CARMIEL, Israel--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Protalix BioTherapeutics, Inc. (Amex: PLX), today announced that Dr. David Aviezer, the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, will be presenting at the Plant and Animal Genome XVII Conference, January 11-14, 2009 at the Town and Country Convention Center in San Diego, California. Dr. Aviezer’s presentation entitled, “Expression of therapeutic proteins in genetically engineered plant cells - Gaucher disease case study” will be the keynote presentation at the opening plenary session on Sunday, January 11, 2009 at 6:15 PM PT. The Plant and Animal Genome Conference brings together leading genetic scientists and researchers. More than 2,000 attendees are expected from over 30 countries.
