Acorda to host conference call to discuss first quarter 2016 on april
28, 2016
Ardsley, n.y.--(business wire)--acorda therapeutics, inc. (nasdaq:acor) will host a conference call and webcast to report its first quarter 2016 financial results and pipeline updates on thursday, april 28, at 8:30 a.m. et. to participate in the conference call, please dial (855) 542-4209 (domestic) or (412) 455-6054 (international) and reference the access code 81540360. the presentation will be available via a live webcast on the investors section of www.acorda.com. please log in approximately 5 minutes before the scheduled time of the presentation to ensure a timely connection. a replay of the call will be available from 11:30 a.m. et on april 28, 2016 until 11:59 p.m. et on may 5, 2016. to access the replay, please dial (855) 859-2056 (domestic) or (404) 537-3406 (international) and reference the access code 81540360. the archived webcast will be available in the investor relations section of the acorda website at www.acorda.com. about acorda therapeutics founded in 1995, acorda therapeutics is a biotechnology company focused on developing therapies that restore function and improve the lives of people with neurological disorders. acorda has an industry leading pipeline of novel neurological therapies addressing a range of disorders, including parkinson’s disease, epilepsy, post-stroke walking deficits, migraine, and multiple sclerosis. acorda markets three fda-approved therapies, including ampyra® (dalfampridine) extended release tablets, 10 mg. forward-looking statement this press release includes forward-looking statements. all statements, other than statements of historical facts, regarding management's expectations, beliefs, goals, plans or prospects should be considered forward-looking. these statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially, including: the ability to complete the biotie transaction on a timely basis or at all; the ability to realize the benefits anticipated from the biotie and civitas transactions, among other reasons because acquired development programs are generally subject to all the risks inherent in the drug development process and our knowledge of the risks specifically relevant to acquired programs generally improves over time; the ability to successfully integrate biotie’s operations and civitas’ operations, respectively, into our operations; we may need to raise additional funds to finance our expanded operations and may not be able to do so on acceptable terms; our ability to successfully market and sell ampyra in the u.s.; third party payers (including governmental agencies) may not reimburse for the use of ampyra or our other products at acceptable rates or at all and may impose restrictive prior authorization requirements that limit or block prescriptions; the risk of unfavorable results from future studies of ampyra or from our other research and development programs, including cvt-301, plumiaz, or any other acquired or in-licensed programs; we may not be able to complete development of, obtain regulatory approval for, or successfully market cvt-301, plumiaz, any other products under development, or the products that we would acquire if we complete the biotie transaction; the occurrence of adverse safety events with our products; delays in obtaining or failure to obtain and maintain regulatory approval of or to successfully market fampyra outside of the u.s. and our dependence on our collaborator biogen in connection therewith; competition; failure to protect our intellectual property, to defend against the intellectual property claims of others or to obtain third party intellectual property licenses needed for the commercialization of our products; and failure to comply with regulatory requirements could result in adverse action by regulatory agencies. these and other risks are described in greater detail in our filings with the securities and exchange commission. we may not actually achieve the goals or plans described in our forward-looking statements, and investors should not place undue reliance on these statements. forward-looking statements made in this release are made only as of the date hereof, and we disclaim any intent or obligation to update any forward-looking statements as a result of developments occurring after the date of this release.
