Acusphere to Participate in Techvest 7th Annual Healthcare Conference.WATERTOWN, Mass. -- Acusphere, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :ACUS acus (a´kus) a needle or needle-like process. acus a needle or needle-like process. ) announced today that it is scheduled to present at Rodman & Renshaw's Techvest 7th Annual Healthcare Conference at 8:00 am (EST EST electroshock therapy. EST abbr. electroshock therapy ) on Tuesday, November 8, 2005 in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , New York at The New York Palace
A webcast of the Company's presentation will be available both live and on a recorded basis via a link provided at the Company's website www.acusphere.com on the Investor Relations page. The recording will be available through November 30, 2005. About Acusphere, Inc. Acusphere is a specialty pharmaceutical company that develops new drugs and improved formulations of existing drugs using its proprietary microparticle technology. Acusphere's three initial product candidates for which it has clinical data are designed to address unmet clinical needs within cardiology, oncology and asthma. Acusphere's lead product candidate, AI-700, is a cardiovascular drug in Phase 3 clinical development. AI-700 is designed to enable ultrasound to compete more effectively with nuclear stress testing, the leading procedure for detecting coronary heart disease coronary heart disease: see coronary artery disease. coronary heart disease or ischemic heart disease Progressive reduction of blood supply to the heart muscle due to narrowing or blocking of a coronary artery (see atherosclerosis). . An estimated 10.7 million procedures are performed each year in the U.S. to detect coronary heart disease, the leading cause of death in the United States. Acusphere's product candidates have been created using proprietary technology that enables Acusphere to control the porosity and size of nanoparticles and microparticles in a versatile manner that enables particles to be customized to address the delivery needs of a variety of drugs. For more information about Acusphere visit the Company's web site at www.acusphere.com. "Acusphere" is a trademark of Acusphere, Inc. |
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