CORAL GABLES, Fla., Feb. 6, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Catalyst Pharmaceutical Partners, Inc. (Nasdaq:CPRX), today announced that the Company will be presenting at the 16th Annual BIO CEO & Investor Conference, in New York. Patrick J. McEnany, Chief Executive Officer and Steven Miller, Ph.D., Chief Scientific Officer/Chief Operating Officer at Catalyst, will provide an overview of the Company and its key programs on Tuesday, February 11, at 1:00 p.m. ET. The Company's presentation materials will be available on the "Investors" section of the Company's website, www.catalystpharma.com following the presentation.
About Catalyst Pharmaceutical Partners
Catalyst Pharmaceutical Partners, Inc. is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of prescription drugs targeting rare (orphan) neuromuscular and neurological diseases, including Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome (LEMS), infantile spasms, and Tourette Syndrome. Catalyst's lead candidate, Firdapse™ for the treatment of LEMS, is currently undergoing testing in a global, multi-center, pivotal phase 3 trial and has received Breakthrough Therapy Designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Catalyst is also developing a potentially safer and more potent vigabatrin analog (designated CPP-115) to treat infantile spasms, and epilepsy, as well as other neurological conditions associated with reduced GABAergic signaling, like post-traumatic stress disorder and Tourette Syndrome. CPP-115 has been granted U.S. orphan drug designation for the treatment of infantile spasms by the FDA and has been granted E.U. orphan medicinal product designation for the treatment of West Syndrome by the European Commission.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, which may cause Catalyst's actual results in future periods to differ materially from forecasted results. A number of factors, including the timing of completion of Catalyst's currently ongoing Phase 3 trial of Firdapse™, whether the Phase 3 trial will be successful, whether the product will be found to be safe and effective, whether any of Catalyst's product candidates will ever be approved for commercialization or successfully commercialized, and those other factors described in Catalyst's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year 2012 and Catalyst's other filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), could adversely affect Catalyst. Copies of Catalyst's filings with the SEC are available from the SEC, may be found on Catalyst's website or may be obtained upon request from Catalyst. Catalyst does not undertake any obligation to update the information contained herein, which speaks only as of this date.
CONTACT: Media/Investor Contacts
Donna LaVoie or David Connolly
LaVoie Group
(617) 374-8800
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dconnolly@lavoiegroup.com
Company Contact
Patrick J. McEnany
Catalyst Pharmaceutical Partners, Inc.
Chief Executive Officer
(305) 529-2522
pmcenany@catalystpharma.com
