MENLO PARK, Calif., Oct. 30, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Avalanche Biotechnologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:AAVL), a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on discovering and developing novel gene therapies to transform the lives of patients with sight-threatening ophthalmic diseases, today announced that Linda C. Bain, Chief Financial Officer, will participate in the "From Successful IPOs to Clinical Success: A Focus on New Crop of Companies Focused on Disorders of the Eye," panel discussion at Nomura's Biotechnology Conference on Thursday, November 6, 2014 at 10:00 am EST in Boston, MA.
About Avalanche Biotechnologies, Inc.
Avalanche is a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on discovering and developing novel gene therapies to transform the lives of patients with sight-threatening ophthalmic diseases. Avalanche's lead product, AVA-101, is currently under development in a Phase 2a trial for wet AMD. Avalanche's Ocular BioFactory™ platform technology is a proprietary adeno-associated virus (AAV)-based gene therapy discovery and development technology optimized for ophthalmology that utilizes a directed evolution approach to generate novel drug candidates. For more information please visit www.avalanchebiotech.com.
CONTACT: Investor Contact:
Chris ErdmanMacDougall Biomedical Communications
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Kathy Vincent
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Avalanche Biotechnologies, Inc.