PRINCETON, N.J., Dec. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Pharmacopeia , an innovator in the discovery and development of novel small molecule therapeutics, today announced that Dr. Leslie J. Browne, President and Chief Executive Officer, will present at the Adams Harkness “Trends in Inflammatory Disease” conference on December 14, 2005, at the Omni Berkshire Place in New York City. Pharmacopeia is one of six companies focused on inflammatory disease targets that has been selected to participate in the symposium.
Dr. Browne’s presentation will take place at approximately 3:15 p.m. EST and will focus on the company’s expertise and programs in the areas of immunological disease, including rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis and graft versus host disease.
ABOUT PHARMACOPEIA
Pharmacopeia creates and delivers novel therapeutics to address significant medical needs. Using proprietary technologies and processes, Pharmacopeia discovers and develops novel drug candidates to advance internally as well as with strategic partners. The company is advancing multiple internal programs - focused primarily on immunobiology and immunological diseases - to validation in clinical trials. Pharmacopeia’s later stage portfolio currently comprises multiple partnered programs that have been advanced into human clinical trials with further programs in late- stage pre-clinical development. Beyond these, the company has several internal programs in advanced pre-clinical optimization and multiple partnered programs in discovery that are expected to drive the company’s clinical portfolio in the future.
Contact: Amy Sharpless Pharmacopeia Drug Discovery, Inc. (609) 452-3643 irreq@pcop.com
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Pharmacopeia Drug Discovery, Inc.
CONTACT: Amy Sharpless, Pharmacopeia Drug Discovery, Inc.,+1-609-452-3643, irreq@pcop.com
Web site: http://www.pharmacopeia.com/
