the Neurology Armamentarium’’ on Wednesday, December 10, 2008, from 8:00-8:55 a.m. EST as part of the 2008 RBC Capital Markets Healthcare Conference being held at the Westin Times Square Hotel in New York City.
