PR Newswire
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., June 1, 2017
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., June 1, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Rigel
Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: RIGL) today announced that Ryan Maynard, the company's chief
financial officer, is scheduled to present a company overview at the Jefferies 2017 Global Healthcare Conference on Wednesday, June 7, 2017 at 11:30am EDT.
To access the live webcast of the presentation or the subsequent archived recording, log on to www.rigel.com. Please connect to Rigel's website several minutes prior to the start of
the live webcast to ensure adequate time for any software download that may be necessary.
About Rigel (www.rigel.com)
Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a clinical-stage biotechnology company dedicated to the discovery and development of
novel, targeted drugs in the therapeutic areas of immunology, oncology and immuno-oncology. Rigel's pioneering research focuses
on signaling pathways that are critical to disease mechanisms. The company's current clinical programs include clinical trials of
fostamatinib, an oral spleen tyrosine kinase (SYK) inhibitor in a number of indications. The company submitted an NDA to the FDA
for fostamatinib in patients with chronic or persistent immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) in April
2017. Rigel is also conducting Phase 2 clinical studies with fostamatinib in IgA nephropathy (IgAN) and autoimmune
hemolytic anemia (AIHA). In addition, Rigel has product candidates in development with partners BerGenBio AS, Daiichi Sankyo and
Aclaris Therapeutics.
Contact: Raul Rodriguez
Phone: 650.624.1302
Email: invrel@rigel.com
Media Contact: Susan C. Rogers, Rivily, Inc.
Phone: 650.430.3777
Email: susan@rivily.com
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