September 4, 2012, Vancouver, Canada—iCo Therapeutics Inc. (“iCo” or “the Company”) (TSX-V: ICO), today announced it will be presenting at the Rodman & Renshaw 2012 Annual Global Investment Conference in New York City.
Management will deliver the Company presentation to conference attendees on Tuesday, September 11 at 1:35 PM ET in the North Foyer at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel.
Andrew Rae, President & CEO of iCo, commented that, “This conference provides us with the opportunity to highlight our clinical pipeline and specifically our lead candidate iCo-007 in the iDEAL study for Diabetic Macular Edema, from which we expect to announce interim data before the end of the year.”
More than 300 public and private companies from around the world are registered to present in front of an audience of over 3,000 attendees. Newt Gingrich, 58th Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, will open the Conference as the Keynote Speaker on Monday, September 10.
About iCo Therapeutics
iCo Therapeutics Inc. is a Vancouver-based reprofiling company focused on redosing or reformulating drugs with clinical history for new or expanded indications. iCo has exclusive worldwide rights to three products: iCo-007, in Phase 2 for the treatment of Diabetic Macular Edema (DME); iCo-008 (Bertilimumab), a product with Phase 2 clinical history to be developed for sight threatening diseases; and an oral Amphotericin B delivery system for life-threatening infectious diseases. Immune Pharmaceuticals licensed systemic rights to iCo-008 in June 2011. iCo trades on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol “ICO”. For more information, visit the Company website at: icotherapeutics.cdmail.biz.
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