Idenix Pharmaceuticals (IDIX)

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IDIX Announces Data Presentations at EASL

[Three HCV presentations, all preclinical.]

http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/080225/nem134.html

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Monday February 25, 2:23 pm ET

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Feb. 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Idenix Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: IDIX ), a biopharmaceutical company engaged in the discovery and development of drugs for the treatment of human viral and other infectious diseases, announced today that three abstracts have been accepted for presentation at the 43rd Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) to be held in Milan, Italy, April 23 - 27, 2008. Full abstracts can now be viewed at the EASL website at http://www.easl.ch.

David Standring, Ph.D., Executive Vice President, Biology at Idenix Pharmaceuticals, will present "In Vitro Activity and Pharmacologic Properties of Two Novel Series of HCV Protease Inhibitors" in an oral presentation session at 6:15 p.m. CET on Thursday, April 24, 2008.

Dr. Standring will also present, "Potent Antiviral Activity of Second Generation Nucleoside Inhibitors, IDX102 and IDX184, in HCV-Infected Chimpanzees" in an oral presentation session at 5:30 p.m. CET on Friday, April 25, 2008.

Erika Cretton-Scott, Ph.D., Director, Preclinical Pharmacology at Idenix Pharmaceuticals, will present "In Vitro Antiviral Activity and Pharmacology of IDX184, a Novel and Potent Inhibitor of HCV Replication" in a poster session beginning on Thursday, April 24, 2008.
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