AEZS Aeterna Zentaris Inc

QUÉBEC CITY, July 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - Aeterna Zentaris Inc. (NASDAQ: AEZS) (TSX: AEZ) (the "Company") today announced that its President and CEO, Juergen Engel, PhD, will be presenting a corporate overview at the 7^th Annual JMP Securities Healthcare Conference on Thursday, July 12, 2012, at 10:30 am (Eastern), in the Gramercy South Room of the Peninsula Hotel in New York City.

A live webcast of this presentation will be available on Aeterna Zentaris' website at www.aezsinc.com, in the Newsroom section. A replay of the webcast will also be available on the Company's website for a period of 90 days.

About Aeterna Zentaris

Aeterna Zentaris is an oncology and endocrinology drug development company currently investigating treatments for various unmet medical needs. The Company's pipeline encompasses compounds at all stages of development, from drug discovery through to marketed products. For more information please visit www.aezsinc.com.

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