CALGARY, Canada, March 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. Brad Thompson, President and CEO of Oncolytics Biotech Inc. (TSX: ONC, NASDAQ: ONCY), will present a corporate overview of the Company at the BioSquare 2008 Conference on Thursday, March 13, 2008. The event is being held at the Congress Center in Basel, Switzerland from March 12-14, 2008.
About Oncolytics Biotech Inc.
Oncolytics is a Calgary-based biotechnology company focused on the development of oncolytic viruses as potential cancer therapeutics. Oncolytics' clinical program includes a variety of Phase I/II and Phase II human trials using REOLYSIN(R), its proprietary formulation of the human reovirus, alone and in combination with radiation or chemotherapy. For further information about Oncolytics, please visit http://www.oncolyticsbiotech.com
The presentation times are subject to change. This release and the presentation related thereto contain forward-looking statements which involve known and unknown risks, delays, uncertainties and other factors not under the Company's control and which may cause actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from the results, performance or expectations implied by these forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, among others, the efficacy of REOLYSIN(R) as a cancer treatment, the success and timely completion of clinical studies and trials, uncertainties related to the research and development of pharmaceuticals and uncertainties related to the regulatory process. Investors should consult the Company's quarterly and annual filings with the Canadian and U.S. securities commissions for additional information on risks and uncertainties relating to the forward-looking statements. Investors are cautioned against placing undue reliance on forward-looking statements. The Company does not undertake to update these forward-looking statements.
For further information: For Canada: Oncolytics Biotech Inc., Cathy Ward, 210, 1167 Kensington Cr NW, Calgary, Alberta, T2N 1X7, Tel: +1-403-670-7377, Fax: +1-403-283-0858, cathy.ward@oncolytics.ca; For Canada: The Equicom Group, Nick Hurst, 325-300 5th Ave. SW, Calgary, Alberta, T2P 3C4, Tel: +1-403-538-4845, Fax: +1-403-237-6916, nhurst@equicomgroup.com; For United States: The Investor Relations Group, Erika Moran, 11 Stone St, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10004, Tel: +1-212-825-3210, Fax: +1-212-825-3229, emoran@investorrelationsgroup.com
For further information: For Canada: Oncolytics Biotech Inc., Cathy Ward, 210, 1167 Kensington Cr NW, Calgary, Alberta, T2N 1X7, Tel: +1-403-670-7377, Fax: +1-403-283-0858, cathy.ward@oncolytics.ca; For Canada: The Equicom Group, Nick Hurst, 325-300 5th Ave. SW, Calgary, Alberta, T2P 3C4, Tel: +1-403-538-4845, Fax: +1-403-237-6916, nhurst@equicomgroup.com; For United States: The Investor Relations Group, Erika Moran, 11 Stone St, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10004, Tel: +1-212-825-3210, Fax: +1-212-825-3229, emoran@investorrelationsgroup.com
