CAMBRIDGE, Mass. and HERZLIYA-PITUACH, Israel, Sept. 8, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Immune Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ and NASDAQ OMX First North Premier, Stockholm: "IMNP"; "Immune" or "the Company"), today announced it will be featured as a presenting company at the 16th Annual Rodman & Renshaw Global Investment Conference, sponsored by H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC. The conference is being held September 8-10, 2014, at the New York Palace Hotel in New York City.
Dr. Daniel Teper, CEO of Immune, recently NASDAQ Capital Market listed company, will provide an overview of the Company's business during the live presentation, including initiation of phase II clinical trials with its lead drug, Bertilimumab, and partnering process for its phase III drug, AmiKet™. Company management will be available to participate in one-on-one meetings with investors who are registered to attend the conference.
Event: 16th Annual Rodman & Renshaw Global Investment Conference
Date: Wednesday, September 10, 2014
Time: 2:30 PM (Eastern Time)
Location: New York Palace Hotel, Holmes II Salon (4th floor)
The presentation webcast will be accessible within a few days and for the next 90 days at www.immunepharmaceuticals.com.
About Immune Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Immune Pharmaceuticals Inc. applies a personalized approach to treatment, developing novel, highly targeted antibody therapeutics to improve the lives of patients with inflammatory diseases and cancer. The Company's lead product candidate, Bertilimumab, is in clinical development for moderate to severe ulcerative colitis and Crohn's Disease as well as bullous pemphigoid, an orphan auto-immune dermatological condition, Immune licensed worldwide rights for systemic indications of Bertilimumab from iCo Therapeutics (TSX: ICO; OTCQX: ICOTF) in June 2011, while iCo retained rights to all ophthalmic indications. iCo originally licensed the exclusive world-wide rights to Bertilimumab in 2006 from MedImmune, the Global Research and Development Arm of AstraZeneca. Immune's pipeline also includes NanomAbs®, antibody nanoparticle conjugates, for the targeted delivery of chemotherapeutics. and AmiKet™, a Neuropathic Pain drug candidate ready for Phase III. AmiKet has received Fast Track designation for chemotherapy induced neuropathic pain and Orphan Drug Designation for Post Herpetic Neuralgia.
For more information, visit Immune's website at www.immunepharmaceuticals.com, the content of which is not a part of this press release.
Erik Penser Bankaktiebolag is engaged as Immune´s Certified Adviser on NASDAQ OMX First North Premier.
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