Sangamo BioSciences Announces Presentation At The 33rd Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference

RICHMOND, Calif., Jan. 5, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Sangamo BioSciences, Inc. SGMO announced today that Edward Lanphier, Sangamo's president and CEO, will provide an update on the Company's clinical and preclinical ZFP Therapeutic^® programs and upcoming milestones, as well as an overview of Sangamo's business strategy at 11:00 am PT on Monday, January 12^th, at the 33^rd Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference. The conference will be held January 11 – 15, 2015 in San Francisco, CA. 

The presentation will be webcast live and may be accessed via a link on the Sangamo BioSciences website in the Investor Relations section under Events and Presentation.  The presentation will be archived on the Sangamo website for two weeks after the event.

About Sangamo
Sangamo BioSciences, Inc. is focused on Engineering Genetic Cures^TM for monogenic and infectious diseases by deploying its novel DNA-binding protein technology platform in therapeutic gene regulation and genome editing. The Company has ongoing Phase 2 clinical trials to evaluate the safety and efficacy of a novel ZFP Therapeutic® for the treatment of HIV/AIDS (SB-728-T) and NGF-AAV for Alzheimer's disease (CERE-110). Sangamo's other therapeutic programs are focused on monogenic and rare diseases. The Company has formed a strategic collaboration with Shire International GmbH to develop therapeutics for hemophilia, Huntington's disease and other monogenic diseases, and with Biogen Idec for hemoglobinopathies, such as sickle cell disease and beta-thalassemia. It has also established strategic partnerships with companies in non-therapeutic applications of its technology, including Dow AgroSciences and Sigma-Aldrich Corporation. For more information about Sangamo, visit the Company's website at www.sangamo.com.

ZFP Therapeutic® is a registered trademark of Sangamo BioSciences, Inc.

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