MENLO PARK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 13, 2006--Geron Corporation (Nasdaq:GERN - News) today announced that Thomas B. Okarma, Ph.D., M.D., Geron’s president and chief executive officer, will present an update of the company’s product development programs at 1 p.m. EDT on June 14, 2006, at the Needham & Company Fifth Annual Biotechnology and Medical Technology Conference.