Incyte Corporation [INCY] to Ring The NASDAQ Stock Market Opening Bell


ADVISORY, Aug. 30, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --

What:

Incyte Corporation [INCY], a Wilmington, Delaware-based biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of proprietary small molecule drugs for oncology and inflammation, will visit the NASDAQ MarketSite in Times Square to observe the start of blood cancer awareness month and the launch of a community awareness program, Voices of MPN™, that aims to unite, connect and support people living with MPNs (myeloproliferative neoplasms), a group of closely related blood cancers.  

In honor of the occasion, President and Chief Executive Officer Dr. Paul A. Friedman will ring the Opening Bell. He will be joined by the Incyte leadership team and members of the patient advocacy community.

Where:

NASDAQ MarketSite – 4 Times Square – 43rd & Broadway – Broadcast Studio

When:

Tuesday, September 3, 2013 – 9:15 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. ET        

Contact:
Mariesa Kemble
Sam Brown, Inc. for Incyte
(608) 850-4745
mariesak@sambrown.com

NASDAQ MarketSite:
Christine Barna
(646) 441-5310
Christine.Barna@nasdaqomx.com

Feed Information:

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Webcast:

A live webcast of the NASDAQ Opening Bell will be available at: http://www.nasdaq.com/about/marketsitetowervideo.asx.

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About Incyte Corporation [INCY]:

Incyte Corporation is a Wilmington, Delaware-based biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of proprietary small molecule drugs for oncology and inflammation. For additional information on Incyte, please visit the Company's web site at www.incyte.com.

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