CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Nov. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Transkaryotic
Therapies, Inc. (Nasdaq: TKTX) today announced that the company will present
at SG Cowen's 5th Annual Global Health Care Conference being held in Geneva,
Switzerland, November 16-17, 2004. Michael J. Astrue, President and Chief
Executive Officer will present an overview of TKT's business activities and
product pipeline at 10:20 a.m. Central European Time on Tuesday, November 16,
2004. A live audio webcast of this presentation will be available at
http://www.tktx.com on TKT's Investor Information website under the Events
category. A replay will be available for approximately 30 days after the
webcast.
About TKT
Transkaryotic Therapies, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company primarily
focused on researching, developing and commercializing treatments for rare
diseases caused by protein deficiencies. Within this focus, the company
markets Replagal(TM), an enzyme replacement therapy for Fabry disease, and is
developing treatments for Hunter syndrome and Gaucher disease. In addition to
its focus on rare diseases, TKT intends to commercialize Dynepo(TM), its Gene-
Activated(R) erythropoietin product for anemia related to kidney disease, in
the European Union. TKT was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in
Cambridge, Massachusetts, with additional operations in Europe, Canada and
South America. Additional information about TKT is available on the company's
website at http://www.tktx.com.
Gene-Activated(R) is a registered trademark and Replagal(TM) is a
trademark of Transkaryotic Therapies, Inc. Dynepo(TM) is a trademark of
Sanofi-Aventis SA.
Contact:
Daniella M. Lutz
Corporate Communications Manager
(617) 349-0205
SOURCE Transkaryotic Therapies, Inc.
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CONTACT:
Daniella M. Lutz, Corporate Communications
Manager of TKT, +1- 617-349-0205
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