TORONTO, Oct. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - ARIUS Research Inc., , a biotechnology company discovering and developing the next wave of antibody therapeutics, today announced that David Young, MD, President and Chief Executive Officer of ARIUS, will speak at the Chinese Global Financial Forum. Dr. Young will present on Saturday October 20th at 3:25 p.m. and will be available prior to and following his presentation at booth #706. The conference is being held at the Hilton Suites Toronto/Markham Conference Centre & Spa. Dr. Young will provide an overview of ARIUS’ business and will update the audience on milestones for the Company’s lad programs in cancer.
About ARIUS
ARIUS is a biotechnology company discovering and developing the next wave of antibody therapeutics. Established in 1999, ARIUS has built a proprietary technology platform, FunctionFIRST(TM), that rapidly identifies and selects antibodies based on their functional ability to affect disease. This antibody generation engine has enabled ARIUS to assemble a portfolio of more than 400 antibody candidates. In addition to the antibodies it is developing in-house, ARIUS has ongoing partnerships with key biotechnology and drug development companies. ARIUS is listed on the TSX under the symbol “ARI”. For further information, visit www.ariusresearch.com
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CONTACT: Warren Whitehead, C.M.A., Chief Financial Officer, ARIUS Research
Inc., (416) 862-2323 ext. 214, wwhitehead@ariusresearch.com,
contact@ariusresearch.com; James Smith, Investor Relations, (416) 815-0700
ext. 229, jsmith@equicomgroup.com
