HUNTINGDON VALLEY, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Immunicon Corporation {Nasdaq-Global Market:IMMC} announced today that it filed a universal shelf registration statement on Form S-3 yesterday with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). If and when declared effective by the SEC, the shelf registration statement would permit the offer, sale and issuance by Immunicon Corporation from time to time, in one or more offerings, of up to an aggregate of $75 million of its common stock, preferred stock, debt securities, warrants, depositary shares, stock purchase contracts and stock purchase units. As of the date of this press release, Immunicon Corporation has no current plans to offer the securities covered by the registration statement. The terms of any offering will be established at the time of the offering.