Seattle Genetics to Present at Upcoming Investor Conferences

BOTHELL, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Seattle Genetics, Inc. (Nasdaq: SGEN) announced today that management will present at two upcoming investor conferences.

Needham & Company 10thAnnual Healthcare Conference

Wednesday, April 6, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) in New York, NY
 

Leerink Swann Cancer Roundtable Conference

Thursday, April 7, 2011 at 3:30 p.m. ET in New York, NY
 

The presentations will be webcast live and available for replay from Seattle Genetics’ website, www.seattlegenetics.com in the Investors and News section.

About Seattle Genetics

Seattle Genetics is a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on the development and commercialization of monoclonal antibody-based therapies for the treatment of cancer and autoimmune disease. The company submitted a Biologics License Application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its lead product candidate, brentuximab vedotin, for the treatment of relapsed or refractory Hodgkin lymphoma and relapsed or refractory systemic anaplastic large cell lymphoma in February 2011. Brentuximab vedotin is being developed in collaboration with Millennium: The Takeda Oncology Company. In addition, Seattle Genetics has four other clinical-stage programs: SGN-75, ASG-5ME, dacetuzumab (SGN-40) and SGN-70. Seattle Genetics has collaborations for its ADC technology with a number of leading biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies, including Abbott, Bayer, Celldex Therapeutics, Daiichi Sankyo, Genentech, GlaxoSmithKline, Millennium, Pfizer and Progenics, as well as ADC co-development agreements with Agensys, an affiliate of Astellas, and Genmab. More information can be found at www.seattlegenetics.com.



CONTACT:

Seattle Genetics, Inc.
Peggy Pinkston, 425-527-4160
[email protected]

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INDUSTRY KEYWORDS:   Health  Biotechnology  Genetics  Oncology  Pharmaceutical

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