Corixa to Present at Biocentury Newsmakers and Thomas Weisel Partners Healthcare Conferences.Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers BIOWIRE2K Biotech Industry Conference Thomas Weisel Partners Thomas Weisel Partners Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: TWPG), often shortened to just TWP or TWeisel, is a U.S. middle-market and growth focused investment banking firm based in San Francisco, California. Healthcare Tailwinds Conference SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 2, 2003 Corixa Corporation (Nasdaq:CRXA) senior executives will provide an overview of programs at the Biocentury Newsmakers in the Biotech Industry Conference on Sept. 4, 2003, and the Thomas Weisel Partners Healthcare Tailwinds Conference on Sept. 5, 2003. Both conferences will be webcast live through the Investor's section of Corixa's website (http://www.corixa.com/default.asp?pid=invest). Biocentury Newsmakers in the Biotech Industry Conference Michelle Burris, Corixa's senior vice president and chief financial officer will present at 10:40 am ET, Thursday, Sept. 4 at the Millennium Broadway Conference Center, 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. Thomas Weisel Partners Healthcare Tailwinds Conference Steve Gillis, Corixa's chairman and chief executive officer will present on Friday, Sept. 5 at 11:45 am ET at the Four Seasons Hotel, Boston, Massachusetts “Boston” redirects here. For other uses, see Boston (disambiguation). Boston is the capital and most populous city of Massachusetts.[3] The largest city in New England, Boston is considered the unofficial economic and cultural center of the entire New . About Corixa Corixa is a developer of immunotherapeutics with a commitment to treating and preventing autoimmune diseases Autoimmune diseases A group of diseases, like rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus, in which immune cells turn on the body, attacking various tissues and organs. Mentioned in: Complement Deficiencies, Premature Menopause , cancer and infectious diseases infectious diseases: see communicable diseases. by understanding and directing the immune system immune system Cells, cell products, organs, and structures of the body involved in the detection and destruction of foreign invaders, such as bacteria, viruses, and cancer cells. Immunity is based on the system's ability to launch a defense against such invaders. . Corixa is focused on immunotherapeutic products and has a broad technology platform enabling both fully integrated vaccine design and the use of its separate, proprietary product components on a standalone basis. Corixa currently has multiple programs in clinical development, including several product candidates that have advanced to or through late stage clinical trials. The company partners with numerous developers and marketers of pharmaceuticals, targeting products that are Powered by Corixa(TM) technology with the goal of making its potential products available to patients around the world. Corixa was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Seattle, with additional operations in Hamilton, Montana, and South San Francisco South San Francisco, city (1990 pop. 54,312), San Mateo co., W Calif.; inc. 1908. South San Francisco has several industrial parks; its manufactures include medical supplies and equipment, foods, paint, paper products, consumer goods, and clothing. . For more information, please visit Corixa's Web site at www.corixa.com. |
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