TORONTO, June 7, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Transition Therapeutics Inc. ("Transition" or the "Company") (TSX:TTH) (Nasdaq:TTHI) announced today that Dr. Tony Cruz, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Transition, will be presenting at two upcoming conferences:
9th Annual Needham Healthcare Conference on Wednesday, June 9, 2010 at 8:40am Eastern Time at New York Palace Hotel in New York City;
Jefferies 2010 Global Life Sciences Conference on Thursday, June 10, 2010 at 8:30am Eastern Time at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York City.
About Transition
Transition is a biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapeutics for disease indications with large markets. Transition's lead products include ELND005 (AZD-103) for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease and TT-223 for the treatment of diabetes. Transition has an emerging pipeline of preclinical drug candidates acquired externally and developed internally using its proprietary drug discovery engine. Transition's shares are listed on the NASDAQ under the symbol "TTHI" and the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol "TTH". For additional information about the Company, please visit www.transitiontherapeutics.com.
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