SALT LAKE CITY, May 25, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Myrexis, Inc. (Nasdaq:MYRX), a biotechnology company focused on developing and commercializing novel treatments for cancer, today announced that Adrian Hobden, Ph.D., President and Chief Executive Officer, is scheduled to present an overview of the Company at the Jefferies and Company 2011 Global Healthcare Conference to be held June 6 – 9, 2011, in New York City.
Dr. Hobden and Robert Lollini, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, will be available to participate in one-on-one meetings with investors registered to attend the conference.
The presentation will be audio webcast live and can be accessed by visiting the investor relations section of Myrexis' website at , or via the following link: . The webcast will be archived for 90 days.
About Myrexis, Inc.
Myrexis, Inc. is a biotechnology company focused on developing and commercializing novel treatments for cancer. The Company has leveraged a unique understanding of the genetic causes of human disease to generate a strong pipeline of clinical and pre-clinical product candidates. These include compounds with distinct mechanisms of action and novel chemical structures that have first-in-class and/or best-in-class therapeutic potential. Myrexis is led by an experienced management team with expertise in all aspects of pre-clinical, clinical and commercial drug development.
The Company's oncology program is comprised of two clinical-stage programs and one pre-clinical stage program. Myrexis' pipeline is led by Azixa ® (verubulin, MPC-6827), a novel small molecule microtubule destabilizing agent which is targeted to the brain. It is in Phase 2b clinical development for the treatment of glioblastoma multiforme. The Company's Hsp90 program is comprised of novel, potent, small molecule oncology compounds including MPC-3100, a fully-synthetic and orally bioavailable inhibitor of Hsp90 in Phase 1 clinical development and MPC-0767, a novel L-alanine ester pro-drug of MPC-3100, with improved aqueous solubility. MPC-9528, currently in IND-enabling studies, is the lead pre-clinical candidate in the Company's Cancer Metabolism Inhibitor (CMI) program. Myrexis is also evaluating MPI-0485520, an orally bioavailable, potent and selective small molecule inhibitor of type I interferon that is being developed for the treatment of autoimmune diseases.
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Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements relating to the attributes, expected development, and potential efficacy of Myrexis' product candidates. These "forward-looking statements" and information included in the Company overview to be presented at the Jefferies 2011 Global Healthcare Conference are based on management's current expectations of future events and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially and adversely from those set forth or implied therein. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to the factors discussed under the heading "Risk Factors" contained in Myrexis' Form 10-K, for the year ended June 30, 2010, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 13, 2010, as well as any updates to those risk factors filed from time to time in Myrexis' Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q or Current Reports on Form 8-K. All information in this press release is as of the date of the release, and Myrexis undertakes no duty to update this information unless required by law.
CONTACT: Myrexis, Inc. Wayne Laslie Chief Operating Officer 801-214-7822 investor.relations@myrexis.com The Ruth Group Stephanie Carrington (investors) (646) 536-7017 scarrington@theruthgroup.com Jason Rando (media) (646) 536-7025 jrando@theruthgroup.com
