Opexa to Host Third Quarter Financial Results and Corporate Update Conference Call on October 23, 2008
THE WOODLANDS, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Opexa Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:OPXA), a company dedicated to the development of patient-specific cellular therapies for the treatment of autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis (MS) and diabetes, today announced that the company will release financial results for the third quarter 2008 prior to the market opening on Thursday, October 23, 2008. Additionally, Opexa management will host a conference call and webcast at 8:30 a.m. Eastern on Thursday, October 23, 2008, to discuss the third quarter 2008 financial results and to provide an update on recent corporate developments.
The conference call can be accessed by dialing (800) 230-1092 from the U.S. and (651) 291-0618 internationally. Additionally a live webcast of the call will be available on Opexa’s web site at www.opexatherapeutics.com. The webcast will be archived until November 22, 2008.
A replay of the conference call can be accessed until October 30, 2008 at 11:59 p.m., by dialing (800) 475-6701 from the U.S. and (320) 365-3844 internationally, and entering the following access code: 965022.
About Opexa Therapeutics
Opexa Therapeutics is a biotechnology company dedicated to the development of patient-specific cellular therapies for the treatment of autoimmune diseases. The company’s leading therapies currently in development have the potential to address significant unmet medical needs in several large patient populations including multiple sclerosis (MS) and diabetes. The company's lead product is Tovaxin, a T-cell therapy for MS which recently completed a Phase IIb trial. The company also holds an exclusive worldwide license for adult multi-potent stem cells derived from mononuclear cells of peripheral blood. The technology provides means to differentiate these stem cells into other tissue types such as pancreatic islets. By using an individual’s own cells, this approach may minimize threat of treatment rejection. This technology serves as the basis for Opexa’s preclinical diabetes program, which is focused on the generation of insulin-secreting pancreatic-like cells. For more information visit the Opexa Therapeutics website at www.opexatherapeutics.com.
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