Sucampo Announces Webcast of Its Presentation at the 14th Annual BIO CEO + Investor Conference

Sucampo Announces Webcast of Its Presentation at the 14th Annual BIO CEO + Investor Conference | Bild: © dmbaker

The presentation will be webcast live and may be accessed from the Event Calendar page of Sucampo?s website at http://investor.sucampo.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=201197&p=irol-calendar. A replay of the webcast will also be available on the Company?s website for several days after the live event. To ensure a timely connection, it is recommended that users register at least 15 minutes prior to the scheduled webcast.

About Sucampo Pharmaceuticals

Sucampo Pharmaceuticals, Inc., an international pharmaceutical company is focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of proprietary drugs based on prostones. The therapeutic potential of prostones, which occur naturally in the human body as a result of enzymic (15-PGDH) transformation of certain fatty acids, was first identified by Ryuji Ueno, M.D., Ph.D., Ph.D., Sucampo Pharmaceuticals? Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Dr. Ueno founded Sucampo Pharmaceuticals in 1996 with Sachiko Kuno, Ph.D., founding Chief Executive Officer and currently Advisor, International Business Development, and a member of the Board of Directors. For more information, please visit www.sucampo.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

Any statements in this press release about future expectations, plans and prospects for Sucampo Pharmaceuticals are forward-looking statements made under the provisions of The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the words ?project,? ?believe,? ?anticipate,? ?plan,? ?expect,? ?estimate,? ?intend,? ?should,? ?would,? ?could,? ?will,? ?may? or other similar expressions. Forward-looking statements include statements about the potential utility of Amitiza to treat particular indications or conditions, including the potential utility of lubiprostone to treat chronic idiopathic constipation in Japanese patients, and future clinical trials. Actual results may differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements as a result of various important factors, including those described in Sucampo Pharmaceuticals? filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including the annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 and other periodic reports filed with the SEC. Any forward-looking statements in this press release represent Sucampo Pharmaceuticals? views only as of the date of this release and should not be relied upon as representing its views as of any subsequent date. Sucampo does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in this release as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.