COLUMBIA, Md., Aug 06, 2007 (BUSINESS WIRE) --
Osiris Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:OSIR), a leading stem cell therapeutic company focused on developing and marketing products to treat medical conditions in the inflammatory, orthopedic, and cardiovascular areas, announced today that it will report its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2007, after the close of trading on the NASDAQ Global Market on Thursday, August 9, 2007. C. Randal Mills, Ph.D., President and Chief Executive Officer, and Cary J. Claiborne, Chief Financial Officer, will provide a company update and discuss results via a webcast and conference call on Friday, August 10, 2007 at 9:00 a.m. EDT. To access the webcast, visit the Investor Relations section of the company's website at http://investor.osiris.com/events.cfm. Alternatively, callers may participate in the conference call by dialing (800)289-0546 (U.S. participants) or (913) 981-5534 (international participants).
A replay of the conference call will be available approximately two hours after the completion of the call through August 24, 2007. Callers can access the replay by dialing (888) 203-1112 (U.S. participants) or (719) 457-0820 (international participants). The audio replay passcode is 4555023. To access a replay of the webcast, visit the Investor Relations section of the company's website at http://investor.osiris.com/events.cfm.
About Osiris Therapeutics
Osiris Therapeutics, Inc. is a leading stem cell therapeutic company focused on developing and marketing products to treat medical conditions in the inflammatory, orthopedic and cardiovascular areas. Osiris currently markets and sells OSTEOCEL(R) for regenerating bone in orthopedic indications. PROCHYMAL(TM) is in Phase III clinical trials and is the only stem cell therapeutic currently designated by FDA as both an Orphan Drug and Fast Track product. The company's pipeline of internally developed biologic drug candidates under evaluation also includes CHONDROGEN(TM) for regenerating cartilage in the knee, and PROVACEL(TM), for repairing heart tissue following a heart attack. Osiris is a fully integrated company, having developed stem cell capabilities in research and development, manufacturing, marketing and distribution. Osiris has developed an extensive intellectual property portfolio to protect the company's technology in the United States and a number of foreign countries including 47 U.S. and 167 foreign patents owned or licensed. More information can be found on the company's website, www.Osiris.com. (OSIR-G)
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SOURCE: Osiris Therapeutics, Inc.
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