SAN DIEGO, May 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Anadys Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today that it will present at the Rodman & Renshaw 5th Annual Global Healthcare Conference on Monday, May 19, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. CEST (4:00 a.m. EDT/1:00 a.m. PDT) at Le Meridien Beach Plaza Hotel in Monte Carlo, Monaco. Steve Worland, Ph.D., President and Chief Executive Officer of Anadys, will present an overview of Anadys and an update on its two development-stage product candidates, ANA598 and ANA773.
Anadys will also present at the JMP Securities Research Conference on Monday, May 19, 2008 at 3:30 p.m. PDT (6:30 p.m. EDT) at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in San Francisco. James L. Freddo, M.D., Chief Medical Officer of Anadys, will present an overview of Anadys and an update on its two development-stage product candidates, ANA598 and ANA773.
Each presentation will be webcast at the time of presentation and can be accessed on the Investor Relations page of the Company’s website at http://www.anadyspharma.com. Listeners are encouraged to visit the website approximately five minutes prior to each presentation to download or install any necessary software. A replay of the presentations will be available approximately one hour after the live webcasts conclude and will be available through June 2, 2008.
About Anadys
Anadys Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to improving patient care by developing novel medicines in the areas of hepatitis C and oncology. The Company is developing ANA598, a non-nucleoside polymerase inhibitor for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C 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 novel medicines in the areas of hepatitis C and oncology. 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 ANA598 or ANA773 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 discussed in Anadys’ SEC filings, including Anadys’ Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007 and Anadys’ Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2008. 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: Investors, James T. Glover, SVP, Operations & CFO of Anadys
Pharmaceuticals, Inc., +1-858-530-3763, jglover@anadyspharma.com; or Media,
Ian Stone, ian.stone@russopartnersllc.com, or David Schull,
david.schull@russopartnersllc.com, both of Russo Partners, LLC,
+1-619-814-3510, for Anadys Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Web site: http://www.anadyspharma.com//
