Anavex Life Sciences Corp (AVXL)

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Poster Session Misunderstanding.

It is an error to presume poster presentations at scientific meetings are "relegated" to a reduced status, compared to oral presentations. Let me re-state an earlier posting I made:

Let me point out that at scientific meetings, the posting and presentation of poster data are just as valid and well-received — sometimes even more so — than oral presentations. To presume that a poster presentation of data is less valid or more poorly received than an oral presentation is an error. As a biologist (in a non-medical field) I've done both at national scientific meetings. I've presented graphically-illustrated oral presentations, and also hung detailed posters of my data. Both are equally valid.

In fact, professional readers of well-done posters often take away greater, more significant data. Photocopies of the poster are taken by all interested parties, and detailed discussions with the poster representative are conducted, one on one. In an oral presentation, Q&A time is often limited. In a poster session, where an author of poster data is available at the poster, lengthy, detailed, back-and-forth discussions occur, with the reader taking away far more cogent information than could have been gained in a time-restricted, large-venue oral presentation.

I have no concerns that Anavex's new data will be presented in a poster form. All will be well, with appropriate parties taking away detailed knowedge.