MELBOURNE, Australia and MENLO PARK, Calif., Nov. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ChemGenex Pharmaceuticals will present at the Rodman & Renshaw Techvest 7th Annual Healthcare Conference in New York City on November 8, 2005. The presentation will be at 9:05 a.m. EST in the Holmes II room of the New York Palace Hotel, 455 Madison Avenue.
Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Greg Collier PhD will provide an overview of ChemGenex’s development pipeline, focussing on recent advances in the company’s Phase 2 clinical programs, Ceflatonin(R) (HHT) for the treatment of leukemias and Quinamed(R) (amonafide dihydrochloride) for the treatment of solid tumors.
Information about the Rodman & Renshaw Techvest 7th Annual Healthcare Conference can be found at http://www.rodmanandrenshaw.com .
About ChemGenex Pharmaceuticals Limited (www.chemgenex.com)
ChemGenex Pharmaceuticals is a gene-based pharmaceutical company dedicated to improving the lives of patients by developing therapeutics in the areas of oncology, diabetes, obesity, and depression. ChemGenex currently has two compounds in Phase 2 clinical trials, Ceflatonin(R) for leukemia and Quinamed(R) for solid tumors, and has a significant portfolio of anti-cancer, diabetes, obesity and depression programs. The company has partnered its diabetes and obesity program and its depression program with international pharmaceutical companies. ChemGenex currently trades on the Australian Stock Exchange under the symbol “CXS” and the NASDAQ exchange under the symbol “CXSP.”
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ChemGenex Pharmaceuticals Limited
CONTACT: Dr. Greg Collier, CEO and Managing Director, Australia,+61-3-5227-2752, or USA, +1-650-474-9800, ext 103, or Dr. Dennis Brown,President and Director, USA, +1-650-474-9800, ext 108, or Australia,+61-3-5227-2703
