Mereo BioPharma to Host Alvelestat R&D Update Call on October 31, 2022
Mereo BioPharma Group (NASDAQ: MREO) announced a R&D update call on October 31, 2022, at 8:00 am ET, focusing on the alvelestat program for alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency (AATD). This follows the Fast Track Designation received from the FDA on October 17, 2022. The call will include insights and a Q&A session featuring experts like Prof. Robert Stockley and Prof. Robert Sandhaus. Interested parties can register via a link provided, and the event will be accessible on Mereo's investor website.
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LONDON, Oct. 24, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mereo BioPharma Group plc (NASDAQ: MREO), (“Mereo” or “the Company”), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on rare diseases and oncology, today announced that it will host a R&D update call on Monday, October 31, 2022 at 8:00 am ET on the alvelestat (MPH966) program for alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency (AATD). The update will include commentary from and Q&A with leading pulmonary experts, further to the receipt of Fast Track Designation for alvelestat from the FDA announced on October 17, 2022.
Call Information:
Date: Monday, October 31, 2022 at 8:00 am ET*
Registration Information: click here
KOL Speakers:
- Prof. Robert Stockley, MBBS, ASTRAEUS Chief Investigator, Professor of Medicine at the University Hospital Birmingham (UK), Director of the Lung Immunobiochemical Research Program at the University Hospital Birmingham,
- Prof. Robert Sandhaus, MD, Ph.D. Professor of Medicine at the National Jewish Health (US)
A live audio webcast of the R&D Update can be accessed through the Investor section of the Company’s website at www.mereobiopharma.com/investors. The event is expected to last approximately one hour. An archived replay of the webcast will be made available on the Company’s website.
*Call will occur at 12:00 GMT, time adjusted to account for end of Daylight Savings in the UK
About Mereo BioPharma
Mereo BioPharma is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of innovative therapeutics for rare diseases and in oncology and plans to commercialize selected rare disease programs. The Company has developed a portfolio of six clinical stage product candidates. The Company has two rare disease product candidates, setrusumab for the treatment of osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) and alvelestat for the treatment of severe Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD) and Bronchiolitis Obliterans Syndrome (BOS). The Company’s partner, Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical, Inc., has initiated a pivotal Phase 2/3 pediatric study in young adults (5-25 years old) for setrusumab in OI and expects to initiate a study in pediatric patients (2 - <5 years old) in the first half of 2023. The partnership with Ultragenyx includes potential milestone payments of up to
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| Mereo BioPharma Contacts: | |
| Mereo | +44 (0)333 023 7300 |
| Denise Scots-Knight, Chief Executive Officer | |
| Christine Fox, Chief Financial Officer | |
| Abernathy MacGregor (Communications Adviser to Mereo) | +01 212 371 5999 |
| Tom Johnson / Dan Scorpio | |
| Media | tbj@abmac.com / dps@abmac.com |
| Burns McClellan (Investor Relations Adviser to Mereo) | +01 212 213 0006 |
| Lee Roth | |
| Investors | investors@mereobiopharma.com |
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