On April 5, 2019 Exelixis, Inc. (NASDAQ: EXEL) reported that Christopher J. Senner, the company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and Andrew R. Peters, the company’s Vice President, Strategy, will provide an overview of the company at the 18th Annual Needham Healthcare Conference taking place on Wednesday, April 10, 2019 in New York, NY (Press release, Exelixis, APR 5, 2019, View Source;p=irol-newsArticle&ID=2393699 [SID1234535028]). The Exelixis presentation is scheduled that day for 4:10 PM EDT / 1:10 PM PDT.

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To access the webcast link, log onto www.exelixis.com and proceed to the News & Events / Event Calendar page under the Investors & Media heading. Please connect to the company’s website at least 15 minutes prior to the presentation to ensure adequate time for any software download that may be required to listen to the webcast. A replay will also be available at the same location for 14 days.

On April 5, 2019 Akebia Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: AKBA), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of therapeutics for patients with kidney disease, reported that John P. Butler, President and Chief Executive Officer, will present at the 18th Annual Needham Healthcare Conference on Tuesday, April 9, 2019 at 11:20 a.m. Eastern Time in New York (Press release, Akebia, APR 5, 2019, View Source [SID1234535029]).

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A live webcast of the presentation will be available on the company’s website at www.akebia.com. To access, please log onto the Akebia website at least 15 minutes prior to the webcast to ensure adequate time for any software downloads that may be required. A replay of the webcast will be available on Akebia’s website following the conference.

On April 5, 2019 Coherus BioSciences, Inc. ("Coherus", Nasdaq: CHRS), reported that its first quarter 2019 financial results will be released after market close on Thursday, May 9, 2019 (Press release, Coherus Biosciences, APR 5, 2019, View Source/news-releases/news-release-details/coherus-biosciences-report-first-quarter-financial-results-may" target="_blank" title="View Source/news-releases/news-release-details/coherus-biosciences-report-first-quarter-financial-results-may" rel="nofollow">View Source [SID1234535012]). Starting at 4:30 p.m. ET, Coherus’ management team will host a conference call to discuss financial results and provide a general business update.

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After releasing first quarter 2019 financial results, the company will post them on the Coherus website at View Source." target="_blank" title="View Source." rel="nofollow">View Source

Conference Call Information

When: Thursday, May 9, 2019 starting at 4:30 p.m. ET
Dial-in: (844) 452-6826 (toll free) or (765) 507-2587 (International)
Conference ID: 2969536
Webcast: View Source
Please join the conference call at least 10 minutes early to register. The webcast will be archived on the Coherus website.

On April 5, 2019 CASI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: CASI), a U.S. pharmaceutical company with a platform to develop and accelerate the launch of pharmaceutical products and innovative therapeutics in China, the U.S., and throughout the world, reported that Wei-Wu He, Ph.D., Executive Chairman of CASI, has been appointed Chief Executive Officer (Press release, CASI Pharmaceuticals, APR 5, 2019, View Source [SID1234535013]). Dr. He will continue to serve as Chairman of the Board of Directors. Dr. He succeeds Ken K. Ren, Ph.D. who for personal reasons is stepping down from his role as Chief Executive Officer but will remain on the Company’s Board of Directors.

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Prior to joining CASI as CEO, Dr. He had a very successful career building companies from early to revenue and profit stages. Most recent from his track record was serving as CEO of OriGene Technologies, Inc., which he co-founded and built into a profitable life science company that later merged with a publicly traded Chinese company, VICANBIO Cell & Gene Engineering Corp., Ltd. (SHA: 600645). Dr. He will continue in his role as Chairman of the Board of OriGene, and is also the founder and general partner of Emerging Technology Partners, LLC, a life sciences focused venture fund, and has been involved in funding over 60 biotech companies. In the earlier part of his career, Dr. He was one of the first few scientists at Human Genome Sciences, and prior to that, was a research fellow at Massachusetts General Hospital and Mayo Clinic. Dr. He is an author to 30 research publications and holder of over 32 issued patents.

"We are grateful for Ken’s dedication to CASI during the Company’s transition period and his role in the Company’s growth in China, the advancement of our pipeline and our fundraising initiatives," said Dr. He.

Dr. He continued, "This is an exciting inflection point in CASI’s history and I look forward to working with our management team to build a revenue-driven commercial company, with EVOMELA as the first product in our pipeline to launch this year. I am particularly excited to pursue additional products to complement our pipeline and therapeutic areas, while we concurrently advance our existing products to the market and serve our patients."

On April 5, 2019 ReNeuron Group plc (AIM: RENE), a UK-based global leader in the development of cell-based therapeutics, reported that Olav Hellebø, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, will present at the H.C. Wainwright Global Life Sciences Conference on Tuesday, April 9, 2019 at 3:30 p.m. BST at the Grosvenor House in London (Press release, ReNeuron, APR 5, 2019, View Source [SID1234535032]).

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A live and archived webcast of the H.C. Wainwright presentation will be available on the Webcasts & Presentations page of the company’s website at www.reneuron.com.