CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Idenix Pharmaceuticals, Inc. , a biopharmaceutical company engaged in the discovery and development of drugs for the treatment of human viral diseases, today announced that four abstracts from the company’s hepatitis C antiviral discovery and development programs have been accepted for presentation at the 44th Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL, April 22-26, 2009 in Copenhagen, Denmark). Full abstracts can now be viewed at the EASL website at www.easl.ch.
The four accepted abstracts are as follows:
About Idenix
Idenix Pharmaceuticals, Inc., headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is a biopharmaceutical company engaged in the discovery and development of drugs for the treatment of human viral and other infectious diseases. Idenix’s current focus is on the treatment of infections caused by hepatitis C virus. For further information about Idenix, please refer to www.idenix.com.
Forward-looking Statements
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Idenix Pharmaceuticals’ Contacts:
Media: Teri Dahlman (617) 995-9905
Investors: Amy Sullivan (617) 995-9838
CONTACT: Media: Teri Dahlman, +1-617-995-9905, or Investors: Amy Sullivan,
+1-617-995-9838, both of Idenix Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Web site: http://www.idenix.com/
