2013-01-07 17:36:40 -
Actelion Pharmaceuticals Ltd /
Actelion to present at the 31st Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference -
Delivering on our strategy
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ALLSCHWIL/BASEL, SWITZERLAND - 07 January 2013 - Actelion Ltd (SIX: ATLN)
Actelion Ltd (SIX: ATLN) announced today that Jean-Paul Clozel, M.D., Chief
Executive Officer of Actelion, will present at the J. P. Morgan Healthcare
Conference on Tuesday, 08 January 2013 at 9.30 a.m. Pacific time / 18.30 hrs
Swiss time at the Westin St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco, CA.
Dr. Clozel will describe
the progress made during 2012 in delivering on the
three elements of Actelion's strategy for value creation.
1) Sustain and grow the PAH franchise
Dr. Clozel will present an overview of Actelion's current product offerings in
the pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) market. He will also describe the
excellent morbidity / mortality outcome data from the SERAPHIN study with
macitentan (Opsumit®). This novel and differentiated dual endothelin receptor
antagonist (ERA) was the result of a tailored drug discovery process in
Actelion's labs.
In addition, Dr. Clozel will describe the opportunity for the Company's
selective IP receptor agonist, selexipag - developed together with Nippon
Shinyaku - which has now enrolled over 1,000 patients into GRIPHON, a pivotal
study also designed to demonstrate a reduction in the risk of
morbidity/mortality events.
Dr. Clozel will present how Actelion's franchise today and in the future has the
potential to reshape the treatment paradigm in PAH.
2) Build an additional specialty franchise
Dr. Clozel will also present the positive results with the Company's innovative
compounds, ponesimod in psoriasis and cadazolid in Clostridium difficile
associated diarrhea. At the end of 2012, mid-stage clinical studies reported
results that allowed Actelion to decide to pursue both compounds in Phase III
development. This provides Actelion with the foundation for its mid-term goal of
building an additional specialty franchise.
3) Optimize profitability
As the third element to Actelion's strategy, the company is committed to profit
growth in the coming years and to value creation for shareholders. Dr. Clozel
will present the measures taken to ensure the company can deliver on these
commitments and the company's near and mid-term core earnings guidance.
Jean-Paul Clozel, MD and Chief Executive Officer of Actelion commented: "At last
year's J. P. Morgan conference I told the audience that 2012 would be an
important year for Actelion. I am very pleased to take this opportunity to
describe the excellent progress the company has made to deliver on our strategy
for value creation. In 2013, and the years to come, Actelion will realize the
value it has created from innovation in our labs."
The presentation is available in pdf-format on www.actelion.com. To access the
live and subsequently archived webcast of the presentation, visit "Events" in
the Investor Relations section of Actelion's corporate website. An archived
replay will be available for 3 months beginning 24 hours after the live
presentation.
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Actelion Ltd.
Actelion Ltd is a biopharmaceutical company with its corporate headquarters in
Allschwil/Basel, Switzerland. Actelion's first drug Tracleer®, an orally
available dual endothelin receptor antagonist, has been approved as a therapy
for pulmonary arterial hypertension. Actelion markets Tracleer® through its own
subsidiaries in key markets worldwide, including the United States (based in
South San Francisco), the European Union, Japan, Canada, Australia and
Switzerland. Actelion, founded in late 1997, is a leading player in innovative
science related to the endothelium - the single layer of cells separating every
blood vessel from the blood stream. Actelion's over 2,400 employees focus on
the discovery, development and marketing of innovative drugs for significant
unmet medical needs. Actelion shares are traded on the SIX Swiss Exchange
(ticker symbol: ATLN) as part of the Swiss blue-chip index SMI (Swiss Market
Index SMI®).
For further information please contact:
Roland Haefeli
Senior Vice President, Head of Investor Relations & Public Affairs
Actelion Pharmaceuticals Ltd, Gewerbestrasse 16, CH-4123 Allschwil
+41 61 565 62 62
+1 650 624 69 36
www.actelion.com
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