BIVN Bioenvision (MM)

Bioenvision (NASDAQ:BIVN) announced today that it will participate in the 2005 UBS Global Life Sciences Conference scheduled for September 26-29, 2005, in New York City. Dr. Christopher B. Wood, Chairman & CEO, will represent the Company at this conference. "We are pleased to be invited to present again at the UBS Global Life Sciences Conference which has become one of the leading conferences in the industry" said Dr. Wood. The conference will be held at the Grand Hyatt New York. Bioenvision's presentation is scheduled for 9:30 am (EDT) on Wednesday, September 28, 2005. Audio transmission of the presentation will be available live via the internet. To access the presentation, please visit http://www.ibb.ubs.com (click on the "Conferences" icon in the center right of the page and then follow the link for the Global Life Sciences Conference). A replay of the presentation will begin three hours after the actual presentation time and will be available until October 28, 2005. About Bioenvision Bioenvision's primary focus is the acquisition, development and distribution of compounds and technologies for the treatment of cancer. Bioenvision has a broad pipeline of products for the treatment of cancer, including: Clofarabine (in co-development with Genzyme Corporation), Modrenal(R) (for which Bioenvision has obtained regulatory approval for marketing in the United Kingdom for the treatment of post-menopausal breast cancer following relapse to initial hormone therapy), and other products in clinical trials. Bioenvision is also developing anti-infective technologies, including the OLIGON technology; an advanced biomaterial that has been incorporated into various FDA approved medical devices. For more information on Bioenvision please visit our Web site at www.bioenvision.com. Certain statements contained herein are "forward-looking" statements (as such term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995). Because these statements include risks and uncertainties, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Specifically, factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: risks associated with preclinical and clinical developments in the biopharmaceutical industry in general and in Bioenvision's compounds under development in particular; the potential failure of Bioenvision's compounds under development to prove safe and effective for treatment of disease; uncertainties inherent in the early stage of Bioenvision's compounds under development; failure to successfully implement or complete clinical trials; failure to receive marketing clearance from regulatory agencies for our compounds under development; acquisitions, divestitures, mergers, licenses or strategic initiatives that change Bioenvision's business, structure or projections; the development of competing products; uncertainties related to Bioenvision's dependence on third parties and partners; and those risks described in Bioenvision's filings with the SEC. Bioenvision disclaims any obligation to update these forward-looking statements.