LYNBROOK, N.Y., Sept. 2, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- BioSpecifics Technologies Corp. (NASDAQ: BSTC), a biopharmaceutical company developing first in class collagenase-based products marketed as XIAFLEX® in the U.S. and XIAPEX® in the EU, announced today that BioSpecifics’ President, Tom Wegman, will present at the following upcoming investor conferences.
- Rodman & Renshaw 16th Annual Global Investment Conference (New York, NY)
Tuesday, September 9, 2014 at 9:10 a.m. EDT - Aegis Capital 2014 Healthcare and Technology Conference (Las Vegas, NV)
Thursday, September 11, 2014 at 9:30 a.m. PDT (12:30 p.m. EDT)
The live webcasts of these presentations can be accessed under “Events and Presentation” in the Investors section of the Company’s website at www.biospecifics.com.
About BioSpecifics Technologies Corp.
BioSpecifics Technologies Corp. is a biopharmaceutical company that has developed injectable collagenase for twelve clinical indications to date. Injectable collagenase is approved for marketing as XIAFLEX® (collagenase clostridium histolyticum or CCH) in the U.S. for the treatment of adult Dupuytren’s contracture patients with a palpable cord in the palm and for Peyronie’s disease in men with a palpable plaque and a curvature deformity of 30 degrees or greater at the start of therapy by BioSpecifics’ partner, Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Auxilium). Auxilium has the following partnerships outside the United States for XIAFLEX; Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB has marketing rights for XIAPEX® (the EU tradename for CCH) in 71 Eurasian and African countries, and pending applicable regulatory approvals for the treatment of Dupuytren’s contracture and Peyronie’s disease in each region, Actelion Pharmaceuticals Ltd. has rights in Canada and Australia and Asahi Kasei Pharma Corporation in Japan. CCH is in clinical development for the treatment of several additional promising indications. Auxilium is testing CCH for frozen shoulder syndrome in a Phase 2b study and also for cellulite. BioSpecifics is currently managing the development of CCH for the treatment of human and canine lipomas. For more information, please visit www.biospecifics.com.
SOURCE BioSpecifics Technologies Corp.
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