ADVISORY, Sept. 3, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
What:
BioDelivery Sciences International, Inc. (Nasdaq:BDSI), a specialty pharmaceutical company with a focus in the areas of pain management and addiction medicine, will visit the NASDAQ MarketSite in Times Square. BDSI is marking a successful year, which includes the approval of BUNAVAIL™ (buprenorphine and naloxone buccal film) for the maintenance treatment of opioid dependence, which the company will launch using its newly established sales force, the receipt of two positive Phase 3 studies of BEMA Buprenorphine for the treatment of chronic pain, and an encouraging outcome in an interim analysis of Clonidine Topical Gel for the treatment of painful diabetic neuropathy.
In honor of the occasion, Mark Sirgo, President and Chief Executive Officer will ring the Opening Bell.
Where:
NASDAQ MarketSite – 4 Times Square – 43rd & Broadway – Broadcast Studio
When:
Thursday, September 4, 2014 – 9:15 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. ET
BioDelivery Sciences International, Inc. Media Contact:
Al Medwar
Vice President, Marketing and Corporate Development
(919) 582-9050
amedwar@bdsi.com
Susan Forman/Laura Radocaj
Dian Griesel Int'l.
(212) 825-3210
sforman@dgicomm.com
lradocaj@dgicomm.com
NASDAQ MarketSite:
Christine Barna
(646) 441-5310
Christine.Barna@nasdaqomx.com
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Webcast:
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About BioDelivery Sciences International, Inc. (Nasdaq:BDSI):
BioDelivery Sciences International, Inc. (Nasdaq:BDSI) is a specialty pharmaceutical company with a focus in the areas of pain management and addiction medicine. BDSI is utilizing its novel and proprietary BioErodible MucoAdhesive (BEMA®) technology and other drug delivery technologies to develop and commercialize, either on its own or in partnership with third parties, new applications of proven therapies aimed at addressing important unmet medical needs.
BDSI's development strategy focuses on utilization of the FDA's 505(b)(2) approval process. This regulatory pathway creates the potential for more timely and efficient approval of new formulations of previously approved therapeutics.
BDSI's particular area of focus is the development and commercialization of products in the areas of pain management and addiction. These are areas where BDSI believes its drug delivery technologies and products can best be applied to address critical unmet medical needs. BDSI's marketed products and those in development address serious and debilitating conditions such as breakthrough cancer pain, chronic pain, painful diabetic neuropathy and opioid dependence.
BDSI's headquarters is located in Raleigh, North Carolina.
For more information visit www.bdsi.com.
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