ADVISORY, Nov. 15, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
What:
MAP Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (MAPP), a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing new therapies to address undermet patient needs in neurology, will visit the NASDAQ MarketSite in New York City's Times Square. In honor of the occasion, Timothy Nelson, President and Chief Executive Officer of MAP Pharmaceuticals will officially ring The NASDAQ Stock Market Opening Bell.
Where:
NASDAQ MarketSite – 4 Times Square – 43rd & Broadway – Broadcast Studio
When:
Wednesday, November 16th, 2011 – 9:15 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. ET
Contact:
In MAP Pharmaceuticals office: Lisa Borland 650-440-2980 (cell)
NASDAQ MarketSite:
Alex Honeysett
(212) 441-5211
Alexandra.Honeysett@nasdaqomx.com
Feed Information:
The entire Opening Bell is available from 9:20 a.m. to 9:35 a.m. on the following:
Fiber Line (Encompass Media): 4463
Can also be found on Satellite:
Gal 3C/06C 95.05 degrees West
18 mhz Lower
DL 3811 Vertical
FEC 3/4
SR 13.235
DR 18.295411
MOD 4:2:0
DVBS QPSK
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MAP Pharmaceuticals, Inc:
MAP Pharmaceuticals is a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing new therapies to address undermet patient needs in neurology.
The clinical development programs at MAP Pharmaceuticals include proprietary product candidates that address large market opportunities. These product candidates are designed to offer several benefits to patients compared to alternative therapies, including: quicker symptom relief, longer-lasting therapeutic benefit at lower doses, shorter administration time, enhanced safety profile and convenient, non-invasive delivery.
The Company is now developing LEVADEX, an orally inhaled investigational drug for the acute treatment of migraine. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is currently reviewing the New Drug Application for LEVADEX for the potential acute treatment of migraine in adults. MAP Pharmaceuticals has entered into a collaboration agreement with Allergan, Inc. to co-promote LEVADEX to neurologists and pain specialists in the U.S. and Canada. The Company also applies its proprietary drug particle and inhalation technologies to generate new pipeline opportunities by enhancing the therapeutic benefits of proven drugs, while minimizing risk by capitalizing on their known safety, efficacy and commercialization history. Additional information about MAP Pharmaceuticals can be found at http://www.mappharma.com.
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