On December 6, 2018 BioLineRx Ltd. (NASDAQ: BLRX) (TASE:BLRX), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on oncology and immunology, reported that it will host an investor breakfast meeting on Tuesday, December 11, 2018 at the Convene Conference Center near Grand Central Terminal in New York, N.Y (Press release, BioLineRx, DEC 6, 2018, View Source;p=RssLanding&cat=news&id=2379754 [SID1234531943]).
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The investor meeting schedule is as follows:
7:45 am EST – Registration and breakfast
8:10-9:30 am EST – Formal presentations
Location:
Convene Conference Center
101 Park Avenue South (near Grand Central Terminal)
New York, N.Y.
(888) 730-7307
The event will feature presentations by Ezra Cohen, MD, FRCPSC, FASCO, from UC San Diego, who will discuss the progress made in the clinical development of immunotherapies beyond checkpoint inhibitors; and Manuel Hidalgo, MD, PhD, from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, on the unmet medical need in treating patients with pancreatic cancer. Both KOLs will be available to answer questions at the conclusion of the event.
BioLineRx’s management team will provide an update on the Company’s clinical development of BL-8040 and AGI-134, as well as a review of recent corporate achievements and the Company’s strategy for 2019. BL-8040 is a short peptide that functions as a high-affinity antagonist for CXCR4 in late clinical development for the treatment of solid tumors, acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and stem-cell mobilization for bone-marrow transplantation. AGI-134 is a synthetic αGal novel immunotherapy currently in Phase 1/2a development for solid tumors.
Ezra Cohen, MD, is co-Director of the San Diego Center for Precision Immunotherapy and an internationally renowned translational researcher. A physician-scientist, his recent National Institutes of Health-funded work in the study of epidermal growth factor receptor inhibitors in head and neck cancer has contributed to the understanding of the biology of this critical signaling network, integration of these agents into standard of care, and definition of mechanisms to overcome resistance. He recently served as chair of the NCI Head and Neck Cancer Steering Committee that oversees NCI-funded clinical research (including all NCI Cooperative Group trials) in this disease. Dr. Cohen is also Associate Director for Translational Science and leader of the Solid Tumor Therapeutics research program at Moores Cancer Center. Among other roles, he is chair of the Protocol Review and Monitoring Committee (PRMC) and serves as a member of the Cancer Council, and the Cancer Center’s Executive Committee. He has also been the principal investigator on multiple studies of novel agents in head and neck cancer and other solid tumors in all phases of development. Dr. Cohen recently served as editor-in-chief of Oral Oncology.
Manuel Hidalgo, MD, PhD, is Director of the Leon V. & Marilyn L. Rosenberg Clinical Cancer Center and Chief of the Division of Hematology-Oncology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC). He is also the Theodore W. and Evelyn G. Berenson Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. An internationally renowned oncologist, Dr. Hidalgo is a world leader in the testing and development of new agents for pancreatic and other solid tumor cancers. He oversees all BIDMC clinical cancer programs. Dr. Hidalgo is a founder of the Pancreatic Cancer Research Team (PCRT), a private nonprofit cooperative group dedicated to rapid drug development in pancreatic cancer. He is a former member of the Science Committee of Cancer Research UK and a member of the Special Conferences Committee of the American Association of Cancer Research and Scientific Advisory Board of Pancreatic Cancer Action Network. He is also the Director of the Vail Course "Methods on Clinical Cancer Research." Dr. Hidalgo is scientific editor of Cancer Discovery.
This event is intended for institutional investors, sell-side analysts, investment bankers, and business development professionals only. Please RSVP in advance if you plan to attend, as space is limited. For those who are unable to attend in person, a live webcast and replay of the event will be accessible here. If you would like to ask a question during the live Q&A portion of the event, please submit your request via email.