28th Nov 2007 11:25
ReNeuron Group plc28 November 2007 ReNeuron to present at BMO Capital Markets US healthcare conference Guildford, UK, 28 November 2007: ReNeuron Group plc (LSE: RENE.L) todayannounces that it will be participating in the BMO Capital Markets Focus onHealthcare Conference, taking place at the Millennium Broadway Hotel, New YorkCity on 4-5 December 2007. Michael Hunt, Chief Executive Officer of ReNeuron,will give an update on the Company's activities and recent progress, scheduledfor 3:00pm EST on 5 December. A webcast of the event will be available on ReNeuron's website atwww.reneuron.com, by clicking on the relevant links for this conference. Moreinformation about the conference may be found at www.bmocm.com/conferences/2007healthcare. Enquiries: ReNeuronMichael Hunt, Chief Executive Officer Tel: +44 (0) 1483 302560Dr John Sinden, Chief Scientific Officer Financial Dynamics - EuropeDavid Yates Tel: +44 (0) 20 7831 3113Lara Mott Financial Dynamics - USRobert Stanislaro Tel : +1 212 850 5657 About ReNeuron ReNeuron is a leading, UK-based stem cell therapy business. It is applying itsnovel stem cell platform technologies in the development of ground-breaking stemcell therapies to serve significant and unmet or poorly-met clinical needs. TheCompany operates from laboratories in Surrey, UK and Los Angeles, California,USA. ReNeuron has used its c-mycER technology to generate genetically stable neuralstem cell lines. This technology platform has multi-national patent protectionand is fully regulated by means of a chemically-induced safety switch. Cellgrowth can therefore be completely arrested prior to in vivo implantation. ReNeuron has filed for approval to commence initial clinical studies in the USwith its lead ReN001 stem cell therapy for chronic stroke disability. Thisrepresents the world's first such filing concerning a neural stem cell treatmentfor a major neurological disorder. There are an estimated 50 million strokesurvivors worldwide, approximately one half of which are left with permanentdisabilities. The annual health and social costs of caring for these patientsis estimated to be in excess of £5 billion in the UK and in excess of US$50billion in the US. In addition to its stroke programme, ReNeuron is developing stem cell therapiesfor Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, Type 1 diabetes and diseases ofthe retina. The Company recently announced the acquisition of the businessassets of AmCyte Inc. in the US, bringing clinically-tested cell encapsulationtechnology to ReNeuron's ReN002 diabetes programme. ReNeuron has leveraged its stem cell technologies into non-therapeutic areas -its ReNcell(R) range of cell lines for use in research and in drug discoveryapplications in the pharmaceutical industry. ReNeuron's ReNcell(R)CX andReNcell(R)VM neural cell lines are marketed worldwide under license by MilliporeCorporation. ReNeuron's shares are traded on the London AIM market under the symbol RENE.L. Further information on ReNeuron and its products can be found atwww.reneuron.com. Data sources: UK Stroke Association; American Stroke Association. This announcement contains forward-looking statements with respect to thefinancial condition, results of operations and business achievements/performanceof ReNeuron and certain of the plans and objectives of management of ReNeuronwith respect thereto. These statements may generally, but not always, beidentified by the use of words such as "should", "expects", "estimates","believes" or similar expressions. This announcement also containsforward-looking statements attributed to certain third parties relating to theirestimates regarding the growth of markets and demand for products. By theirnature, forward-looking statements involve risk and uncertainty because theyreflect ReNeuron's current expectations and assumptions as to future events andcircumstances that may not prove accurate. A number of factors could causeReNeuron's actual financial condition, results of operations and businessachievements/performance to differ materially from the estimates made or impliedin such forward-looking statements and, accordingly, reliance should not beplaced on such statements. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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