ADVENTRX To Present At The Cowen And Company 33rd Annual Health Care Conference On March 4

SAN DIEGO, Feb. 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- ADVENTRX Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE MKT: ANX) today announced that the Company's Chief Executive Officer, Brian M. Culley, will present at the Cowen and Company 33^rd Annual Healthcare Conference on Monday, March 4, 2013 at 4:10 p.m. Eastern time in Presentation Salon B at The Boston Marriott Copley Place in Boston, MA.

Interested parties can access a live audio webcast and slide presentation on the ADVENTRX Pharmaceuticals web site at www.adventrx.com. An archived presentation will be available on the web site for 30 days.

About ADVENTRX Pharmaceuticals

ADVENTRX Pharmaceuticals is a biopharmaceutical company developing proprietary product candidates to treat various diseases and conditions. The Company's lead product candidate, ANX-188, has potential to reduce ischemic tissue injury and end-organ damage by restoring microvascular function, which is compromised in a wide range of serious and life-threatening diseases and conditions.  The Company is recruiting subjects in EPIC, a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase 3 study of ANX-188 in patients with sickle cell disease. More information can be found on the Company's web site at www.adventrx.com.

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