Acusphere to Present at the Freidman, Billings, Ramsey & Co. 2007 Growth 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 the Freidman, Billings, Ramsey & Co. 2007 Growth Conference on Thursday, May 31, 2007 at 1:35 p.m. ET. The conference is being held at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. . Presenting for the Company will be John F. Thero, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Company management will be available for one-on-one meetings during this conference. 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 Investor relations The process by which the corporation communicates with its investors. page. The recording will be available through June 15, 2007. About Acusphere, Inc. Acusphere (NASDAQ: ACUS) is a specialty pharmaceutical company that develops new drugs and improved formulations of existing drugs using its proprietary microsphere Not to be confused with Glass microphere. This article largely refers to micropheres or protein protocells as small spherical units postulated by some scientists as a key stage in the origin of life. technology. We are focused on developing proprietary drugs that can offer significant benefits such as improved safety and efficacy, increased patient compliance, greater ease of use, expanded indications or reduced cost. Our lead product candidate, Imagify[TM] (perflubutane polymer microspheres) injectable suspension, is a cardiovascular drug for the detection of coronary artery disease coronary artery disease, condition that results when the coronary arteries are narrowed or occluded, most commonly by atherosclerotic deposits of fibrous and fatty tissue. , the leading cause of death in the United States. In May 2007 we announced the results of our Phase 3 clinical program for Imagify. We are currently working towards submitting an NDA (Non Disclosure Agreement) An agreement signed between two parties that have to disclose confidential information to each other in order to do business. In general, the NDA states why the information is being divulged and stipulates that it cannot be used for any (New Drug Application) for Imagify. Imagify is designed to enable ultrasound to compete more effectively with nuclear stress testing, the leading procedure for detecting coronary artery disease. It is estimated that over 10 million procedures are done each year in the U.S. to detect coronary artery disease, the leading cause of death in the United States. Imagify and the Company's other product candidates were created using proprietary technology that enables Acusphere to control the porosity and size of nanoparticles and microspheres in a versatile manner that allows them 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" and "Imagify" are trademarks of Acusphere, Inc. |
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