HAYWARD, Calif., May 27, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Anthera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq:ANTH), a biopharmaceutical company focused on advancing the development and commercialization of innovative medicines that benefit patients with unmet medical needs, announced today that Paul F. Truex, President and Chief Executive Officer, will present a corporate update at the 2015 Annual Jefferies Healthcare Conference.
Anthera will present at 3:30PM ET, June 1st, in Ballroom 1 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York City.
About Anthera Pharmaceuticals
Anthera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company focused on advancing the development and commercialization of innovative medicines that benefit patients with unmet medical needs. Our latest Phase 3 product candidate, liprotamase, is a novel non-porcine investigational Pancreatic Enzyme Replacement Therapy ("PERT") intended for the treatment of patients with Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency ("EPI"), often seen in patients with cystic fibrosis and other conditions. We are working with the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation in hopes of delivering a new option to patients left behind by currently available therapies. Our second Phase 3 product candidate, blisibimod, targets B-cell activating factor, or BAFF, which has been shown to be elevated in a variety of B-cell mediated autoimmune diseases, including systemic lupus erythematosus, or lupus, and Immunoglobulin A nephropathy, an orphan disease with no approved treatment.
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