NEW YORK , Sept. 3, 2015 /PRNewswire / -- Immune Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: IMNP) ("Immune" or the "Company") announced today that its first R&D day will take place on September 8, 2015 at 2pm at the Alexandria Center for Life Science in New York City.

The Immune R&D day will focus on the company pipeline in Precision Immuno-Therapy for Inflammatory Diseases and Cancer and will feature several keynote speakers:

  • Robert Goldberg , PhD will present on the importance of Precision Medicine to create value for patients and for the healthcare system.
  • Yaron Ilan , MD - Chairman of Medicine, Professor of Gastro-Enterology and Liver Diseases at Hadassah Hospital, Jerusalem , IL, will present the role of eotaxin-1 as a key regulator of Immuno-Inflammation and the clinical potential of bertilimumab
  • Neil Korman , MD- Chairman of Dermatology, Case Western School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH will present the role of eotaxin-1 in Dermatology and the clinical potential of bertilimumab.
  • Dr. Boris Shor , Immune's Executive Director, R&D and Dr. Zahra Shahrockh, Chief Development Officer, STC biologics will present the company development plans for NanomAbs, for the targeted delivery of cancer drugs.

Dr. Daniel Teper , Immune's CEO will also present at the Rodman and Renshaw's 17th Annual Global Investment Conference on Thursday, September 10 th, 2015 at 3 pm the St Regis Hotel, Astor Suite A- 2nd Floor, in New York City .

Webcast will be accessible within a few days and for the next 90 days at www.immunepharmaceuticals.com.

If you are interested in attending the Immune R&D Day or meet Immune management at or around the Rodman conference please contact Anna Baran at anna.baran@immunepharma.com

About Immune Pharmaceuticals

Immune Pharmaceuticals Inc. applies a personalized approach to treating and, developing novel, highly-targeted antibody therapeutics to improve the lives of patients with inflammatory diseases and cancer. The Company's lead product candidate, Bertilimumab, is in clinical development for moderate to severe ulcerative colitis as well as for bullous pemphigoid, an orphan auto-immune dermatological condition. The Company recently expanded its portfolio in immuno-dermatology, topical nano-formulated Cyclosporine A (CsA) for the treatment of psoriasis and atopic dermatitis. Immune's pipeline also includes NanomAbs®, antibody nanoparticle conjugates, for the targeted delivery of chemotherapeutics. Other indications planned for development include Crohn's disease, severe asthma and NASH (liver disease).

For more information, visit Immune's website at www.immunepharmaceuticals.com

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SOURCE Immune Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

For further information: Immune Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Christine J. Petraglia, Director, Corporate Communications, 646.440.9310, christine.petraglia@immunepharma.com

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