ATLANTA, Aug. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- GeoVax Labs, Inc. (the "Company"), an Atlanta-based, biopharmaceutical company developing human vaccines for diseases caused by HIV-1 (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) and other infectious agents, today announced that Robert McNally, Ph.D., president and chief executive officer, will present a company overview at the Rodman & Renshaw 11th Annual Healthcare Conference on Thursday, September 10, 2009 at 4:30 p.m. ET at the New York Palace Hotel in New York.
Dr. McNally will present an overview of GeoVax's vaccine technology and will report the latest progress on the Company's Phase 2a preventative human vaccine trial and plans for its upcoming therapeutic human vaccine trials. Management also plans to meet one-on-one with current and prospective GeoVax investors, analysts and other potential Company partners.
Rodman & Renshaw, LLC, a subsidiary of Rodman & Renshaw Capital Group, Inc., will hold its Annual Global Investment Conference from September 9-11, 2009 at the New York Palace Hotel, New York City. The Conference will feature tracks devoted to Healthcare, Metals & Mining, Energy, Cleantech, Asia, Community & Regional Banks, Growth, & Maritime. More than 500 public & private companies have already registered to present at this year's conference. Over 2,500 conference attendees are expected including institutional investors, venture capitalists, sophisticated private investors, business development/partnering executives, members of private equity firms, and other experts from the worldwide medical and research communities.
About GeoVax Labs, Inc.
GeoVax Labs, Inc. is a biotechnology company, established to develop, manufacture, license and commercialize human vaccines for diseases caused by HIV-1 (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) and other infectious agents. GeoVax's AIDS vaccine technology is the subject of 20 issued or filed patent applications. GeoVax AIDS vaccines are designed for use in uninfected people to prevent Acquired Immunodeficiency Disease (AIDS), caused by the virus known as HIV-1, should the person become infected. GeoVax AIDS vaccines also may be effective as a therapeutic treatment (for people already infected with the HIV-1 virus).
GeoVax's AIDS vaccines have moved forward in human clinical trials conducted by the HIV Vaccine Trials Network (HVTN) based in Seattle, Washington. The HVTN, funded through a cooperative agreement with the National Institutes of Health (NIH), is the largest worldwide clinical trials program dedicated to the development and testing of AIDS vaccines. Preclinical work enabling evaluation of GeoVax DNA and MVA vaccines was funded and supported by NIAID, which provided additional support to GeoVax AIDS vaccine development program with a $17 million IPCAVD grant awarded in late 2007.
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