Optimer Pharmaceuticals



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(12.17.2008) SAN DIEGO, CA

Optimer Pharmaceuticals to Present at the 27th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference

SAN DIEGO, CA – December 17, 2008 - Optimer Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: OPTR) is scheduled to present at the 27^th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference at the Westin St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco on January 13, 2009, 2:30 p.m. Pacific Time (5:30 p.m. Eastern Time). Michael N. Chang, Optimer’s President and Chief Executive Officer, is scheduled to provide an overview of the company and its clinical development program.

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