Organovo To Present At 2012 Bio Investor Forum

SAN DIEGO, Oct. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Organovo Holdings, Inc. (OTCQB: ONVO) ("Organovo"), a developer and manufacturer of functional human tissues using a novel three-dimensional bioprinting technology, today announced that Keith Murphy, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, will present at the upcoming 11th Annual BIO Investor Forum in San Francisco, CA. Mr. Murphy is expected to present on Tuesday, October 9, 2012 at 3:00 p.m. PDT. The conference will be held at The Palace Hotel in San Francisco on October 9-10.

About Organovo Holdings, Inc.

Organovo designs and creates functional human tissues using a proprietary three dimensional bioprinting technology. The Company focuses on developing a range of human tissues and disease models for medical research and therapeutic applications. The Company's NovoGen three-dimensional bioprinting technology uses a specialized automated platform that works across all tissue and cell types. Organovo's NovoGen MMX Bioprinter was selected as one of the "Best Inventions of 2010" by TIME Magazine. Organovo is helping pharmaceutical partners develop human biological disease models in three dimensions that enable therapeutic drug discovery and development. Organovo's technology can also be applied to create surgical tissues for direct therapy. Organovo leads the way in solving complex medical research problems and building the future of medicine. For more information, please visit http://www.organovo.com.

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