ArQule, Inc. to Present at Seventh Annual Needham & Company Biotechnology and Medical Technology Conference.WOBURN, Mass. -- ArQule, Inc. (Nasdaq: ARQL) today announced that it will present at the Seventh Annual Needham & Company Biotechnology and Medical Technology Conference on Thursday, June 12, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. eastern time. ArQule's presentation will be web cast live and can be accessed through the investor relations section of the Company's website, www.arqule.com. The conference will be held at the New York Palace
About ArQule ArQule is a biotechnology company engaged in the research and development of next-generation, small-molecule cancer therapeutics. The Company's targeted, broad-spectrum products and research programs are focused on key biological processes that are central to cancer. ArQule's lead products, which are in clinical-stage development, consist of ARQ 197, an inhibitor of the c-Met receptor tyrosine kinase Receptor tyrosine kinases (RTK)s are the high affinity cell surface receptors for many polypeptide growth factors, cytokines and hormones. Of the ninety unique tyrosine kinase genes idenitified in the human genome, 58 encode receptor tyrosine kinase proteins. , and ARQ 501, an activator of the cell's DNA DNA: see nucleic acid. DNA or deoxyribonucleic acid One of two types of nucleic acid (the other is RNA); a complex organic compound found in all living cells and many viruses. It is the chemical substance of genes. damage response mechanism mediated by the E2F-1 transcription factor. The Company's most advanced pre-clinical development programs are focused on ARQ 761, a second-generation E2F-1 product candidate, as well as compounds that inhibit the Eg5 kinesin spindle protein and the BRAF kinase. ArQule's discovery efforts are focused on the identification of novel kinase inhibitors that are potent, selective and do not compete with ATP ATP: see adenosine triphosphate. ATP in full adenosine triphosphate Organic compound, substrate in many enzyme-catalyzed reactions (see catalysis) in the cells of animals, plants, and microorganisms. (adenosine triphosphate triphosphate /tri·phos·phate/ (tri-fos´fat) a salt containing three phosphate radicals. tri·phos·phate n. A salt or ester containing three phosphate groups. ), an energy source for cells. |
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