CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARIA) today announced that it will present at the 29th Annual Cowen Healthcare Conference being held at the Boston Marriott Copley Place in Boston, Massachusetts. Harvey J. Berger, M.D., chairman and chief executive officer at ARIAD, will provide an overview of the Company and its progress in key programs on Wednesday, March 18, 2009 at 10:15 a.m. (ET).