Sangamo BioSciences Announces First Quarter Conference Call a...( RICHMOND Calif. April 23 /- Sanga...)

RICHMOND, Calif., April 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sangamo BioSciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: SGMO) today announced that the company will release its first quarter 2008 financial results on Wednesday, April 30, 2008, after the market closes. The press release will be followed by a conference call at 2:00 p.m. PT, which will be open to the public via telephone and webcast. During the conference call, the company will review the financial results and discuss other business matters.

The conference call dial-in numbers are 877-675-4749 for domestic callers and 719-325-4940 for international callers. The passcode for the call is 6274211. Participants may access the live webcast via a link on the Sangamo BioSciences website in the Investors section under "Events and Presentations" http://investor.sangamo.com/events.cfm. For those unable to listen in at the designated time, a conference call replay will be available for one week following the conference call, from approximately 5:00 p.m. PT on April 30, 2008 to 8:59 p.m. PT on May 7, 2008. The conference call replay numbers for domestic and international callers are 888-203-1112 and 719-457-0820 respectively. The conference ID number for the replay is 6274211.

About Sangamo

Sangamo BioSciences, Inc. is focused on the research and development of novel DNA-binding proteins for therapeutic gene regulation and modification. The most advanced ZFP Therapeutic(TM) development program is currently in Phase 2 clinical trials for evaluation of safety and clinical effect in patients with diabetic neuropathy. Phase 1 clinical trials are ongoing to evaluate a ZFP Therapeutic for peripheral artery disease. Other therapeutic deve
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