Geron Corporation (Nasdaq:GERN) today announced that Thomas B. Okarma, Ph.D., M.D., president and chief executive officer, will present an update of the company’s product development programs at 8:00 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, June 13, 2007, at the 6th Annual Needham & Company LLC Biotechnology and Medical Technology Conference in New York.

The update will include information about Geron’s portfolio of anti-cancer therapies, including its telomerase inhibitor drug (GRN163L) and its telomerase therapeutic vaccine (GRNVAC1). The presentation will also include a review of the company’s human embryonic stem cell (hESC) development programs for spinal cord injury (GRNOPC1), heart disease (GRNCM1) and diabetes (GRNIC1).

The audio and slide presentation will be available at the following website address: http://www.wsw.com/webcast/needham18/gern/. A replay will be available at this address within 24 hours of the presentation and will be archived for 30 days.

Geron is developing first-in-class biopharmaceuticals for the treatment of cancer and degenerative diseases, including spinal cord injury, heart failure, diabetes and HIV/AIDS. The company is advancing an anti-cancer drug and a cancer vaccine that target the enzyme telomerase through multiple clinical trials. Geron is also the world leader in the development of human embryonic stem cell-based therapeutics, with its spinal cord injury treatment anticipated to be the first product to enter clinical development. For more information, visit www.geron.com.