Senesco Presents Pre-Clinical Stability and Biological Activity Data on SNS-01 at the 2009 AACR-NCI-EORTC Molecular Targets and
November 12 2009 - 8:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J., Nov. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Senesco
Technologies, Inc. ("Senesco" or the "Company") (NYSE Amex: SNT)
announced today that Catherine Taylor, one of the Company's funded
researchers, will be presenting pre-clinical stability and
biological activity data on SNS-01, Senesco's multiple myeloma drug
candidate, at the 2009 American Association for Cancer Research
(AACR)-National Cancer Institute (NCI)-European Organization for
Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) Molecular Targets and
Cancer Therapeutics Conference. Ms. Taylor is a member of the
Department of Biology at the University of Waterloo, Ontario,
Canada. The conference will take place from Sunday, November 15th
through Thursday, November 19th, in Boston, MA. Ms. Taylor's
abstract will be presented at a session entitled, "Gene Therapies",
which will run from 12:30 PM until 2:30 PM on Monday, November
16th. The conference, hosted by AACR, NCI and EORTC, will bring
together academics and scientists and representatives from the
pharmaceutical industry to discuss innovation in drug development,
target selection and the impact of new discoveries in molecular and
cell biology. The event has been organized to reflect the many
recent advances in the early development of promising new
compounds, which are in different levels of preclinical and
clinical development. About Senesco Technologies, Inc. Senesco
Technologies, Inc. is a U.S. biotechnology company, headquartered
in New Brunswick, NJ. Senesco has initiated preclinical research to
trigger or delay cell death in mammals (apoptosis) to determine if
the technology is applicable in human medicine. Accelerating
apoptosis may have applications to development of cancer
treatments. Delaying apoptosis may have applications to certain
inflammatory and ischemic diseases. Senesco takes its name from the
scientific term for the aging of plant cells: senescence. Delaying
cell breakdown in plants extends freshness after harvesting, while
increasing crop yields, plant size and resistance to environmental
stress. The Company believes that its technology can be used to
develop superior strains of crops without any modification other
than delaying natural plant senescence. Senesco has partnered with
leading-edge companies engaged in agricultural biotechnology and
earns research and development fees for applying its
gene-regulating platform technology to enhance its partners'
products. Certain statements included in this press release are
forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results could
differ materially from such statements expressed or implied herein
as a result of a variety of factors, including, but not limited to:
the ability of the Company to consummate additional financings; the
development of the Company's gene technology; the approval of the
Company's patent applications; the successful implementation of the
Company's research and development programs and joint ventures; the
success of the Company's license agreements; the acceptance by the
market of the Company's products; success of the Company's
preliminary studies and preclinical research; competition and the
timing of projects and trends in future operating performance, the
Company's ability to meet its funding milestones under its
financing transaction, the Company's ability to continue to comply
with the continued listing standards of the AMEX, as well as other
factors expressed from time to time in the Company's periodic
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). As
a result, this press release should be read in conjunction with the
Company's periodic filings with the SEC. The forward-looking
statements contained herein are made only as of the date of this
press release, and the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly
update such forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events
or circumstances. Company Contact: Investor Relations Contact:
Senesco Technologies, Inc. FD Bruce Galton Brian Ritchie Chief
Executive Officer () () (212) 850-5600 (732) 296-8400 DATASOURCE:
Senesco Technologies, Inc. CONTACT: Bruce Galton, Chief Executive
Officer, Senesco Technologies, Inc., , +1-732-296-8400; or Investor
Relations: Brian Ritchie, FD, , +1-212-850-5600 Web Site:
http://www.senesco.com/
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