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ADVISORY, Dec. 04, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
Akari Therapeutics Plc (Nasdaq:AKTX), an emerging growth, development-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on orphan and rare autoimmune and inflammatory diseases, will visit the Nasdaq MarketSite in Times Square.
In honor of the occasion, Dr. Gur Roshwalb, Chief Executive Officer will ring the Opening Bell.
Nasdaq MarketSite – 4 Times Square – 43rd & Broadway – Broadcast Studio
Monday, December 7, 2015 – 9:15 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. ET
Akari Therapeutics Plc Media Contact:
Gur Roshwalb, MD, CEO
Fiber Line (Encompass Waterfront): 4463
Gal 3C/06C 95.05 degrees West
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About Akari Therapeutics Plc (Nasdaq:AKTX):
Akari is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative therapeutics to treat orphan and rare autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. Akari’s lead drug, Coversin is a second-generation complement inhibitor that acts on complement component-C5, preventing release of C5a and formation of C5b-9 (also known as the membrane attack complex or MAC). C5 inhibition is growing in importance in a range of rare autoimmune diseases related to dysregulation of the complement component of the immune system, including paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH), atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (aHUS), and Guillain Barré syndrome (GBS).
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