TAMPA, Fla., April 14, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --Oxis International, Inc. (OXIS) (OXI.PA) a biotechnology company focused on cancer therapy development and commercialization, announced today Oxis CEO Tony Cataldo has accepted an invitation to participate in the Business of Biotech 2015 conference on Friday, April 17 at the Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Florida.  

Business of Biotech 2015: Collaborate to Innovate is the headline of the ninth annual Business of Biotech Conference. Former ABC news correspondent and member of the Moffitt Board of Advisors will conduct a conversation with keynote speaker Henri Termeer, former CEO, Chairman, and President of Genzyme. Genzyme was recently purchased by Sanofi for over $20 billion.

Mr. Cataldo will be discussing Raising Funds, What's Trending Now? Fundraising strategies and latest trends from emerging life science companies? Also participating on the panel will be executives from Cvergenx, Lion Biotechnologies, Metastat and Signal Genetics.

Oxis Chairman and CEO Tony Cataldo stated, "I look forward to being a part of the Moffitt  Biotech Conference. Oxis is now in a position to make a major move forward with its high value technologies which are at the leading edge of immunotherapeutics in the very large cancer therapies markets."

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ABOUT OXIS BIOTECH, INC. - OXIS is a biotech company that develops and commercializes innovative drugs of therapeutic molecules including cannabinoids, which are focused on several cancer indications. Oxis address the clinical shortcomings of existing commercial products in related fields. OXIS has formed relationships with some of the world's leading cannabinoid researchers and institutions to advance its technologies.

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