SKOKIE, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 18, 2019--
Exicure, Inc. (OTCQB:XCUR), the pioneer in gene regulatory and
immunotherapeutic drugs utilizing spherical nucleic acid (SNA™)
constructs, announced today that its CEO, Dr. David Giljohann, will
present at SMi’s RNA Therapeutics 2019 Conference being held February
20-21, 2019 at the Copthorne Tara Hotel in London, UK. Dr. Giljohann’s
presentation titled “Spherical Nucleic Acids: Clinical Progress” will
occur on Wednesday, February 20, 2019 at 9:10 am GMT.
About Exicure, Inc.
Exicure, Inc. is a clinical stage biotechnology company developing a new
class of immunomodulatory and gene regulating drugs against validated
targets. Exicure's proprietary spherical nucleic acid (SNA™)
architecture is designed to unlock the potential of therapeutic
oligonucleotides in a wide range of cells and tissues. Exicure's lead
programs address inflammatory diseases, genetic disorders and oncology.
Exicure is based outside of Chicago, IL.www.exicuretx.com
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expenses that reduce cash runway; that Exicure’s pre-clinical programs
do not advance into the clinic or result in approved products on a
timely or cost effective basis or at all; the cost, timing and results
of clinical trials; that many drug candidates that have completed Phase
1 trials do not become approved drugs on a timely or cost effective
basis or at all; possible safety and efficacy concerns; regulatory
developments; and the ability of Exicure to protect its intellectual
property rights. Exicure’s pipeline programs are in various stages of
pre-clinical and clinical development, and the process by which such
pre-clinical or clinical therapeutic candidates could potentially lead
to an approved therapeutic is long and subject to significant risks and
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Source: Exicure, Inc.
Media:
MacDougall Biomedical Communications
Karen Sharma
781-235-3060
ksharma@macbiocom.com
Investor:
The Del Mar Consulting Group, Inc.
Robert
Prag, President
858-794-9500
bprag@delmarconsulting.com