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ImmunoGen, Inc. Announces Webcast of Presentation at the 18th Annual NewsMakers in the Biotech Industry Conference

October 13, 2011 at 12:00 AM EDT

WALTHAM, Mass., Oct. 13, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ImmunoGen, Inc. (Nasdaq:IMGN), a biotechnology company that develops targeted antibody-based anticancer products, today announced that its presentation at the 18th Annual NewsMakers in the Biotech Industry conference at 10:30 am ET on October 21, 2011 will be webcast live.

The webcast of this presentation can be accessed live through the "Investor Information" section of the Company's website, www.immunogen.com; a replay of the presentation will be available at the same location for one week.

About ImmunoGen, Inc.

ImmunoGen, Inc. develops targeted anticancer therapeutics using the Company's expertise in tumor biology, monoclonal antibodies, potent cancer-cell killing agents and engineered linkers. The Company's Targeted Antibody Payload (TAP) technology uses monoclonal antibodies to deliver one of ImmunoGen's proprietary cancer-cell killing agents specifically to tumor cells. There are now numerous TAP compounds in clinical development and a wealth of clinical data reported. ImmunoGen's collaborative partners include Amgen, Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, Biotest, Novartis, Roche, and Sanofi. The most advanced compound using ImmunoGen's TAP technology, trastuzumab emtansine (T-DM1), is in Phase III testing through the Company's collaboration with Genentech, a member of the Roche Group. More information about ImmunoGen can be found at www.immunogen.com.

CONTACT:  For Investors:

          Carol Hausner

          Executive Director, Investor Relations

          and Corporate Communications

          ImmunoGen, Inc.

          (781) 895-0600

          info@immunogen.com

         

          For Media:

          Barbara Yates

          The Yates Network

          (781) 258-6153