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RICHMOND, Calif., Aug. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sangamo BioSciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: SGMO) announced today that Edward Lanphier, Sangamo's president and CEO, will provide an update on the progress of Sangamo's ZFP Therapeutic development programs and an overview of the company's business strategy at 4:30 p.m. (ET) on Tuesday, August 12, 2008, at the 28th Canaccord Adams Global Growth Conference in Boston.
The presentation will be webcast live and may be accessed via a link on the Sangamo BioSciences website in the Investor Relations section http://investor.sangamo.com/index.cfm under Events and Presentations. The presentation will be archived on the Sangamo website for two weeks after the event.
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. Other therapeutic development
programs are focused on stem cell mobilization, ALS, cancer, HIV/AIDS,
neuropathic pain, nerve regeneration, Parkinson's disease and monogenic
diseases. Sangamo's core competencies enable the engineering of a class of
DNA-binding proteins known as zinc finger DNA-binding proteins (ZFPs). By
engineering ZFPs that recognize a specific DNA sequence Sangamo has created
ZFP transcription factors (ZFP TF(TM)) that can control gene expression
and, consequently, cell function. Sangamo is also developing
sequence-specific ZFP Nucleases (ZFN(TM)) for gene modification. Sangamo
has established strategic p
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