Sony Q3 Profit Jumps on Gaming and Image Sensors, Full-Year Outlook Raised 
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Says AI Investment Boom Is Just Beginning as NVDA Shares Surge 
Washington Post Publisher Will Lewis Steps Down After Layoffs 
Tencent Shares Slide After WeChat Restricts YuanBao AI Promotional Links 
Rio Tinto Shares Hit Record High After Ending Glencore Merger Talks 
American Airlines CEO to Meet Pilots Union Amid Storm Response and Financial Concerns 
TSMC Eyes 3nm Chip Production in Japan with $17 Billion Kumamoto Investment 
Weight-Loss Drug Ads Take Over the Super Bowl as Pharma Embraces Direct-to-Consumer Marketing 
Toyota’s Surprise CEO Change Signals Strategic Shift Amid Global Auto Turmoil 
Baidu Approves $5 Billion Share Buyback and Plans First-Ever Dividend in 2026 
TrumpRx Website Launches to Offer Discounted Prescription Drugs for Cash-Paying Americans 
Amazon Stock Rebounds After Earnings as $200B Capex Plan Sparks AI Spending Debate 
Instagram Outage Disrupts Thousands of U.S. Users 
OpenAI Expands Enterprise AI Strategy With Major Hiring Push Ahead of New Business Offering 
Once Upon a Farm Raises Nearly $198 Million in IPO, Valued at Over $724 Million 
Nasdaq Proposes Fast-Track Rule to Accelerate Index Inclusion for Major New Listings 
FDA Targets Hims & Hers Over $49 Weight-Loss Pill, Raising Legal and Safety Concerns 
CORAL GABLES, Fla., Oct. 16, 2017 -- Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Catalyst) (Nasdaq:CPRX), a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing innovative therapies for people with rare debilitating neuromuscular and neurological diseases, today announced that Patrick J. McEnany, Chief Executive Officer, and Steven Miller, Ph.D., Chief Operating Officer and Chief Scientific Officer, will be presenting at the 16th Annual BIO Investor Forum being held at the Westin St. Francis in San Francisco, October 17-18.
The presentation is scheduled for Wednesday, October 18th at 10:30 AM PST. The presentation materials will be posted at www.catalystpharma.com in the Investor section under Events and Presentations.
About Catalyst Pharmaceuticals
Catalyst Pharmaceuticals is a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing innovative therapies for people with rare debilitating neuromuscular and neurological diseases, including Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome (LEMS), congenital myasthenic syndromes (CMS), MuSK antibody positive myasthenia gravis, and infantile spasms. Firdapse® has received Breakthrough Therapy Designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of LEMS and Orphan Drug Designation for LEMS, CMS and myasthenia gravis. Firdapse is the first and only approved drug in Europe for symptomatic treatment in adults with LEMS.
Catalyst is also developing CPP-115 to treat refractory infantile spasms, and possibly refractory Tourette's Disorder. CPP-115 has been granted U.S. Orphan Drug Designation for the treatment of infantile spasms by the FDA and has been granted E.U. Orphan Medicinal Product Designation for the treatment of West syndrome by the European Commission. In addition, Catalyst is developing a generic version of Sabril® (vigabatrin).
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, which may cause Catalyst's actual results in future periods to differ materially from forecasted results. A number of factors, including those factors described in Catalyst's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year 2016 and its other filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), could adversely affect Catalyst. Copies of Catalyst's filings with the SEC are available from the SEC, may be found on Catalyst's website or may be obtained upon request from Catalyst. Catalyst does not undertake any obligation to update the information contained herein, which speaks only as of this date.
Investor Contact Brian Korb The Trout Group LLC (646) 378-2923 [email protected] Company Contact Patrick J. McEnany Catalyst Pharmaceuticals Chief Executive Officer (305) 420-3200 [email protected] Media Contact David Schull Russo Partners (212) 845-4271 [email protected]
