Momenta Pharmaceuticals to Host R&D Day on October 11, 2018

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Oct. 04, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: MNTA)  today announced that it will host a live webcast of its R&D Day on Thursday, October 11, 2018 beginning at 8:30 am ET. The event is being held in New York, NY.

Momenta’s leadership team plans to highlight the clinical development strategy for its pipeline of novel drug candidates for immune-mediated disorders. Presentations will include:

• Data from the Phase 1 study in healthy volunteers for M281, a potentially best-in-class anti-FcRn antibody engineered to reduce circulating pathogenic IgG antibodies by blocking endogenous IgG recycling via FcRn, and the indications for the planned Phase 2 proof of concept studies. Momenta will be joined by a key opinion leader to discuss one of the indications;
• Overview of the Phase 1/2 proof of concept study in idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) for M254, a hyper-sialylated immunoglobulin (hsIgG) designed as a high potency alternative to intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) to remediate limitations of that therapeutic approach; and
• Overview of Momenta’s research platform and additional pipeline expansion opportunities.      

The live webcast of this event will be accessible through the "Investors" section of the company's website located at www.momentapharma.com. A webcast replay of the presentation will be posted on the Momenta website approximately two hours after the event.

About Momenta Pharmaceuticals
Momenta is a biotechnology company with a validated innovative scientific platform focused on discovering and developing novel therapeutics to treat rare, immune-mediated diseases. Momenta’s lead product candidate, M281, is a potentially best-in-class anti-FcRn antibody; M254, is a hyper-sialylated human immunoglobulin (hsIgG) designed as a high potency alternative to intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg); and M230 (CSL730), is a potential first-in-class novel recombinant Fc multimer being developed in collaboration with CSL. Momenta also has a focused pipeline of two biosimilar candidates: M710, a proposed biosimilar to EYLEA^® being developed in collaboration with Mylan, and M923, Momenta’s wholly-owned proposed biosimilar to HUMIRA^®. Momenta’s two FDA-approved complex generic products, enoxaparin sodium injection and Glatopa^® (glatiramer acetate injection), are marketed by its collaboration partner, Sandoz.

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