UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT
OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT
TO RULE 13A-16 OR 15D-16 UNDER THE
SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Dated
January
29, 2016
Commission
File Number 001-36421
AURINIA PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
(Exact
name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
N/A
(Translation of Registrant’s Name)
#1203-4464 Markham Street
Victoria, British Columbia
V8Z7X8
(250)
708-4272
(Address and telephone number of registrant’s
principle executive offices)
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permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): ⃞
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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News Release – Aurinia Pharmaceuticals to Present at the Canaccord Genuity Rare Disease and Bio-Pharma One on One Day |
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Exhibit 99.1
Aurinia Pharmaceuticals to Present at the Canaccord Genuity Rare Disease and Bio-Pharma One on One Day
VICTORIA, British Columbia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--January 29, 2016--Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Inc., (NASDAQ:AUPH / TSX:AUP) today announced that its President and CEO Stephen Zaruby will attend and discuss the corporate overview of the company at the Canaccord Genuity Rare Disease and Bio-Pharma One on One Day, taking place February 2nd, 2016 in New York at the Omni Berkshire Place Hotel.
Aurinia Presentation Details
Date: Tuesday, Feb 2nd, 2016
Time: 10:25 a.m. Eastern
Location:
New York Omni Berkshire Place Hotel
About Aurinia
Aurinia is a clinical stage pharmaceutical company focused on the global nephrology market. It is currently collecting data in its 265 patient Phase 2b clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy of its drug, voclosporin, as a treatment for LN. LN is an inflammation of the kidneys, that if inadequately treated can lead to end-stage renal disease, making LN a serious and potentially life-threatening condition.
Voclosporin is a novel and potentially best-in-class calcineurin inhibitor (“CNI”) with extensive clinical data in over 2,000 patients in other indications. Voclosporin is made by a modification of a single amino acid of the cyclosporine molecule (a CNI approved for use in transplant patients since 1983). This modification results in a more predictable pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic relationship, an increase in potency vs. cyclosporine, an altered metabolic profile, and potential for flat dosing.
Visit www.auriniapharma.com for more information.
CONTACT:
Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Mr. Michael Martin,
250-708-4272
Chief Operating Officer
Fax: 250-744-2498
mmartin@auriniapharma.com
or
Mr.
Stephen W. Zaruby, 250-708-4293
Chief Executive Officer
Fax:
250-744-2498
szaruby@auriniapharma.com
or
Renmark
Financial Communications Inc.
Barry Mire: bmire@renmarkfinancial.com
Laura
Welsh: lwelsh@renmarkfinancial.com
416-644-2020 or 514-939-3989