Media Release
- Seminar to focus on data from ASH meeting
- Webcast available on December 10
Copenhagen, Denmark; December 5, 2013 – Genmab A/S (OMX: GEN) will webcast its Post ASH investor seminar focused on the company’s latest developments in antibody innovation on December 10, 2013 from 7:30PM to 9:30PM CET. At the seminar key opinion leaders will discuss and put into perspective data from studies of ofatumumab and daratumumab presented at the 2013 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Hematology (ASH) and Genmab will provide information on progress with the company’s proprietary antibody technologies, and expected performance milestones for 2014.
The following cancer experts and senior Genmab staff will attend the event:
- Professor Peter Hillmen, Professor of Experimental Haematology, University of Leeds and Honorary Consultant Haematologist, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
- Dr. Paul Richardson, Clinical Director, Jerome Lipper Multiple Myeloma Center, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, RJ Corman Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston MA, USA
- Professor Torben Plesner, Department of Hematology, Vejle Hospital, Vejle, Denmark
- Dr. Jan van de Winkel, President and CEO, Genmab
- David Eatwell, Executive Vice President and CFO, Genmab
- Dr. Nikolai Constantin Brun, Vice President, Medical Department, Genmab
To view the webcast via WebEx, visit: http://cache.merchantcantos.com/webcast/webca...efault.htm .
WebEx viewers may submit questions during the Q&A portion of the live webcast via the webcast player or by dialing +44 203 426 2845 (international participants) or +1 877 841 4559 (US participants). An archive of the webcast will be available on Genmab’s website. The webcast will be conducted in English.
About Genmab A/S Genmab is a publicly traded, international biotechnology company specializing in the creation and development of differentiated human antibody therapeutics for the treatment of cancer. Founded in 1999, the company’s first marketed antibody, ofatumumab (Arzerra ® ), was approved to treat chronic lymphocytic leukemia in patients who are refractory to fludarabine and alemtuzumab after less than eight years in development. Genmab’s validated and next generation antibody technologies are expected to provide a steady stream of future product candidates. Partnering of innovative product candidates and technologies is a key focus of Genmab’s strategy and the company has alliances with top tier pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. For more information visit www.genmab.com .
Contact: Rachel Curtis Gravesen, Senior Vice President, Investor Relations & Communication T: +45 33 44 77 20; M: +45 25 12 62 60; E: r.gravesen@genmab.com
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Media Release no. 07 CVR no. 2102 3884
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