CAMBRIDGE, Mass., July 9, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Infinity Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq:INFI), an innovative cancer drug discovery and development company, today announced that it has been named one of “2008’s Best Places to Work” by both The Scientist and the Boston Business Journal. The Scientist, a life sciences magazine, cited Infinity for its strong research environment, placing it fifth out of the 207 life science companies who participated in the survey worldwide. Infinity was the only small pharmaceutical honoree by the Boston Business Journal, a broad, cross-industry publication in the Boston area.