| FAIRFIELD, N.J., May 08, 2007 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Unigene Laboratories, Inc. (OTCBB: UGNE) will release financial
results for the first quarter ended March 31 2007, before the market
opens on Friday, May 11th. The Company will also host a conference
call that morning, at 9:00 AM EDT to discuss its first quarter
financial results and to provide a Company update.
Unigene invites all those interested in hearing management's
discussion to join the call by dialing 866-334-3876 for participants
in the United States and 416-849-4292 for international participants.
A replay will be available for 45 days after the call and can be
accessed by dialing 866-245-6755 for participants in the United States
and 416-915-1035 for international participants. When prompted, enter
passcode #525168. Participants may also access a live webcast of the
conference call through the investor relations section of Unigene's
website at www.unigene.com. The webcast will be archived on the
company's website for 45 days.
About Unigene
Unigene Laboratories, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company focusing
on the oral and nasal delivery of large-market peptide drugs. Due to
the size of the worldwide osteoporosis market, Unigene is targeting
its initial efforts on developing calcitonin and PTH-based therapies.
Fortical(R), Unigene's nasal calcitonin product for the treatment of
postmenopausal osteoporosis, received FDA approval and was launched in
August 2005. Unigene has licensed the U.S. rights for Fortical to
Upsher-Smith Laboratories, worldwide rights for its oral PTH
technology to GlaxoSmithKline and worldwide rights for its calcitonin
manufacturing technology to Novartis. The Company is also
manufacturing a second peptide for Novartis. Unigene's patented oral
delivery technology has successfully delivered, in preclinical and/or
clinical trials, various peptides including calcitonin, PTH and
insulin. Unigene's patented manufacturing technology is designed to
cost-effectively produce peptides in quantities sufficient to support
their worldwide commercialization as oral or nasal therapeutics. For
more information about Unigene, call (973) 882-0860 or visit
www.unigene.com. For information about Fortical, visit
www.fortical.com.
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SOURCE: Unigene Laboratories, Inc.
Unigene Investors:
The Investor Relations Group
Daniel Berg/Dian Griesel, Ph.D.
212-825-3210
or
Media:
Janet Vasquez, 212-825-3210
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