Richard Pops, Chief Executive Officer, of Alkermes, Inc., will present an overview of the company at 3:00pm ET on Monday, November 5, 2001, from The Plaza Hotel, New York, NY.
Alkermes is a leader in the development of products based on sophisticated drug delivery technologies. Its first product, Nutropin Depot(R), is a long-acting form of Genentech's recombinant human growth hormone using Alkermes' ProLease(R) technology. The company has several areas of focus, including (i) controlled, sustained release of injectable drugs lasting several days to several weeks, utilizing its ProLease and Medisorb(R) technologies and (ii) the development of pharmaceutical products based on proprietary pulmonary drug delivery technologies utilizing its AIR(TM) technology. In addition to its Cambridge, Massachusetts headquarters, research and manufacturing facilities, Alkermes operates research and manufacturing facilities in Ohio and a medical affairs office in Cambridge, England.
CONTACT: James M. Frates
Chief Financial Officer
Alkermes, Inc.
(617) 494-0171
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