HAMPTON, N.J., Oct. 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Ikaria, Inc., a critical care company focused on developing and commercializing innovative therapies designed to address the significant needs of critically ill patients in the hospital and ICU settings, today announced that its Chairman and CEO, Daniel Tasse, will present at the 2011 Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) Investor Forum. Mr. Tasse's presentation will be given on Tuesday, October 25, 2011 from 11:30 to 11:55 a.m. PDT in the Pacific Heights Room at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco, CA.
About Ikaria, Inc.
Ikaria, Inc. is a critical care company focused on developing and commercializing innovative therapies designed to address the significant needs of critically ill patients in the hospital and ICU settings. Ikaria's therapies are designed to meet the unique and complex medical needs of these critically ill patients. The Company's lead product is INOMAX® (nitric oxide) for inhalation, the only FDA-approved drug for the treatment of hypoxic respiratory failure associated with pulmonary hypertension in term and near-term infants. It is offered through the INOMAX therapy package, an all-inclusive offering of drug product, drug-delivery system, on-site training and 24/7/365 technical assistance and support. Ikaria, alone or through partners, also markets the INOMAX therapy package in Puerto Rico, Canada, Australia, Mexico and Japan. The Company is pursuing a number of new indications for INOMAX. Ikaria's late-stage pipeline also is comprised of LUCASSIN® (terlipressin), a potential treatment for hepatorenal syndrome Type 1, as well as IK-5001, a potential treatment for preventing cardiac remodeling and subsequent congestive heart failure following acute myocardial infarction. The Company also has a number of investigational compounds in development. Ikaria is headquartered in Hampton, NJ, with research facilities in Seattle, WA and Madison, WI, and manufacturing facilities in Port Allen, LA and Madison, WI. Please visit www.ikaria.com.
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