HOUSTON, April 12, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- Encysive Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq:ENCY) will hold an investor conference call on Thursday, April 28, 2005 at 4:30 p.m. ET to discuss its first quarter 2005 earnings results.
You may access the call either through the call-in number below or through the audio webcast. The access number for the call is:
Number: (612) 332-0932 Passcode: Encysive Pharmaceuticals
This call is being webcast and can be accessed via Encysive's web site at www.encysive.com.
A replay of the webcast will be available on the Company's web site through May 31, 2005. Additionally, a replay of the call will be available until Tuesday, May 3, 2005 at 11:59 p.m. ET. The call replay can be accessed by calling:
Number: (320) 365-3844 Access Code: 778922
About Encysive Pharmaceuticals
Encysive Pharmaceuticals Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company engaged in the discovery, development and commercialization of novel, synthetic, small molecule compounds to address unmet medical needs. Our research and development programs are predominantly focused on the treatment and prevention of interrelated diseases of the vascular endothelium and exploit our expertise in the area of the intravascular inflammatory process, referred to as the inflammatory cascade, and vascular diseases. We have successfully developed one FDA-approved drug, Argatroban, for the treatment of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia that is marketed by GlaxoSmithKline. Our lead drug candidate, Thelin(tm) (sitaxsentan), is an endothelin receptor antagonist that has completed final Phase III clinical trials for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension. In addition, we have earlier stage clinical product candidates in development including TBC3711, a next generation endothelin receptor antagonist, and bimosiamose, being developed by our majority-owned German affiliate, Revotar Biopharmaceuticals AG. To learn more about Encysive Pharmaceuticals please visit our web site: www.encysive.com.
This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks, trends and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. Among those risks, trends and uncertainties are our estimate of the sufficiency of our existing capital resources, our ability to raise additional capital to fund cash requirements for future operations, timelines for initiating new clinical trials, planned announcements of clinical data, the possibility of obtaining regulatory approval, our ability to manufacture and sell any products, potential drug candidates, their potential therapeutic effect, market acceptance or our ability to earn a profit from sales or licenses of any drug candidate, our ability to discover new drugs in the future, and our ability to establish future collaborative arrangements. In particular, careful consideration should be given to cautionary statements made in the various reports Encysive, including as Texas Biotechnology Corporation, has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Encysive undertakes no duty to update or revise these forward-looking statements.
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