VILLA GUARDIA (COMO), Italy, March 20, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Gentium S.p.A. (Nasdaq:GENT) (the "Company") today announced that the Company will publish financials for the fourth quarter and year end of 2011 on Tuesday, March 27, 2012, and hold a conference call and live webcast at 8:00 ET / 14:00 CET to discuss the results and provide a business update. A press release detailing the results will be issued prior to the call.
To participate in the call, interested parties may dial 1-866-966-9439 (US toll-free) or +44(0)1452-555-566 (international/toll) to register ten minutes before the call is scheduled to begin, using the Conference ID 62307659. The call will also be broadcast live on the internet at http://www.gentium.com and will be archived for replay for 30 days. The replay can be accessed on the Company's website, http://www.gentium.com or at 1-866-247-4222 (US toll-free) or +44(0)1452-550-000 (international/toll) using the Conference ID 62307659.
About Gentium
Gentium S.p.A., located in Como, Italy, is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and manufacture of drugs to treat and prevent a variety of diseases and conditions, including vascular diseases related to cancer and cancer treatments. Defibrotide, the Company's lead product candidate, is an investigational drug that has been granted Orphan Drug status by the U.S. FDA and Orphan Medicinal Product Designation by the European Commission both to treat and to prevent VOD and Fast Track Designation by the U.S. FDA to treat VOD.
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