FOSTER CITY, CA--(Marketwired - Mar 19, 2015) - SciClone Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCLN) today announced that Friedhelm Blobel, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer, will present a corporate overview and business update at upcoming investor and partnering conferences taking place in China. The conferences are as follows:

  • China Healthcare Investment Conference, China World Shangri-La Hotel, Beijing, March 23-25, 2015;
  • Pharma China Annual Forum, March 27, 2015, Le Royal Meridien, Shanghai
  • CHIC (China Healthcare Investment Conference), March 31-April 2, 2015, Pudong Shangri-La Hotel, Shanghai;
  • ChinaBio Partnering Forum, Kerry Hotel, Pudong, April 15-16, 2015. SciClone's Vice President of Business Development, Andrew Wong, will present at this conference.

These conference presentations will not be webcast. The Company's corporate presentation is available on the Investor Relations section of SciClone's website at www.sciclone.com.  

About SciClone

SciClone Pharmaceuticals is a revenue-generating, specialty pharmaceutical company with a substantial commercial business in China and a product portfolio spanning major therapeutic markets including oncology, infectious diseases and cardiovascular disorders. SciClone's proprietary lead product, ZADAXIN® (thymalfasin), is approved in over 30 countries and may be used for the treatment of hepatitis B (HBV), hepatitis C (HCV), and certain cancers, and as a vaccine adjuvant, according to the local regulatory approvals. Through its promotion business with pharmaceutical partners, SciClone markets multiple branded products in China which are therapeutically differentiated. The Company has successfully in-licensed products with the potential to become future market leaders and to drive the Company's long-term growth, including DC Bead®, a novel treatment for liver cancer, which was approved in 2014 by the China FDA. SciClone is a publicly-held corporation based in Foster City, California, and trades on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol SCLN. For additional information, please visit www.sciclone.com.

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