SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

Form 6-K

 

Report of Foreign Private Issuer

 

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

For the month of September 9, 2015

 

Commission File Number 000-31062

 

Oncolytics Biotech Inc.

 

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

 

Suite 210, 1167 Kensington Crescent NW

Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 1X7

 

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

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EXHIBIT

NUMBER

  DESCRIPTION
     
99.1   News Release Dated September 9, 2015 - Media Advisory - Oncolytics Biotech® Inc. to Participate in the Baird 2015 Healthcare Conference

 

 

 
 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

Oncolytics Biotech Inc.

(Registrant)

     
     
 Date:   September 9, 2015 By: /s/  Kirk Look
    Kirk Look
    Chief Financial Officer

 



Exhibit 99.1

 

 

Media Advisory - Oncolytics Biotech® Inc. to Participate in the Baird 2015 Healthcare Conference

CALGARY, Sept. 9, 2015 /CNW/ - Dr. Brad Thompson, President and CEO of Oncolytics Biotech Inc. (TSX: ONC, NASDAQ: ONCY), will participate in the Baird 2015 Healthcare Conference in a session on Thursday, September 10th, 2015 at 10:50 a.m. ET. The conference takes place on September 9th and 10th in New York, NY at the New York Palace Hotel.

A live audio link to the webcast session will be available at http://wsw.com/webcast/baird43/oncy or on the company's website at http://www.oncolyticsbiotech.com/for-investors/presentations.   It is recommended that listeners log on 10 minutes in advance of a live session to register and download any necessary software. An audio replay will be accessible approximately two hours following the presentation on the Oncolytics website.

About Oncolytics Biotech Inc.
Oncolytics is a Calgary-based biotechnology company focused on the development of oncolytic viruses as potential cancer therapeutics.  Oncolytics' clinical program includes a variety of later-stage, randomized human trials in various indications using REOLYSIN®, its proprietary formulation of the human reovirus. For further information about Oncolytics, please visit: www.oncolyticsbiotech.com.

The session and webcast times are subject to change. This release and the presentation related thereto contain forward-looking statements which involve known and unknown risks, delays, uncertainties and other factors not under the Company's control and which may cause actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from the results, performance or expectations implied by these forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, among others, the efficacy of REOLYSIN as a cancer treatment, the success and timely completion of clinical studies and trials, uncertainties related to the research and development of pharmaceuticals and uncertainties related to the regulatory process. Investors should consult the Company's quarterly and annual filings with the Canadian and U.S. securities commissions for additional information on risks and uncertainties relating to the forward-looking statements. Investors are cautioned against placing undue reliance on forward-looking statements. The Company does not undertake to update these forward-looking statements, except as required by applicable laws.

SOURCE Oncolytics Biotech Inc.

 

%CIK: 0001129928

For further information: NATIONAL Equicom, Nick Hurst, 800 6th Ave. SW, Suite 1600, Calgary, Alberta T2P 3G3, Tel: 403.218.2835, Fax: 403.218.2830, nhurst@national.ca; NATIONAL Equicom, Michael Moore, San Diego, CA, Tel: 858.886.7813, mmoore@national.ca; Dian Griesel, Inc., Susan Forman, 335 West 38th Street, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10018, Tel: 212.825.3210, Fax: 212.825.3229, sforman@dgicomm.com

CO: Oncolytics Biotech Inc.

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