ContraVir to Present at Cavendish Global Health Impact Forum
EDISON, N.J., May 12, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- ContraVir Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: CTRV), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of targeted antiviral therapies, announced today that it will present at the Cavendish Global Health Impact Forum taking place in La Jolla, CA on May 10-14, 2015.
John Sullivan-Bolyai, M.D., MPH, Chief Medical Officer, will provide an overview of the Company's business during his live presentation and will be available to participate in one-on-one meetings with investors who are registered to attend the conference.
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Cavendish Global Health Impact Forum |
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 |
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2:20 pm (Pacific Time) |
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La Jolla, CA |
The presentation will be webcast live and remain available for 90 days following the presentation. To access the webcast, please visit the investor relations section of the ContraVir website at www.contravir.com/ctrv.
About ContraVir Pharmaceuticals
ContraVir is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of targeted antiviral therapies with two candidates in mid-to-late stage clinical development. ContraVir's lead candidate, FV-100, is an orally available nucleoside analogue prodrug that is being developed for the treatment of herpes zoster, or shingles, which is currently in Phase 3 clinical development. In addition to direct antiviral activity, FV-100 has demonstrated the potential to reduce the incidence of debilitating shingles-associated pain known as post-herpetic neuralgia (PHN) in a Phase 2 clinical study. ContraVir is also developing CMX157, a highly potent analog of the successful antiviral drug tenofovir DF (Viread®). CMX157 is active against HBV and more than 200-fold more potent in vitro versus tenofovir against all major HIV subtypes resistant to current therapies. CMX157's novel structure results in decreased circulating levels of tenofovir, lowering systemic exposure and thereby reducing the potential for renal side effects. ContraVir intends to develop CMX157 for HBV and HIV in Phase 2 clinical studies.
For further information, please contact:
Tiberend Strategic Advisors, Inc.
Tirth Patel (investors)
[email protected]; (212) 375-2681
Claire Sojda (media)
[email protected]; (212) 375-2686
SOURCE ContraVir Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
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