BERGEN, Norway, Aug. 30, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- BerGenBio ASA (OSE:BGBIO), announces that Richard Godfrey, CEO of BerGenBio, is scheduled to present an overview of the Company's business and ongoing phase II clinical development programme with its first-in-class selective AXL inhibitor bemcentinib at the 20th Annual Rodman & Renshaw Global Investment Conference, sponsored by H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC, on September 5th 2018 at 9:35 AM (Eastern Time).
The presentation will be webcast live. To access presentation slides and webcast, please visit www.bergenbio.com/investors/presentations/. The webcast replay will remain available for 90 days following the live presentation.
About BerGenBio ASA
BerGenBio is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing transformative drugs targeting AXL as a potential cornerstone of therapy for advanced and aggressive cancers.
The company's proprietary lead candidate, bemcentinib, is a potentially first-in-class selective AXL inhibitor in a broad phase II clinical development programme. Ongoing clinical trials are investigating bemcentinib in multiple solid and haematological tumours, in combination with current and emerging therapies (including immunotherapies, targeted therapies and chemotherapy), and as a single agent.
In parallel, BerGenBio is developing companion diagnostics test to identify patient populations most likely to benefit from bemcentinib; this is expected to facilitate more efficient registration trials and support a precision medicine-based commercialisation strategy.
BerGenBio is based in Bergen, Norway with a subsidiary in Oxford, UK. The company is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange (ticker: BGBIO). www.bergenbio.com
About AXL
AXL kinase is cell membrane receptor and an essential mediator of the biological mechanisms that drive aggressive and life-threatening diseases. In cancer, AXL drives tumour survival, treatment resistance and spread, as well as suppressing the body's immune response to tumours. AXL expression has been established as a negative prognostic factor in many cancers. AXL inhibitors, therefore, have potential value at the centre of cancer combination therapy, addressing significant unmet medical needs and multiple high-value market opportunities.
Forward-Looking Statements
This announcement may contain forward-looking statements, which as such are not historical facts, but are based upon various assumptions, many of which are based, in turn, upon further assumptions. These assumptions are inherently subject to significant known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors. Such risks, uncertainties, contingencies and other important factors could cause actual events to differ materially from the expectations expressed or implied in this announcement by such forward-looking statements.
This information is subject to the disclosure requirements pursuant to section 5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.
Contacts
Richard Godfrey
CEO, BerGenBio ASA
+47-917-86-304
Rune Skeie
CFO, BerGenBio ASA
rune.skeie@bergenbio.com
+47-917-86-513
Media Relations in Norway
Jan Petter Stiff, Crux Advisers
stiff@crux.no
+47-995-13-891
International Media Relations
David Dible
Mark Swallow
Marine Perrier
Citigate Dewe Rogerson
bergenbio@citigatedewerogerson.com
+44-207-638-9571
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