Optimer Pharmaceuticals to Present at the 20th Annual Piper Jaffray Health Care Conference
SAN DIEGO, CA – November 25, 2008 - Optimer Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: OPTR) is scheduled to present at the 20th Annual Piper Jaffray Health Care Conference at The New York Palace in New York City on December 2, 2008,
12:00 p.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 to treat serious infections and address unmet medical needs. Optimer has two late-stage anti-infective product candidates under development. OPT-80 is the only antibiotic therapy currently under Phase 3 worldwide development for Clostridium difficile infection. Prulifloxacin is an antibiotic being developed for the treatment of travelers’ diarrhea, a form of infectious diarrhea. Additional information 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, Vice President
619-849-6005
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