PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 17, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Hemispherx Biopharma, Inc. (AMEX:HEB) today announced that it has scheduled an Investor Conference Call and webcast to take place on Wednesday, December 19, 2007 at 4:00 p.m. EST. Dr. William Carter, Chairman and CEO, will discuss the recently announced licensing/research agreements with vaccine manufacturers for the use of the Company's experimental drug Ampligen(r) as an immune enhancer to influenza vaccines. The discussion will also include market data from PricewaterhouseCoopers which includes information on vaccine developments, Toll Like Receptors (TRL) under development, as well as the cost parameters of such development. As part of a continuation from last week's conference call, discussion will also focus on the pre-clinical comments cited by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration regarding the company's New Drug Application for the potential treatment of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.
