BriaCell to Participate at Upcoming Conferences and Appoints Senior R&D Director
BriaCell Therapeutics Corp. (Nasdaq: BCTX, BCTXW) announced that President & CEO Dr. William V. Williams will participate in several virtual conferences in May and June 2021, including the Benzinga Global Small Cap Investor Conference and the Q2 Investor Summit. He will deliver corporate presentations and engage in panel discussions, offering investors opportunities for one-on-one meetings. Additionally, Dr. Miguel A. Lopez-Lago has been appointed as Senior Director of Research and Development, bringing extensive experience from Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.
- Appointment of Dr. Miguel A. Lopez-Lago as Senior Director enhances leadership depth.
- Participation in key investor conferences may increase investor visibility and engagement.
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BERKELEY, Calif. and VANCOUVER, British Columbia, May 11, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BriaCell Therapeutics Corp. (Nasdaq: BCTX, BCTXW) (TSX-V:BCT) (“BriaCell” or the “Company”), a clinical-stage biotechnology company specializing in targeted immunotherapies for advanced breast cancer, today announced that Dr. William V. Williams, President & CEO of BriaCell, is scheduled to participate in the following virtual conferences:
- Benzinga Global Small Cap Investor Conference: May 13-14, 2021
- Dr. Williams will deliver his corporate presentation at 12:20pm ET on May 13, 2021.
- Dr. Williams will also participate in a panel discussion titled “Investing Post COVID – Back to the Fundamentals” at 11:50am ET on May 13, 2021. The panel will discuss healthcare investing in the post COVID world.
- Investors may request one-on-one meetings with Dr. Williams.
- Investors may register for the conference here: https://www.benzinga.com/events/small-cap/global/.
- Q2 Investor Summit: May 17-18, 2021
- Dr. Williams will deliver his corporate presentation at 2:00pm ET on May 17, 2021.
- Investors may request one-on-one meetings with Dr. Williams.
- Investors may register for the conference here: https://investorsummitgroup.com/.
- 2021 LD Micro Invitational Investor Conference: June 8-10, 2021
- Dr. Williams will deliver his corporate presentation at 12:00pm ET on June 9, 2021.
- Investors may request one-on-one meetings with Dr. Williams.
- Investors may register for the conference here: https://ldmicrojune2021.mysequire.com/.
- MarketsandMarkets 4th Annual Next Gen Immuno-Oncology Virtual Congress-US Edition: June 28-30, 2021
- Dr. Williams will be speaking at the scientific conference at 11:30am ET on June 29, 2021.
- The topic is “Personalized, off-the-shelf cellular immunotherapy for cancer”.
- A copy of the presentation will be posted here: https://briacell.com/novel-technology/scientific-publications/.
- For additional information on the conference and the speaker, please visit:
Separately, BriaCell has recently appointed Miguel A. Lopez-Lago, Ph.D. as Senior Director, Research and Development. Since 2000, Dr. Lopez-Lago has been working as a cancer scientist at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York (MSKCC). Specifically, he has investigated various aspects of tumor biology, including the development of targeted therapies for Mesothelioma and the characterization of the biological mechanisms underlying cancer metastasis. More recently, Dr. Lopez-Lago has been interested in the study of the tumor immune-microenvironment and in the development of immunotherapies for thoracic cancers using chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell technologies. Since 2013, Dr. Lopez-Lago has been working as Senior Research Scientist at MSKCC. Dr. Lopez-Lago received his Bachelor of Science in Bio-Sciences and his doctorate in Molecular Biology from Santiago of Compostela University, Spain.
About BriaCell Therapeutics Corp.
BriaCell is an immuno-oncology focused biotechnology company developing targeted and effective approaches for the management of cancer.
For additional information on BriaCell, please visit: https://briacell.com/.
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Contact Information
Company Contact:
William V. Williams, MD
President & CEO
1-888-485-6340
info@briacell.com
Media Relations:
Jules Abraham
Director of Public Relations
CORE IR
917-885-7378
julesa@coreir.com
Investor Relations Contact:
CORE IR
investors@briacell.com
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