VILLA GUARDIA (COMO), Italy, Aug. 1, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Gentium S.p.A. (Nasdaq:GENT) (the "Company") announced today that it will report its financial results for the first half of 2013 on Tuesday, August 13, 2013 and will hold a conference call and live webcast at 7:00 a.m. ET / 13:00 p.m. CET, to discuss the results and provide a business update.
A press release detailing the results will be published prior to the event. To participate in the call, interested parties may dial 1 866 966 9439 (North America toll-free) or +44 (0) 1452 555 566 (international/toll) to register ten minutes before the call is scheduled to begin and use confirmation code 12154777. To access the live audio webcast or the subsequent archived recording, visit http://www.gentium.com/investors/event-calendar. The event will be archived for replay for 30 days. The replay can be accessed on the Company's website, http://www.gentium.com/investors/event-calendar or at 1 866 247 4222 (North America toll-free) or +44 (0) 1452 55 00 00 (international/toll) using Conference ID 12154777.
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 EMA both to treat and to prevent VOD and Fast Track Designation by the U.S. FDA to treat VOD.
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