Verona Pharma to Report First Quarter 2025 Financial Results and Provide Corporate Update
LONDON and RALEIGH, N.C., April 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Verona Pharma plc (Nasdaq: VRNA) ('Verona Pharma' or the 'Company') announces that it will report its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2025 on Tuesday, April 29, 2025 and host an investment community conference call at 9:00 a.m. EDT / 2:00 p.m. BST to discuss these financial results and provide a corporate update.
To participate, please dial one of the following numbers and ask to join the Verona Pharma call:
+1-800-715-9871 for callers in the United States
+1-646-307-1963 for international callers
A live webcast will be available on the Events and Presentations link on the Investors page of the Company's website, www.veronapharma.com, and the audio replay will be available for 90 days.
For further information please contact:
Verona Pharma plc
Tel: +1-844-341-9901
Victoria Stewart, Senior Director of Investor Relations and Communications
IR@veronapharma.com
Argot PartnersUS Investor Enquiries
Tel: +1-212-600-1902verona@argotpartners.com
Ten Bridge CommunicationsInternational / US Media Enquiries
Tel: +1-781-316-4424tbcverona@tenbridgecommunications.com
Wendy Ryan
About Verona Pharma
Verona Pharma is a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing innovative therapies for the treatment of chronic respiratory diseases with significant unmet medical needs. OhtuvayreTM (ensifentrine) is the Company's first commercial product and the first inhaled therapy for the maintenance treatment of COPD that combines bronchodilator and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory activities in one molecule. Ensifentrine has potential applications in non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis, cystic fibrosis, asthma and other respiratory diseases. For more information, please visit www.veronapharma.com.Sign in to access your portfolio
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