TARRYTOWN, N.Y. and HERZLIYA-PITUACH, Israel, Nov. 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Immune Pharmaceuticals Inc. (OTCQX and NASDAQ OMX Stockholm Exchange: IMNP) announced today that its common stock has been approved for trading on NASDAQ OMX First North Premier, Stockholm ("First North"). The Company will transfer its common stock listing from the NASDAQ OMX Stockholm Exchange on November 29, 2013, and the first day of trading on First North will be December 2, 2013.
Erik Penser Bankaktiebolag is engaged as Immune´s Certified Adviser on First North. A Company description has been prepared in accordance with First North´s rules and will be made available on Immune´s website.
About Immune Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Immune Pharmaceuticals Inc. (OTCQX and NASDAQ OMX Stockholm Exchange: IMNP) applies a personalized approach to treatment, developing novel, highly targeted antibody therapeutics to improve the lives of patients with inflammatory diseases and cancer. The Company's lead product candidate, bertilimumab, is entering Phase II clinical studies for moderate to severe ulcerative colitis and bullous pemphigoid, with additional studies planned for Crohn's disease and severe asthma. The Company is evaluating the use of its NanomAb® platform, a second generation antibody drug conjugate technology, with chemotherapeutics in order to enhance their safety and efficacy profiles by delivering the medicines directly to cancer cells. The Company's growing oncology pipeline also includes proprietary antibodies and, clinical-stage small molecules that have been shown activity in a variety of solid tumors.
Immune is headquartered in Tarrytown, New York, with its primary research and development facilities in Herzliya-Pituach, Israel.
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CONTACT: Immune Pharmaceuticals Inc.: Anna Baran, Director of Investor Relations and Corporate Communications, (914) 606-3500 or (646) 937-1941, anna.baran@immunepharma.com