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MeiraGTx to Present at Upcoming Scientific and Investor Conferences
LONDON and NEW YORK, Oct. 03, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MeiraGTx Holdings plc (Nasdaq: MGTX), a vertically integrated, clinical stage gene therapy company,
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[{"type":"text","content":"LONDON and NEW YORK, Oct. 03, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MeiraGTx Holdings plc (Nasdaq: MGTX), a vertically integrated, clinical stage gene therapy company, today announced that the Company will present at the following upcoming events:\n 3rd Annual Chardan Genetic Medicines Conference in New York Alexandria Forbes, Ph.D., president and chief executive officer, will participate in a fireside chat at the Chardan Genetic Medicines Conference on October 7, 2019 from 1:30 p.m. – 1:55 p.m. ET, and will participate on a panel titled “Emerging Disease Areas in Gene Therapy” on October 7, 2019 from 9:30 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. ET. A live webcast of the fireside chat can be accessed through the Investors page of the Company's website at https://investors.meiragtx.com. A replay of the webcast will be available on the Company's website for 30 days following the live presentation. Jefferies Gene Therapy/Editing Summit in New York Dr. Forbes will participate on a panel at the Jefferies Gene Therapy/Editing Summit on October 8, 2019 from 10:20 a.m. – 11:10 a.m. ET titled “Manufacturing, Dose, and Durability in Gene Therapy”. American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) 2019 Annual Meeting in San Francisco Michel Michaelides, BSc MB BS MD(Res) FRCOphth FACS, trial investigator, Consultant Ophthalmologist, Moorfields Eye Hospital and Professor of Ophthalmology, University College London, will present data at the Retina Subspecialty Day of the AAO Annual Meeting on the Company’s Phase 1/2 open-label, multi-center, dose-finding trial evaluating AAV-RPE65 in patients with RPE65-associated retinal dystrophy on October 12, 2019 at 9:17 a.m. PT. Professor Michaelides will also present a poster titled “Development and Validation of a Vision-Guided Mobility Assessment for RPE65-Associated Retinal Dystrophy” in a poster discussion session on October 14, 2019 at 12:30 p.m. PT. The poster describes the validation of a novel mobility assessment that is sensitive to the visual impairment of individuals with RPE65-associated retinal dystrophy. In the Phase 1/2 trial of AAV-RPE65, subjects navigated this mobility test at timepoints before and after treatment in order to assess the impact of AAV-RPE65 on functional vision. Conference Call and Webcast Information MeiraGTx will host a conference call and live webcast following Professor Michaelides’ presentation at AAO to re...