FREMONT, Calif., Nov. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Quark Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company committed to discovering, developing and commercializing novel RNA interference (RNAi)-based therapeutics, today announced that James D. Thompson, Ph.D., Vice President, Pharmaceutical Development, will present a case history of QPI-1002, the first systemically administered synthetic siRNA, at the Joint Symposium of the 5th Annual Meeting of Oligonucleotide Therapeutics Society and the 19th Antisense Symposium in Fukuoka, Japan, November 3-6, 2009. The company also announced that Elena Feinstein, M.D., Ph.D., Chief Scientific Officer, will participate in the RNAi for Developing Targeted Therapeutics track at this year’s CHI Discovery on Target Conference in Boston, November 2-4, 2009.
Daniel Zurr, Ph.D., President and Chief Executive Officer of Quark, said, “Drs. Thompson and Feinstein’s presentations demonstrate Quark’s leadership and continued innovation in the discovery and development of siRNA therapeutics. Quark’s strength in preclinical discovery has promoted development of a robust pipeline that provides our company with growth opportunities within a broad range of therapeutic areas. We are nicely positioned to progress our clinical stage drug candidates, including the first systemically administered siRNA, as well as additional pre-clinical stage compounds, through important value-enhancing milestones in 2010. We look forward to presenting these case studies reflecting the success of our proprietary programs.”
About Quark Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Quark Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company engaged in discovering and developing novel RNAi-based therapeutics. Quark has a fully integrated drug development platform that spans therapeutic target identification to drug development. Quark’s RNAi technology includes novel siRNA structures and chemistry providing Quark with freedom to operate in the siRNA intellectual property arena, as well as the ability for non-invasive delivery of siRNA to target tissues and organs including the eye, ear, lung, spinal cord and brain.
Furthermore, QPI-1007, a proprietary siRNA drug candidate that utilizes a proprietary structure developed by Quark, is being evaluated in advanced IND-enabling preclinical studies as a neuroprotective agent for eye diseases. In addition, Quark has a broad pipeline of siRNA drug candidates and potential drug candidates that have arisen from Quark’s research activities. The Company is committed to development of novel siRNA structures and expects to utilize these structures to develop additional RNAi drug candidates.
Quark Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
