Catalyst Pharmaceuticals to Present at the Jefferies Virtual Healthcare Conference
Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, focused on rare neuromuscular diseases, announced its presentation at the Jefferies Virtual Healthcare Conference on June 2-4, 2020. CEO Patrick J. McEnany and CSO Steven Miller will host one-on-one investor meetings, with their presentation on June 4 at 8:30 a.m. E.T. The event will be accessible via the company's investor webpage. Catalyst's Firdapse® (amifampridine) is FDA-approved for Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome and is under evaluation for other conditions. The press release emphasizes Catalyst's commitment to innovative therapies.
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CORAL GABLES, Fla., June 01, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Catalyst) (Nasdaq: CPRX), a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing innovative therapies for people with rare debilitating, chronic neuromuscular and neurological diseases, today announced the Company will be presenting at the Jefferies Virtual Healthcare Conference being held June 2-4, 2020. Patrick J. McEnany, Catalyst’s Chief Executive Officer and Steven Miller, Ph.D. Chief Scientific Officer /COO, will be hosting one-on-one meetings with investors via organized conference calls and will be presenting on Thursday, June 4 at 8:30 a.m. E.T.
The presentation will be available on the Investor page of the company's website at www.catalystpharma.com.
About Catalyst Pharmaceuticals
Catalyst Pharmaceuticals is a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing innovative therapies for people with rare debilitating, chronic neuromuscular and neurological diseases, including Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome (LEMS), anti-MuSK antibody positive myasthenia gravis (MuSK-MG) and spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) Type 3. Catalyst's new drug application for Firdapse® (amifampridine) 10 mg tablets for the treatment of adults with LEMS was approved in November 2018 by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration ("FDA"), and Firdapse is now commercially available in the United States. Prior to its approval, Firdapse for LEMS had received breakthrough therapy designation and orphan drug designation from the FDA.
Firdapse is currently being evaluated in clinical trials for the treatment of MuSK-MG and SMA Type 3 and has received Orphan Drug Designation from the FDA for myasthenia gravis.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, which may cause Catalyst's actual results in future periods to differ materially from forecasted results. A number of factors, including those factors described in Catalyst's Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal year 2019 and its other filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), could adversely affect Catalyst. Copies of Catalyst's filings with the SEC are available from the SEC, may be found on Catalyst's website, or may be obtained upon request from Catalyst. Catalyst does not undertake any obligation to update the information contained herein, which speaks only as of this date.
Investor Contact Brian Korb Solebury Trout (646) 378-2923 Company Contact Patrick J. McEnany Catalyst Pharmaceuticals Chief Executive Officer (305) 420-3200 Media Contact David Schull Russo Partners (212) 845-4271
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