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Microbot Medical Schedules Conference Call to Address Third-Party Article

Microbot Medical Inc. will host a conference call and webcast on May 18, 2026, to review progress on the full market release of its LIBERTY Endovascular Robotic System. The company said it will respond to claims made in a recent unaffiliated third-party article that it described as containing misrepresentations. Two physicians who have used the system, Dr. Charles Briggs and Dr.

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Microbot Medical Inc. m. ET. The company said the event will cover recent progress on the full market release of its LIBERTY Endovascular Robotic System. Executives plan to address what they called misleading statements and misrepresentations contained in a recent unaffiliated third-party article.

The company stated that a Wall Street firm has published a research report refuting claims made in that article. The same report references a vascular surgeon who disputes many assertions attributed to him in the third-party piece. Microbot Medical said it intends to correct certain statements to ensure the investing public has accurate information.

Harel Gadot, the company's Chairman, CEO and President, will be joined by other senior executives on the call. Dr. Charles Briggs, a vascular surgeon and user of the LIBERTY System at Tampa General Hospital, is scheduled to share his experience with the technology.

Dr. Briggs will also address inaccuracies the company said were attributed to him in the third-party article.

Participation by Additional Physician Dr.

Zachary Bercu, another current user of the LIBERTY Endovascular Robotic System, will also participate in the conference call. The company develops and distributes the robotic platform for use in endovascular procedures. The full market release of the system is currently underway.

The conference call is open to analysts and investors. A live webcast will be available. Further details on accessing the call were not disclosed in the announcement.

Key Facts

May 18, 2026
Conference call scheduled for 3:00 p.m. ET
LIBERTY System
Endovascular robotic platform in full market release
Third-party article
Company says it contained misrepresentations
Dr. Charles Briggs
Vascular surgeon at Tampa General Hospital
MBOT
NASDAQ ticker for Microbot Medical

Story Timeline

2 events
  1. May 15, 2026

    Microbot Medical announces conference call for May 18 to address third-party article.

    1 sourceBenzinga
  2. May 18, 2026

    Company to hold call at 3:00 p.m. ET with executives and two LIBERTY System users.

    1 sourceBenzinga

Potential Impact

  1. 01

    Investors and analysts will receive direct information from Microbot Medical executives and physicians on May 18.

  2. 02

    Physicians using the LIBERTY System will publicly share their experiences and address attributed inaccuracies.

  3. 03

    The company plans to present a Wall Street research report that disputes the third-party article's claims.

  4. 04

    Public correction of statements may affect perception of the LIBERTY Endovascular Robotic System.

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PublishedMay 15, 2026, 1:56 PM
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