SAN FRANCISCO, June 06, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FibroGen, Inc. (NASDAQ:FGEN), announced that Chief Executive Officer, Thomas B. Neff, will be presenting at the Goldman Sachs 37th Annual Global Healthcare Conference in Rancho Palos Verdes, California, on Thursday, June 9, at 10:40 a.m. PT. Live audio webcast will be available under the Investors section of FibroGen’s website. A replay of the presentation will become available shortly after the event and will be archived for 90 days.
About FibroGen, Inc.
FibroGen is a research-based biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development, and commercialization of novel therapeutics to treat serious unmet medical needs. The company utilizes its extensive experience in fibrosis and hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF) biology to generate development programs in multiple therapeutic areas. Its most advanced product candidate, roxadustat (FG-4592) is an oral small molecule inhibitor of HIF prolyl hydroxylases (HIF-PHs) in Phase 3 clinical development for the treatment of anemia in CKD. A second product candidate, FG-3019, our fully-human monoclonal antibody that inhibits the activity of CTGF, is in Phase 2 clinical development for the treatment of IPF, pancreatic cancer, and DMD. For more information please visit: www.fibrogen.com.