FREMONT, Calif., April 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Vermillion, Inc. (Nasdaq: VRML), a molecular diagnostics company, will host a roundtable teleconference to address the need for improved detection of peripheral artery disease (PAD) and to provide information about the Company's PAD blood test, which is currently in late-stage development. The teleconference will take place on Wednesday, April 30 at 2 p.m. ET, and will feature as the keynote speaker John Cooke, M.D., Ph.D., Professor of Medicine at Stanford University, whose research forms the basis of Vermillion's PAD blood test.
In collaboration with Dr. Cooke and his research team at Stanford University, Vermillion has developed a novel panel of biomarkers in an effort to determine the risk of PAD through a simple blood test. Dr. Cooke, whose research focuses on preventive cardiology and vascular medicine, is the immediate past-president of the Society for Vascular Medicine and Biology. Dr. Cooke also serves on Vermillion's newly formed PAD clinical steering committee. In this role, he provides the Company with advice on additional studies to support registration of the PAD test with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and to further potential market adoption.
Vermillion has an exclusive license agreement with Stanford to develop and commercialize the PAD biomarker panel.
About Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD)
PAD, a serious but often asymptomatic disorder affecting some eight to 12 million Americans, is caused by the buildup of fat and cholesterol, or plaque, in the peripheral arteries, disrupting normal blood flow. Left untreated, PAD more than doubles the risk of heart attack and stroke and increases the risk of amputation and death. There are treatments that can save the lives and limbs of these patients, once the disease is recognized.
Conference Call Information
To access the live conference call via phone, dial (888) 389-6569 from the United States and Canada or (706) 643-2819 internationally. The conference ID is 21381902. Please dial-in approximately ten minutes prior to the start of the call. Additionally, you may access the live and subsequently archived web cast of the conference call from the Investor Relations section of the Company's website at http://www.vermillion.com. Please connect to the web site at least 15 minutes prior to the call to allow for any software download that may be necessary.
A telephone replay will be available beginning approximately two hours after the call through May 30, 2008 and may be accessed by dialing (800) 633-8284 from the United States and Canada or (+1 402) 977-9140 internationally. The replay passcode is 21381902. An archived replay of the web cast will be available until the next quarterly call.
About Vermillion
Vermillion, Inc. is dedicated to the discovery, development and commercialization of novel high-value diagnostic tests that help physicians diagnose, treat and improve outcomes for patients. Vermillion, along with its prestigious scientific collaborators, has diagnostic programs in oncology, hematology, cardiology and women's health. Vermillion is based in Fremont, California. Additional information about Vermillion can be found on the Web at http://www.vermillion.com.
Forward Looking Statements This news release contains forward-looking statements that involve significant risks and uncertainties, including statements regarding Vermillion's plans, objectives, expectations and intentions. These forward-looking statements are based on Vermillion's current expectations. The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a "safe harbor" for such forward-looking statements. In order to comply with the terms of the safe harbor, Vermillion notes that a variety of factors could cause actual results and experience to differ materially from the anticipated results or other expectations expressed in such forward-looking statements. There are no guarantees that Vermillion will succeed in its efforts to commercialize its PAD diagnostics products in 2008 or during any other period of time. Factors that could cause actual results to materially differ include but are not limited to: (1) uncertainty in obtaining intellectual property protection for inventions made by Vermillion; (2) unproven ability of Vermillion to discover, develop, and commercialize PAD diagnostic products based on findings from its disease association studies; (3) unproven ability of Vermillion to discover or identify new protein biomarkers and use such information to develop PAD diagnostic products; (4) uncertainty as to whether Vermillion will be able to obtain any required regulatory approval of its PAD diagnostic products; (5) uncertainty of market acceptance of its PAD diagnostic products, including the risk that its products will not be competitive with products offered by other companies, or that users will not be entitled to receive adequate reimbursement for its products from third party payors such as private insurance companies and government insurance plans; and (6) other factors that might be described from time to time in Vermillion's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All information in this press release is as of the date of the release, and Vermillion expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any such statements to reflect any change in Vermillion's expectations or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based, unless required by law.
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