PARIS, Jan. 20, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NEOVACS (Alternext Paris:ALNEV), a leader in active immunotherapies for the treatment of autoimmune diseases, announced today that the Company will be presenting at the BIO CEO & Investor Conference to be held in New York on February 9-10, 2015.

The 17th Annual BIO CEO & Investor Conference attracts over 750 investors and takes place at the Waldorf Astoria, New York. A select number of biotech CEOs are given the opportunity to introduce their companies, technology and development programs.

Miguel Sieler, CEO of Neovacs, will present on February 9, 2015 at 9:30 am E.T.

About Neovacs

Created in 1993, Neovacs is today a leading biotechnology company focused on an active immunotherapy technology platform (Kinoids) with applications in autoimmune and/or inflammatory diseases. On the basis of the company's proprietary technology for inducing a polyclonal immune response (covered by five patent families that potentially run until 2032) Neovacs is focusing its clinical development efforts on IFNα-Kinoid, an immunotherapy being developed for the indication of lupus. Neovacs is also conducting preclinical development works on other therapeutic vaccines in the fields of auto-immune diseases, oncology and allergies. The goal of the Kinoid approach is to enable patients to have access to safe treatments with efficacy that is sustained in these life-long diseases.

For more information on Neovacs, visit www.neovacs.fr

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