Optimer Pharmaceuticals to Present at Needham Biotechnology & Medical Technology Conference
SAN DIEGO, CA – June 3, 2008 - Optimer Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: OPTR) is scheduled to present at the Seventh Annual Needham Biotechnology & Medical Technology Conference at the New York Palace Hotel in New York City on June 11, 2008, 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time.
A live audio webcast of this presentation will be accessible on the Company’s website at www.optimerpharma.com, under the investors section. A replay of this presentation will be available at the same location for thirty days following the meeting.
About Optimer Pharmaceuticals
Optimer Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering, developing and commercializing innovative anti-infective products for the treatment of serious infections. Optimer has two late-stage anti-infective product candidates. OPT‑80, currently in two pivotal Phase 3 clinical trials, is being developed for the treatment of Clostridium difficile infection, the most common hospital-acquired diarrhea. Prulifloxacin, also in two pivotal Phase 3 clinical trials, is an antibiotic being developed for the treatment of travelers’ diarrhea, a form of infectious diarrhea. Additional information regarding Optimer can be found at http://www.optimerpharma.com.
Contacts
Optimer Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Christina Donaghy, Corporate Communications Manager
John D. Prunty, Chief Financial Officer & VP Finance
858-909-0736
Porter Novelli Life Sciences
Jason I. Spark, Account Director
619-849-6005
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