Geron Corporation to Present at Banc of America Securities Health Care Conference May 18, 2004 07:31 AM US Eastern Timezone Banc of America Securities Health Care Conference MENLO PARK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 18, 2004--Geron Corporation (Nasdaq:GERN) will be presenting an update of the company's product development programs on Thursday, May 20, 2004, at the Banc of America Securities Health Care Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada at 5:20 p.m. Pacific Time. Thomas B. Okarma, Ph.D., M.D., Geron's president and chief executive officer, will be giving the presentation. The slide and audio presentation will be available at the following website address: http://www.veracast.com/webcasts/bas/healthcare-2004/id66215434.cfm The webcast will be archived until June 4, 2004. For further information, please contact Geron Corporation at 650-473-7765, or visit Banc of America's website at http://www.bofasecurities.com Geron is a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing therapeutic and diagnostic products for cancer based on its telomerase technology, and cell-based therapeutics using its human embryonic stem cell technology. Additional information about the company can be obtained at http://www.geron.com Contacts: Geron Corporation David Greenwood, 650-473-7765 (Investor and Public Relations) SOURCE: Business Wire (press release) http://tinyurl.com/2653d * * * ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn