Calando Pharmaceuticals, Inc. to Present at 19th Annual Oppenheimer Healthcare Conference on November 4, 2008

PASADENA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Calando Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a majority-owned subsidiary of Arrowhead Research Corporation (NASDAQ:ARWR), announced today that its CEO, Dr. James Hamilton, will present at the 19th Annual Oppenheimer Healthcare Conference on Tuesday, November 4, 2008 at 11:00am ET. The conference is being held at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City. Dr. Hamilton’s presentation will discuss Calando’s proprietary delivery systems for siRNA and small molecule drugs and Calando’s clinical program for its two lead compounds, CALAA-01 and IT-101.