SAN DIEGO, Aug. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Anadys Pharmaceuticals, Inc. , a biopharmaceutical company committed to the discovery, development and commercialization of novel small molecule medicines for the treatment of hepatitis, other serious infections, and cancer, announced today that it will report second quarter 2006 financial results on Tuesday, August 8, 2006 after the U.S. financial markets close.
Anadys will hold a conference call and webcast on Tuesday, August 8, 2006 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) to discuss second quarter financial results, operational highlights and a research and development update. To access the webcast via the Internet, log on to www.anadyspharma.com. A telephone replay will be available approximately one hour after completion of the conference call. To access the telephone replay, dial (888) 286-8010 (domestic) or (617) 801-6888 (international), passcode 16511229. The webcast and telephone replay will be available through August 22, 2006.
About Anadys
Anadys Pharmaceuticals, Inc., www.anadyspharma.com, is a biopharmaceutical company committed to advancing patient care by discovering, developing and commercializing novel small molecule medicines for the treatment of hepatitis, other serious infections, and cancer. The Company has core expertise in Toll-Like Receptor-based small molecule therapeutics and structure-based drug design coupled with medicinal chemistry. Anadys’ clinical development programs include ANA975 for the treatment of HCV and HBV, and ANA380 for the treatment of HBV. In addition, Anadys’ therapeutic platform is designed to advance a strong and continual pipeline of drug candidates into the clinic.
Safe Harbor Statement
Statements in this press release that are not strictly historical in nature constitute “forward-looking statements.” 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. In particular, the results of initial clinical trials 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. In addition, Anadys’ results may be affected by risks related to its collaborative relationships with Novartis and LG Life Sciences, competition from other biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies, its effectiveness at managing its financial resources, its ability to successfully develop and market products, the level of effort that its collaborative partners devote to development and commercialization of its product candidates, difficulties or delays in its preclinical studies or clinical trials, difficulties or delays in manufacturing its clinical trials materials, the scope and validity of patent protection for its products, regulatory developments involving future products and its ability to obtain additional funding to support its operations. These and other factors that may cause actual results to differ are more fully discussed in Anadys’ SEC filings, including “Risk Factors” section of Anadys’ Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2006. 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.
Anadys Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
CONTACT: Vince Reardon, Sr. Director, Investor Relations & CorporateCommunications of Anadys Pharmaceuticals, Inc., +1-858-530-3653,vreardon@anadyspharma.com
Web site: http://www.anadyspharma.com/
