18th Nov 2013 18:00
GW Pharmaceuticals to Present at the Jefferies 2013
Global Healthcare Conference
London, UK, 18 November 2013: GW Pharmaceuticals plc (Nasdaq: GWPH, AIM: GWP, "GW," "the Company" or "the Group"), a biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering, developing and commercializing novel therapeutics from its proprietary cannabinoid product platform, announced that Justin Gover, GW's Chief Executive Officer, is scheduled to present at the Jefferies 2013 Global Healthcare Conference on Thursday, 21 November, 2013 at 8:00 a.m. GMT. The conference will be held at the Waldorf Hilton Aldwych, London.
A live audio webcast of the presentation will be available through GW's corporate website in the investor relations section from the investor's calendar of events page at www.gwpharm.com. A replay will be available soon after the live presentation.
About GW Pharmaceuticals plc
Founded in 1998, GW is a biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering, developing and commercializing novel therapeutics from its proprietary cannabinoid product platform in a broad range of disease areas. GW commercialized the world's first plant-derived cannabinoid prescription drug, Sativex®, which is approved for the treatment of spasticity due to multiple sclerosis in 22 countries. Sativex is also in Phase 3 clinical development as a potential treatment of pain in people with advanced cancer. This Phase 3 program is intended to support the submission of a New Drug Application for Sativex in cancer pain with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and in other markets around the world. GW has established a world leading position in the development of plant-derived cannabinoid therapeutics and has a deep pipeline of additional clinical-stage cannabinoid product candidates targeting epilepsy (including an orphan pediatric epilepsy program), Type 2 diabetes, ulcerative colitis, glioma and schizophrenia. For further information, please visit www.gwpharm.com.
Enquiries:
GW Pharmaceuticals plc | (Today) + 44 20 7831 3113 |
Justin Gover, Chief Executive Officer | (Thereafter) + 44 1980 557000 |
Stephen Schultz, VP Investor Relations (US) | + 1 401 500 6570 |
FTI Consulting (Media Enquiries) | |
Ben Atwell / Simon Conway / John Dineen (UK) | + 44 20 7831 3113 |
Robert Stanislaro (US) | + 1 212 850 5657 |
Trout Group, LLC (US investor relations) | |
Jonathan Fassberg / Todd James | + 1 646 378 2900 |
Peel Hunt LLP (UK Nominated Adviser and Broker)
James Steel / Vijay Barathan + 44 20 7418 8900
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