CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARIA) will hold a live webcast of its quarterly conference call at 8:30 a.m. (ET) on Thursday, August 7, 2008. Harvey J. Berger, M.D., chairman and chief executive officer, will host the call. Senior management will discuss the Company’s financial results for the six months ended June 30, 2008, progress towards 2008 key corporate objectives, and additional corporate activities. The Company will announce the highlights of these topics in a press release to be issued before the market opens on August 7, 2008 prior to the conference call.