Annual Shareholders' Meeting of Cytos Biotechnology Ltd: Shareholders Approve All Resolutions
ZURICH, Switzerland, June 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
Cytos Biotechnology Ltd (SIX:CYTN) today announced that its shareholders have approved all resolutions at the Annual Shareholders' Meeting 2013.
The Annual Shareholders' Meeting of Cytos Biotechnology Ltd took place at the company's headquarters in Schlieren (Zurich), Switzerland. It was attended by 38 shareholders. 12,584,907 shares or 56.15% of a total of 22,411,431 shares were represented.
About Cytos Biotechnology Ltd
Cytos is a public biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of targeted immuno-therapies. The Company's lead product candidate CYT003 is a first-in-class immune modulator in Phase 2 clinical development as a potential new treatment for allergic asthma.
CYT003 acts via a novel, allergen-independent mechanism of action to selectively suppress the body's immune response to allergens, a predominant risk factor for asthma. In a successfully completed Phase 2a study, CYT003 was shown to maintain asthma control and lung function in patients with persistent allergic asthma, even as standard inhaled corticosteroid treatment was withdrawn. CYT003 has been shown to be safe in over 450 patients to date.
Cytos was founded in 1995 as a spinoff from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich. It is located in Schlieren (Zurich), Switzerland. The Company is listed according to the Main Standard on the SIX Swiss Exchange Ltd under the symbol CYTN.
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