PHILADELPHIA, May 16, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hemispherx Biopharma, Inc. (NYSE Amex:HEB) (the "Company" or "Hemispherx") today announced that its Senior Advisor to the CEO, Wayne Pambianchi, will present at SEVEN; Noble Financial Capital Markets' Seventh Annual Equity Conference at the Hard Rock Hotel in Hollywood, Florida, at 1:30 pm Eastern Time on Tuesday, May 17, 2011 in Room 2 - Machu.
At the time of the presentation, a live audio and high-definition video webcast of Hemispherx's presentation and a copy of the presentation materials will be available on the Company's website at www.hemispherx.net. Hemispherx recommends registering at least 10 minutes prior to the start of the presentation to ensure timely access. You will require a Microsoft SilverLight viewer (a free download from the presentation link) to participate. The webcast and presentation will also archived for 90 days following the event.
About Noble Financial
Noble Financial Capital Markets was established in 1984 and is an equity research driven, full-service, investment banking boutique focused on small-cap, emerging growth companies. The company has offices in New York, Boston, New Jersey, St Louis, and Boca Raton. In addition to non-deal road shows and sector-specific conferences throughout the year, Noble Financial hosts its large format annual equity conference in late spring featuring 120 – 150 presenting companies from across North America and total attendance of close to 600. For more information: www.noblefcm.com.
About Hemispherx Biopharma
Hemispherx Biopharma, Inc. is an advanced specialty pharmaceutical company engaged in the manufacture and clinical development of new drug entities for treatment of seriously debilitating disorders. Hemispherx's flagship products include Alferon N Injection® (FDA approved for a category of sexually transmitted diseases) and the experimental therapeutics Ampligen® and Alferon® LDO. Ampligen® is an experimental RNA nucleic acid being developed for globally important debilitating diseases and disorders of the immune system. Hemispherx's platform technology includes components for potential treatment of various severely debilitating and life threatening diseases. Hemispherx has patents comprising its core intellectual property estate and a fully commercialized product (Alferon N Injection®). The Company wholly owns and exclusively operates a GMP certified manufacturing facility in the United States for commercial products. For more information please visit www.hemispherx.net.
Information contained in this news release, other than historical information, should be considered forward-looking and is subject to various risk factors and uncertainties. For instance, the strategies and operations of Hemispherx involve risk of competition, changing market conditions, change in laws and regulations affecting these industries and numerous other factors discussed in this release and in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Any specifically referenced investigational drugs and associated technologies of the Company (including Ampligen® and Alferon® LDO) are experimental in nature and as such are not designated safe and effective by a regulatory authority for general use and are legally available only through clinical trials with the referenced disorders. The forward-looking statements represent the Company's judgment as of the date of this release. The Company disclaims, however, any intent or obligation to update these forward-looking statements. The planning, completion, results or submission of clinical trials do not imply that any study product will ever be approved commercially for the studied or other treatment indications.