NYSSA Presents 9th Annual Biotech/Specialty Pharma Conference

Business Wire, Nov 29, 2005

NEW YORK -- The New York Society of Security Analysts (NYSSA) will present the 9th Annual Biotech/Specialty Pharma Conference on December 14 to 15, 2005.

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The following companies are presenting on day one:

Advancis Pharmaceutical Corp. (Nasdaq: AVNC); Bionovo, Inc. (OTCBB: NBVI); BioSante Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (AMEX: BPA); Celsion Corporation (AMEX: CLN); Depomed, Inc. (Nasdaq: DEPO); DNAPrint genomics, Inc. (OTCBB: DNAG); DURECT Corporation (Nasdaq: DRRX); Elite Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (AMEX: ELI); Exact Sciences (Nasdaq: EXAS); Matritech, Inc. (Amex: MZT); and Valentis, Inc. (Nasdaq: VLTS).

The following companies are presenting on day two:

Aethlon Medical, Inc. (OTC: AEMD); Bioenvision (Nasdaq: BIVN); Commonwealth Biotechnologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: CBTE); Hemispherx Biopharma, Inc. (AMEX: HEB); NovaDel Pharma Inc. (AMEX: NVD); Peregrine Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: PPHM); SIGA Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: SIGA); and Zonagen, Inc. (Nasdaq: ZONA).

The conference will be held on December 14 to 15, 2005, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., at the Harvard Club, 27 West 44th Street, New York, NY. Early registration by November 30 one day, $195 NYSSA members, $295 nonmembers; two days, $295 NYSSA members, $395 nonmembers. Prices $70 higher after November 30. Registration deadline is December 7. No charge for press with credentials. A complete agenda is available at http://www.nyssa.org/Template.cfm?Section=calendar&template=/ ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=6289 (Due to its length, this URL may need to be copied/pasted into your Internet browser's address field. Remove the extra space if one exists.)

About NYSSA

NYSSA, established in 1937, is the premier independent forum for the exchange of information among investment decision-makers. A not-for-profit educational organization with over 9,000 members, NYSSA is committed to the promotion of best practices and the highest professional and ethical standards in the investment industry. NYSSA is the largest of the more than 131 societies worldwide that make up CFA Institute, which has more than 70,000 members.