8:48AM Flamel Technologies Medusa-formulated interferon-alpha demonstrates favorable antiviral activity and safety in a Phase 2 clinical study (FLML) 4.09 : Co announced that its Medusa-formulated interferon-alpha ("IFN a-2b XL") was featured in a lecture and an oral presentation on June 25 at the 14th International Symposium on Viral Hepatitis and Liver Disease (ISVHLD) held June 22-25, 2012 in Shanghai, China. The abstracts are entitled "Aggregate report on safety and efficacy of a new sustained release IFN (IFN XL) as compared to standard of care" and "Medusa formulated Interferon-alpha-2b Shows a Favorable Efficacy / Tolerability Profile vs. PEGylated IFN-alpha-2b in Hepatitis C Patients in the Phase 2 Study ANRS HC23 COAT-IFN." The abstracts presented by Professor Christian Trepo of H?pital de la Croix Rousse, Lyon, France, and Roger Kravtzoff, Preclinical and Clinical Director at Flamel Technologies, demonstrated a favorable antiviral activity and safety profile as compared with ViraferonPeg (marketed in the U.S. as PegIntron).