Cellectis to Present at the UBS Global Life Sciences Conference in New York on September 20-22, 2010

PARIS, Sept. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Cellectis (Alternext: ALCLS), the French genome engineering specialist, has announced today that Andre Choulika, CEO, will be presenting at the UBS Global Life Sciences Conference in New York City on Wednesday, September 22, 2010, at 11:00 am EDT. An audio webcast of the corporate presentation will be available on Cellectis website.

Cellectis is a pioneer in the field of genome engineering. The company designs and markets meganucleases, innovative tools that enable targeted modifications to DNA, with three primary aims: understanding, production and treatment. Cellectis improves life by applying its genome engineering expertise to a broad range of applications including agriculture, bioresearch and human therapeutics.

To date, Cellectis has established more than 50 agreements with pharmaceutical laboratories, seed producers and biotech companies across the world, and has formed over 20 academic research partnerships.  

About Cellectis

Cellectis is a pioneer in the field of genome engineering. The company designs and markets innovative tools -meganucleases. These molecular scissors enable targeted modifications to DNA, with applications in the research, biomanufacturing, agrobiotechnology and therapeutic sectors.

To date, Cellectis has formed over 20 academic research partnerships and has established more than 50 agreements with pharmaceutical laboratories, seed producers and biotech companies across the world. The company holds exclusive rights to a portfolio of over 260 patents granted or pending.

Since 2007, Cellectis has been listed on the NYSE-Euronext Alternext market (code: ALCLS) in Paris and has secured over euro 70 million in funding since inception.

More information at www.cellectis.com

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Disclaimer

This press release and the information contained herein do not constitute an offer to sell or subscribe, or a solicitation of an offer to buy or subscribe, for shares in Cellectis in any country. This press release contains forward-looking statements that relate to the Company's objectives. Such forward-looking statements are based on the current expectations and assumptions of the Company's management only and involve risk and uncertainties. Potential risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, whether the Company will be successful in implementing its strategies, whether there will be continued growth in the relevant market and demand for the Company's products, new products or technological developments introduced by competitors, and risks associated with managing growth. Unfavorable developments in connection with these and other risks and uncertainties described, in particular, in the Company's prospectus prepared in connection with its IPO and on which the French Autorite des marches financiers ("AMF") granted its visa no. 07-023 on January 22, 2007, could cause the Company to fail to achieve the objectives expressed by the forward-looking statements above.

SOURCE Cellectis

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