Akari Therapeutics Plc (Nasdaq: AKTX) to Ring the Nasdaq Stock Market Opening Bell

ADVISORY, Dec. 04, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --

What: 
Akari Therapeutics Plc (Nasdaq:AKTX), an emerging growth, development-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on orphan and rare autoimmune and inflammatory diseases, will visit the Nasdaq MarketSite in Times Square.

In honor of the occasion, Dr. Gur Roshwalb, Chief Executive Officer will ring the Opening Bell. 

Where:
Nasdaq MarketSite – 4 Times Square – 43^rd & Broadway – Broadcast Studio

When:
Monday, December 7, 2015 – 9:15 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. ET 

Akari Therapeutics Plc Media Contact:
Gur Roshwalb, MD, CEO
(646) 350-0702
[email protected]

Nasdaq MarketSite:
William Briganti
(646) 441-5012
[email protected]

Feed Information:
Fiber Line (Encompass Waterfront): 4463

Gal 3C/06C 95.05 degrees West
18 mhz Lower
DL 3811 Vertical
FEC 3/4
SR 13.235
DR 18.295411
MOD 4:2:0
DVBS QPSK

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Webcast:
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About Akari Therapeutics Plc (Nasdaq:AKTX):
Akari is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative therapeutics to treat orphan and rare autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. Akari’s lead drug, Coversin is a second-generation complement inhibitor that acts on complement component-C5, preventing release of C5a and formation of C5b-9 (also known as the membrane attack complex or MAC). C5 inhibition is growing in importance in a range of rare autoimmune diseases related to dysregulation of the complement component of the immune system, including paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH), atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (aHUS), and Guillain Barré syndrome (GBS).

About Nasdaq:
Nasdaq (Nasdaq:NDAQ) is a leading provider of trading, clearing, exchange technology, listing, information and public company services across six continents. Through its diverse portfolio of solutions, Nasdaq enables customers to plan, optimize and execute their business vision with confidence, using proven technologies that provide transparency and insight for navigating today's global capital markets. As the creator of the world's first electronic stock market, its technology powers more than 70 marketplaces in 50 countries, and 1 in 10 of the world's securities transactions. Nasdaq is home to more than 3,600 listed companies with a market value of approximately $8.8 trillion and more than 10,000 corporate clients. To learn more, visit: nasdaq.com/ambition or business.nasdaq.com.

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