UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 29, 2015
ONCOMED PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-35993 | 38-3572512 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification Number) |
800 Chesapeake Drive
Redwood City, California 94063
(Address of principal executive offices, including Zip Code)
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (650) 995-8200
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Item 7.01. | Regulation FD. |
The Company will host a Research and Development (R&D) Day for its institutional investors and research analysts on Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from 8:00 a.m. to approximately 12:00 p.m. EDT in New York City. A webcast of the presentation will be accessible through a link in the Investor Relations section of the OncoMed website: http://www.oncomed.com. The webcast will also be recorded and available for replay and archived on the OncoMed website for approximately 60 days following the presentation. The full text of the press release announcing the above is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is located on the Companys website at www.oncomed.com under Investors Press Releases.
The information in Item 7.01 of this Form 8-K shall not be deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing, regardless of any general incorporation language in any such filing, unless the Company expressly sets forth in such filing that such information is to be considered filed or incorporated by reference therein.
Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit No. |
Description | |
99.1 | Press release |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: April 29, 2015 | ONCOMED PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | |||
By: | /s/ Sunil Patel | |||
Sunil Patel Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President, Corporate Development and Finance |
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. |
Description | |
99.1 | Press release |
Exhibit 99.1
For Immediate Release
OncoMed Pharmaceuticals to Webcast 2015 Research and Development Day on April 29, 2015
Redwood City, Calif., April 23, 2015 - OncoMed Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: OMED), a clinical-stage company developing novel therapeutics that target cancer stem cell (CSC) and immuno-oncology pathways, will host a Research and Development (R&D) Day for its institutional investors and research analysts on Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from 8:00 a.m. to approximately 12:00 pm EDT in New York City.
Presentations from OncoMeds management team are expected to focus on recently updated data from OncoMeds most advanced clinical candidates; breakthrough discoveries related to OncoMeds emerging immuno-oncology pipeline; and an overview of OncoMeds approach to cancer biology and drug development, including the latest research related to ongoing predictive biomarker programs.
OncoMeds 2015 R&D Day will also feature discussions with special guest speakers. Manuel Hidalgo, MD, PhD, Director of the Centro Integral Oncológico Clara Campal (CIOCC), START Madrid, will speak with Jakob Dupont, M.D., on pancreatic cancer and his experience as an investigator in the companys demcizumab (anti-DLL4, OMP-21M18) clinical trials. Jorge DiMartino, MD, PhD, Vice President, Translational Development of Celgene Corporation will also be on hand to discuss Celgenes multi-product collaboration with OncoMed.
OncoMed management team speakers will include:
| Paul Hastings, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |
| John Lewicki, PhD, Executive Vice President, Chief Scientific Officer |
| Jakob Dupont, MD, Senior Vice President, Chief Medical Officer |
| Austin Gurney, PhD, Senior Vice President, Molecular and Cellular Biology |
| Tim Hoey, PhD, Senior Vice President, Cancer Biology |
| Ann Kapoun, PhD, Vice President, Translational Medicine |
OncoMed invites the public and media to listen to the presentations via a live webcast that can be accessed under the Investor Relations section of the companys website (www.oncomed.com). Presentations are scheduled to begin at approximately 8:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time. A replay of the webcast will be archived on the OncoMed website for approximately 60 days following the presentation.
Qualified institutional investors and research analysts may register to attend the OncoMed 2015 R&D Day by contacting Michelle Corral, Senior Director, Investor Relations and Corporate Communications (michelle.corral@oncomed.com) or Shari Annes, Investor Relations Consultant (shari.annes@oncomed.com)
About OncoMed Pharmaceuticals
OncoMed Pharmaceuticals is a clinical-stage company focused on discovering and developing novel therapeutics targeting cancer stem cells (CSCs). OncoMed has six anti-cancer product candidates in clinical development, the most advanced of which are in randomized Phase 2 clinical trials. Demcizumab (anti-DLL4, OMP-21M18), tarextumab (anti-Notch2/3, OMP-59R5), brontictuzumab (anti-Notch1, OMP-52M51), anti-DLL4/VEGF bispecific antibody (OMP-305B83), vantictumab (anti-FZD7, OMP-18R5), and ipafricept (FZD8-Fc, OMP-54F28) each target key cancer stem cell signaling pathways including Notch and Wnt. OncoMed recently filed an Investigational New Drug application for anti-RSPO3 (OMP-131R10), an antibody targeting a third key cancer stem cell signaling pathway called R-spondin-LGR. OncoMed is also pursuing discovery of additional novel anti-CSC and immuno-oncology product candidates. OncoMed has formed strategic alliances with Celgene Corporation, Bayer Pharma AG and
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GlaxoSmithKline (GSK). Additional information can be found at the companys website: www.oncomed.com.
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Contact: | ||
Media & Investors | Investors | |
OncoMed Pharmaceuticals | Shari Annes | |
Michelle Corral | Annes Associates | |
Senior Director, Investor Relations and Corporate Communications |
shari.annes@oncomed.com (650) 888-0902 | |
michelle.corral@oncomed.com | ||
(650) 995-8373 | ||