BASEL, SWITZERLAND--(Marketwire - April 18, 2008) - Basilea Pharmaceutica Ltd. highlighted today that new research and preclinical data on two late-stage product candidates ceftobiprole and isavuconazole will be presented at the upcoming European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID). Poster and oral presentations reflect the advanced stage of development of the broad-spectrum anti-MRSA antibiotic ceftobiprole. Additionally, publications on isavuconazole present further research results confirming the differentiated profile of the compound.