Lux Biosciences to Present at Jefferies 2nd Annual Healthcare Conference

JERSEY CITY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Lux Biosciences, Inc., a privately held biotechnology company specialized in the field of ophthalmic diseases, announced today that Ulrich Grau, President and CEO, will present a company overview at the Jefferies 2nd Annual Healthcare Conference on Wednesday, June 25th, 2008, at 11:45 AM ET in New York City.

The presentation will be webcast live and may be accessed at http://www.wsw.com/webcast/jeff26/lux. An archived version of the webcast will be available at the same location for 30 days following the presentation.

About Lux Biosciences

Lux Biosciences, Inc. is a privately held biotechnology company focused on ophthalmic diseases. The company has a staged product portfolio of potentially first-in-class therapies distinguished by their short-term path to commercialization and potential to generate high revenue growth. The portfolio includes:

• Two Phase 3 clinical-stage projects including: i) LX211, the oral formulation of a next-generation calcineurin inhibitor (voclosporin) developed as steroid-sparing therapy for the treatment of non-infectious uveitis, and ii) LX201, a silicone matrix ocular (episcleral) implant that steadily releases therapeutic doses of cyclosporine A locally to the eye for the prevention of rejection in cornea transplant recipients. Both the LUMINATE pivotal clinical program for LX211 for the treatment of uveitis, as well as the LUCIDA pivotal clinical program with LX201 for the prevention of corneal transplant rejection were initiated in early 2007 and include sites in North America, Europe and India.
• LX214, a novel topical eye drop formulation currently in IND-enabling studies with a target date for entry into the clinic in 2008. LX214 is based on Lux’ proprietary next-generation calcineurin inhibitor and is targeted towards other chronic inflammatory diseases of the eye, most notably dry eye syndrome, blepharitis and atopic keratoconjunctivitis.
• Several earlier stage projects based on proprietary product-enabling bio-erodible polymer technologies that facilitate targeted and sustained delivery of molecules to the eye.

For more information on Lux Biosciences, please visit the company’s website at http://www.luxbio.com.