Anadys Pharmaceuticals, Inc. to Present at Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) InvestorForum 2007

SAN DIEGO, Oct. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Anadys Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today that it will present at BIO InvestorForum 2007 on Wednesday, October 10, 2007, at 11:45 a.m. PDT (2:45 p.m. EDT). The conference is being held at The Palace Hotel in San Francisco.

Steve Worland, Ph.D., President and Chief Executive Officer of Anadys Pharmaceuticals, Inc. will present an overview of Anadys and an update on its two development-stage product candidates, ANA598 and ANA773.

The presentation will be simultaneously webcast and can be accessed on the Company’s website at http://www.anadyspharma.com. Listeners are encouraged to visit the website approximately five minutes prior to the corporate presentation to download or install any necessary software. A replay of the presentation will be available approximately one hour after the live webcast concludes and will be archived until October 24, 2007.

About Anadys

Anadys Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company committed to advancing patient care by developing and commercializing novel small molecule medicines for the treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and cancer. The Company is developing ANA598, a small-molecule, non-nucleoside inhibitor of the NS5B polymerase for the treatment of HCV and ANA773, an oral TLR7 agonist prodrug for cancer.

Safe Harbor Statement

Statements in this press release that are not strictly historical in nature constitute “forward-looking statements.” Such statements include, but are not limited to, references to Anadys’ strategy, development programs, and ability to develop and commercialize novel small molecule medicines for the treatment of HCV and cancer. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may cause Anadys’ actual results to be materially different from historical results or from any results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. For example, the results of preclinical studies may not be predictive of future results, and Anadys cannot provide any assurances that any of its product candidates will not have unforeseen safety issues, will have favorable results in future clinical trials or will receive regulatory approval. Risk factors that may cause actual results to differ are more fully discussed in Anadys’ SEC filings, including Anadys’ Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006 and Anadys’ Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2007. All forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement. Anadys is providing this information as of this date and does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in this document as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

CONTACT: James T. Glover, Senior Vice President, Operations & Chief
Financial Officer of Anadys Pharmaceuticals, Inc., +1-858-530-3763,
jglover@anadyspharma.com

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

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