Orthovita, Inc. (NASDAQ: VITA), a leading orthobiologics and biosurgery
company, will hold a conference call on Thursday, November 5, 2009, at
8:30 a.m. Eastern Time, to review and discuss its financial results for
the third quarter 2009. Antony Koblish, President and Chief Executive
Officer, and Nancy C. Broadbent, Senior Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer of Orthovita, will host the call.
The telephone number to join the conference call from within the U.S. is
(888) 815-2919, and from outside the U.S. is (706) 643-3675. The
conference identification number is 35689143. Participants should dial
in ten minutes prior to the scheduled start time for the conference call.
A replay of the conference call will be available for two weeks
beginning November 5, 2009, at 11:30 a.m. Eastern Time, and ending
November 19, 2009, at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time. You may listen to the
replay by dialing within the U.S. (800) 642-1687 or by dialing from
outside the U.S. (706) 645-9291. The replay identification number is
35689143.
About the Company
Orthovita is an orthobiologics and biosurgery company that develops and
markets novel medical devices. Our orthobiologics platform offers
products for the fusion, regeneration and fixation of human bone. Our
biosurgery platform offers products for controlling intra-operative
bleeding, also known as hemostasis. Our current fusion and regeneration
products are based on our proprietary VitossTM Bone Graft
Substitute technology and address the non-structural bone graft market
with synthetic, bioactive alternatives to patient- and cadaver-derived
bone tissue. CortossTM Bone Augmentation Material, an
injectable, polymer composite that mimics the structural characteristics
of human bone, provides the basis for our fixation portfolio. Cortoss
received U.S. regulatory clearance in June 2009 for use in vertebral
augmentation. Our hemostasis portfolio includes VitagelTM
Surgical Hemostat, a unique, collagen-based matrix that controls
bleeding and facilitates healing, and Vitasure™ Absorbable Hemostat, a
plant-based product that can be deployed quickly throughout surgery.
Disclosure Notice
This press release may contain forward-looking statements regarding
Orthovita’s current expectations of future events that involve risks and
uncertainties, including, without limitation, the demand and market
acceptance of our products, including Cortoss, our ability to
successfully launch Cortoss, our ability to achieve our sales and net
loss forecast for 2009, and other aspects of our business. Such
statements are based on management’s current expectations and are
subject to a number of substantial risks and uncertainties that could
cause actual results or timeliness to differ materially from those
addressed in the forward-looking statements. Factors that may cause such
a difference are listed from time to time in reports filed by the
Company with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC),
including but not limited to risks described in our most recently filed
Form 10-K under the caption "Risk Factors.”
Further
information about these and other relevant risks and uncertainties may
be found in Orthovita’s filings with the SEC, all of which are available
from the SEC as well as other sources. Orthovita undertakes no
obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements.