WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., Nov. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Targacept, Inc. (NASDAQ:TRGT), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing a new class of drugs known as NNR Therapeutics(TM), today announced that J. Donald deBethizy, Ph.D., President and Chief Executive Officer, will be presenting at two upcoming investor conferences: - Lazard Capital Markets Third Annual Life Sciences Conference on
Tuesday, November 28 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time at The New York Palace
Hotel in New York City. - CIBC World Markets Second Annual Mid & Small Cap "Best Ideas"
Conference on Wednesday, November 29 at 2:50 p.m. Eastern Time at the
Millennium Broadway Hotel in New York City.
(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20010517/CHTH002LOGO ) Both presentations will be webcast and accessible from the Investor Relations section of the Company's website, http://www.targacept.com/. Each webcast will also be available for replay on the Company's website for two weeks following the corresponding conference. To ensure a timely connection to a webcast, it is recommended that users register at least 15 minutes prior to the scheduled start time.
About Targacept Targacept is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company that discovers and develops NNR Therapeutics(TM), a new class of drugs for the treatment of central nervous system diseases and disorders. Targacept's product candidates selectively modulate neuronal nicotinic receptors that serve as key regulators of the nervous system to promote therapeutic effects and limit adverse side effects. Targacept has product candidates in development for Alzheimer's disease and cognitive deficits in schizophrenia, pain and depression, and multiple preclinical programs. Targacept is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Targacept's news releases are available on its website at http://www.targacept.com/. http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20010517/CHTH002LOGO DATASOURCE: Targacept, Inc.
CONTACT: Alan Musso, VP and CFO of Targacept, Inc., +1-336-480-2186, or ; or Michelle Linn of Linnden Communications, +1-508-419-1555, or Web site: http://www.targacept.com/
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