SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Metabasis Therapeutics (NASDAQ:MBRX), announced today that John W. Beck, senior vice president of finance and chief financial officer of Metabasis, will present at the Rodman & Renshaw Global Healthcare Conference at the Le Meridien Beach Plaza Hotel in Monte Carlo, Monaco. Mr. Beck is scheduled to present on Tuesday, May 15, 2007 at 9:00 a.m. local time (3:00 a.m. Eastern Time), and is expected to provide an overview of the Company’s progress and discuss product candidates in clinical development.