CORAL GABLES, Fla., Feb. 28, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Catalyst Pharmaceutical Partners, Inc. (Nasdaq:CPRX) announced today that Patrick J. McEnany, Chief Executive Officer, will be presenting at Cowen and Company's 32nd Annual Health Care Conference, which is being held at the Marriott Copley Place in Boston.
The presentation will occur on Monday, March 5th at 1:30pm ET and will be posted at http://ir.catalystpharma.com/events.cfm.
About Catalyst Pharmaceutical Partners, Inc.
Catalyst Pharmaceutical Partners, Inc. is a development-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of prescription drugs targeting diseases of the central nervous system. Catalyst has two products in development, and is currently evaluating its lead product and first-in-class GABA aminotransferase inhibitor candidate, CPP-109 (vigabatrin), for the treatment of cocaine dependency. CPP-109 has been granted "Fast Track" status by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of cocaine dependency. Catalyst also expects to evaluate CPP-109 for the treatment of other addictions. Catalyst is also developing CPP-115, a next-generation GABA aminotransferase inhibitor, which is more potent than vigabatrin and potentially has reduced side effects (e.g., visual field defects, or VFDs) from those associated with vigabatrin. Catalyst is planning to develop CPP-115 for several indications, including addiction, epilepsy (initially infantile spasms) and for other selected CNS indications. CPP-115 has been designated as a "Fast Track" development program for the treatment of cocaine dependency by the FDA, has been granted orphan drug designation for the treatment of infantile spasms by the FDA and has been granted orphan drug medicinal designation for the treatment of West Syndrome by the European Commission (EC). Catalyst believes that it controls all current intellectual property for drugs that have a mechanism of action related to the inhibition of GABA aminotransferase. For more information about Catalyst, go to www.catalystpharma.com.
Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause the Company's actual results in future periods to differ materially from forecasted results. A number of factors, including whether CPP-109 will be determined to be effective in the treatment of addiction, whether CPP-115 will be determined to be safe for use in humans, whether CPP-115 will be determined to be effective in the treatment of addiction, infantile spasms, epilepsy or other CNS indications, whether CPP-109 or CPP-115 will ever be approved for commercialization, and those other factors described in the Company's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), could adversely affect the Company. Copies of the Company's filings with the SEC are available from the SEC, may be found on the Company's website or may be obtained upon request from the Company. The Company does not undertake any obligation to update the information contained herein, which speaks only as of this date.