Nuvelo, Inc. Announces Second Quarter 2008 Financial Results and Accomplishments Conference Call

SAN CARLOS, Calif., July 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nuvelo, Inc. today announced that it will hold a conference call to discuss its second quarter 2008 financial results and accomplishments on Wednesday, July 23, 2008, at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time (1:30 p.m. Pacific Time).

To participate in the conference call, please dial 866-854-8095 for domestic callers and 706-634-8567 for international callers and reference conference passcode 52257433. A telephone replay of the conference call will be available through Saturday, July 26, 2008. To access the replay, please dial 800-642-1687 for domestic callers and 706-645-9291 for international callers and reference conference passcode 52257433.

This call is being webcast by Thomson/CCBN. The webcast can be accessed via Nuvelo's website at http://www.nuvelo.com and is also being distributed through the Thomson StreetEvents Network. Individual investors can listen to the call at http://www.earnings.com, Thomson's individual investor portal, powered by StreetEvents. Institutional investors can access the call via Thomson StreetEvents (http://www.streetevents.com), a password-protected event management site.

About Nuvelo

Nuvelo, Inc. is dedicated to improving the lives of patients through the discovery, development and commercialization of novel drugs for acute cardiovascular disease, cancer and other debilitating medical conditions. Nuvelo's development pipeline includes NU172, a direct thrombin inhibitor in Phase 1 development for use as a potential short-acting anticoagulant during medical or surgical procedures; and preclinical candidate NU206, a Wnt pathway modulator for the potential treatment of chemotherapy/radiation therapy-induced mucositis and inflammatory bowel disease. In addition, Nuvelo is pursuing research programs in leukemia and lymphoma therapeutic antibodies and Wnt signaling pathway therapeutics to further expand its pipeline and create additional partnering and licensing opportunities.

Information about Nuvelo is available at our website at http://www.nuvelo.com or by phoning 650-517-8000.

This press release contains "forward-looking statements," which include statements regarding the timing, progress and anticipated completion of Nuvelo's clinical stage and research programs and the potential benefits that patients may experience from the use of our clinical stage compounds, which statements are hereby identified as "forward-looking statements" for purposes of the safe harbor provided by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements are based on our management's current expectations and involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results and performance could differ materially from those projected in the forward- looking statements as a result of many factors, including, without limitation, uncertainties relating to drug discovery and the regulatory approval process; clinical development processes; enrollment rates for patients in our clinical trials; changes in relationships with strategic partners and dependence upon strategic partners for the performance of critical activities under collaborative agreements; and the impact of competitive products and technological changes. These and other factors are identified and described in more detail in Nuvelo's filings with the SEC, including without limitation Nuvelo's quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2008 and subsequent filings. We disclaim any intent or obligation to update these forward-looking statements.

CONTACT: Lee Bendekgey, SVP and Chief Financial Officer of Nuvelo, Inc.,
+1-650-517-8358, lbendekgey@nuvelo.com; or Nicole Foderaro of WeissComm
Partners, +1-415-946-1058, nfoderaro@wcpglobal.com, for Nuvelo, Inc.

Web site: http://www.nuvelo.com/

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