BOONTON, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Unigene Laboratories, Inc. (OTCBB: UGNE) a leader in the design, delivery, manufacture and development of peptide-based therapeutics announced today that management will host a conference call and live audio webcast on Thursday, March 10, 2011 at 5 p.m. EST to discuss fourth quarter and full year 2010 financial results.
Interested participants and investors may access the conference call at 5 p.m. EST by dialing 800-659-1966 (U.S./Canada) or 617-614-2711 (international); participant code 42647062. An audio webcast can be accessed by logging on to the Investors and Media section under the Events tab of the Unigene web site, http://www.unigene.com.
A telephonic replay of the call will be available for seven days beginning at 8 p.m. EST. Access numbers for this replay are 888-286-8010 (U.S./Canada) and 617-801-6888 (international); participant code 30308774. The webcast replay will remain available in the Investors section of the Unigene Laboratories web site for 30 days.
About Unigene Laboratories, Inc.
Unigene Laboratories, Inc. is a leader in the design, delivery, manufacture and development of peptide-based therapeutics. The Company is building a robust portfolio of proprietary partnerships in this expanding drug class based on its Peptelligence™ platform. Peptelligence encompasses extensive intellectual property covering delivery and manufacturing technologies, unsurpassed research and development expertise, and proprietary know-how representing a genuine distinctive competence. Core Peptelligence assets include proprietary oral and nasal peptide delivery technologies, and proprietary, high-yield, scalable and reproducible E. coli-based manufacturing technologies.
Unigene’s technologies have extensive clinical and partner validation. The Company’s first product to market, Fortical®, a nasal calcitonin product, received FDA approval in 2005 and is marketed in the U.S. by Upsher-Smith for the treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis. Pivotal clinical programs include an oral calcitonin licensed to Tarsa Therapeutics, with Phase 3 testing for the treatment of osteoporosis completed and results expected in the second quarter of 2011. Other validating relationships include an oral parathyroid hormone entering Phase 2 in the first quarter of 2011 and licensed to GlaxoSmithKline. In addition, Unigene has a manufacturing license agreement with Novartis, which is completing three Phase 3 studies of oral calcitonin for the treatment of osteoporosis and osteoarthritis.
For more information about Unigene, please visit http://www.unigene.com. For information about Fortical, please visit http://www.fortical.com.
CONTACT:
Unigene Laboratories, Inc.
Jenene Thomas
VP, Investor Relations and Corporate Communications
Direct: 973-265-1107
[email protected]
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