CRANBURY, N.J., May 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Palatin Technologies, Inc. today announced that it will present at the Rodman & Renshaw 3rd Annual Global Healthcare Conference in Monte Carlo, Monaco at 3:20 p.m. local time (9:20 a.m. EDT) on Monday, May 15, 2006.
Carl Spana, Ph.D., President and Chief Executive Officer of Palatin Technologies, will provide an update on the Company's corporate and development programs. To access the live audio broadcast or the subsequent archived recording, log onto http://www.palatin.com. Please connect to the website several minutes prior to the start of the conference call to ensure adequate time for any software download that may be necessary.
About Palatin Technologies, Inc.
Palatin Technologies, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company primarily engaged in the development of melanocortin-based therapeutics. The Company's lead product candidate, bremelanotide, is currently in Phase II clinical trials for both male and female sexual dysfunction. The Company's internal research and development capabilities, anchored by its proprietary MIDAS(TM) technology, are fueling product development. Palatin's strategy is to develop products and then form marketing collaborations with industry leaders in order to maximize their commercial potential. To date, the Company has formed partnerships with Tyco Healthcare Mallinckrodt and King Pharmaceuticals. For additional information regarding Palatin, please visit Palatin Technologies' website at http://www.palatin.com.
Forward-looking Statements
Statements about the Company's future expectations, including statements about its development programs, proposed indications for its product candidates, pre-clinical activities, marketing collaborations, and all other statements in this document other than historical facts, are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The Company intends that such forward-looking statements be subject to the safe harbors created thereby. Palatin's actual results may differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements for various reasons, including, but not limited to the Company's ability to fund development of its technology, ability to establish and successfully complete clinical trials and pre- clinical studies and the results of those trials and studies, dependence on its partners for certain development activities, need for regulatory approvals and commercial acceptance of its products, ability to recommence marketing and gain commercial acceptance of NeutroSpec(R) and ability to protect its intellectual property, and other factors discussed in the Company's periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company is not responsible for updating for events that occur after the date of this press release.
Palatin Technologies, Inc.CONTACT: For Palatin Technologies: Stephen T. Wills, CPA, MST, EVP-Operations / Chief Financial Officer, +1-609-495-2200, info@palatin.com; orFor Institutional Investors and Media: Carney Duntsch, Burns McClellan,+1-212-213-0006, cduntsch@burnsmc.com; or John Baldissera, BPC FinancialMarketing, +1-800-368-1217, both for Palatin Technologies
Web site: http://www.palatin.com/
