FOSTER CITY, CA--(Marketwire - February 02, 2010) - SciClone Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCLN) today announced that Friedhelm Blobel, Ph.D., President and Chief Executive Officer, will present a corporate overview and business update at the BIO CEO & Investor Conference 2010 on February 9, 2010 at 1:30 p.m. ET in New York City.
To access the live audio webcasts of the presentations, please log on through a link located in the Investor Relations section of SciClone's website at www.sciclone.com.
About SciClone
SciClone Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: SCLN) is a profit-driven, global
specialty pharmaceutical company with a substantial international business
and a product portfolio of novel therapies for cancer and infectious
diseases. SciClone is focused on continuing international sales growth, a
cost-containing clinical development strategy, and overall expense
management. ZADAXIN® (thymalfasin or thymosin alpha 1) is sold in over 30
countries for the treatment of hepatitis B (HBV) and hepatitis C (HCV),
certain cancers and as a vaccine adjuvant. SciClone's pipeline of drug
candidates includes thymalfasin, in clinical studies as an enhancer of H1N1
flu vaccines; thymalfasin for stage IV melanoma, for which SciClone has
reached agreement with the FDA on the design of a phase 3 trial; SCV-07 in
a phase 2 trial for the delay of onset of severe oral mucositis in patients
receiving chemoradiation therapy for the treatment of cancers of the head
and neck; and SCV-07 in a phase 2 trial for the treatment of HCV. SciClone
has exclusive commercialization and distribution rights to DC Bead™ in
China, where the product is under regulatory review. The Company also has
exclusive commercialization and distribution rights to the anti-nausea drug
ondansetron RapidFilm™ in China and Vietnam, for which it will seek
regulatory approval. For additional information, please visit
www.sciclone.com.
