SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Dec. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced a number of presentations being given on Rigel product candidates at the upcoming American Society of Hematology Meeting and Exposition, at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia, December 8-11, 2007.
About Rigel (http://www.rigel.com)
Rigel is a clinical-stage drug development company that discovers and develops novel, small-molecule drugs for the treatment of inflammatory/autoimmune diseases and cancer, as well as viral and metabolic diseases. Our goal is to file one new investigational new drug (IND) application in a significant indication each year. Rigel has achieved this goal every year since 2002. Our pioneering research focuses on intracellular signaling pathways and related targets that are critical to disease mechanisms. Rigel's productivity has resulted in strategic collaborations with large pharmaceutical partners to develop and market our product candidates. Rigel has product development programs in inflammatory/autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, thrombocytopenia and asthma, as well as in cancer.
This press release contains "forward-looking" statements, including statements related to the potential efficacy of Rigel's product candidates. Any statements contained in this press release that are not statements of historical fact may be deemed to be forward-looking statements. Words such as "plans," "intends," "goal" and similar expressions are intended to identify these forward-looking statements. There are a number of important factors that could cause Rigel's results to differ materially from those indicated by these forward-looking statements, including risks associated with the timing and success of clinical trials and the commercialization of product candidates, as well as other risks detailed from time to time in Rigel's SEC reports, including its Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2007. Rigel does not undertake any obligation to update forward-looking statements.
invrel@rigel.comsusan@alchemyemail.com
CONTACT: Raul Rodriguez of Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc., +1-650-624-1302,
invrel@rigel.com; or Susan C. Rogers of Alchemy Consulting, Inc.,
+1-650-430-3777, susan@alchemyemail.com, for Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Web site: http://www.rigel.com/
