InterMune, Inc. to Present at Canaccord Adams Conference

BRISBANE, Calif., Aug. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- InterMune, Inc. today announced that Dan Welch, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of InterMune, will present at the Canaccord Adams 29th Annual Global Growth Conference in Boston on August 12, 2009 at 10:30 a.m. EDT.

About InterMune

InterMune is a biotechnology company focused on the research, development and commercialization of innovative therapies in pulmonology and hepatology. InterMune has an R&D portfolio addressing idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections. The pulmonology portfolio includes pirfenidone for which a Phase 3 program in patients with IPF (CAPACITY) has been completed and the compound is currently in the pre-registration stage. The hepatology portfolio includes the HCV protease inhibitor compound ITMN-191 (referred to as R7227 at Roche) expected to enter Phase 2b in August of 2009 and a second-generation HCV protease inhibitor research program. For additional information about InterMune and its R&D pipeline, please visit www.intermune.com.

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