CUPERTINO, Calif., Nov. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — DURECT Corporation
(Nasdaq: DRRX) announced today that it will present at the Sixteenth Annual
CIBC Healthcare Conference. The conference is being held at The
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York, New York. Dr. James E. Brown, President and
Chief Executive Officer, will be presenting at the conference on Tuesday,
November 8th, 2005 at 10:30 a.m. EST.
A live audio webcast of the presentation will be available by accessing
DURECT’s homepage at http://www.www.durect.com and clicking “Investor Relations.”
About DURECT Corporation
DURECT Corporation is an emerging specialty pharmaceutical company focused
on the development of pharmaceutical systems based on its proprietary drug
delivery platform technologies that treat chronic debilitating diseases and
enable biotechnology products. These platform technologies include the
SABER(TM) Delivery System (a patented and versatile depot injectable useful
for protein and small molecule delivery), the ORADUR(TM) sustained release
oral gel-cap technology (an oral sustained release technology with several
potential abuse deterrent properties), the DURIN(TM) Biodegradable Implant
(drug-loaded implant system), the TRANSDUR(TM) transdermal technology and the
MICRODUR(TM) Biodegradable Microparticulates (microspheres injectable system).
DURECT also collaborates with pharmaceutical companies to develop and
commercialize proprietary and enhanced pharmaceutical products based on its
technologies. DURECT has five disclosed on-going development programs of which
four are in collaboration with pharmaceutical partners. Additional information
about DURECT is available at www.www.durect.com.
NOTE: SABER(TM), ORADUR(TM), DURIN(TM), TRANSDUR(TM) and MICRODUR(TM) are
trademarks of DURECT Corporation. Other referenced trademarks belong to their
respective owners.
DURECT Forward-Looking Statement
The statements in this press release regarding DURECT’s products in
development, product development plans are forward-looking statements
involving risks and uncertainties that can cause actual results to differ
materially from those in such forward-looking statements. Potential risks and
uncertainties include, but are not limited to, DURECT’s ability to complete
the design, development, and manufacturing process development of the product
candidate, obtain product and manufacturing approvals from regulatory agencies
and manufacture and commercialize the product candidate, as well as
marketplace acceptance of the product candidate. Further information regarding
these and other risks is included in DURECT’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
for the quarter ended September 30, 2005 filed with the SEC on October 13,
2005 under the heading “Factors that may affect future results.”
SOURCE DURECT Corporation
/CONTACT: Schond L. Greenway, Executive Director, Investor Relations and
Strategic Planning of DURECT Corporation, +1-408-777-1417/