CARLSBAD, Calif., June 30, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Isis
Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ISIS) announces the following
webcast:
What:
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Corporate
presentation at its 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders
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When:
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Tuesday, June 30 at
5:10 p.m. ET / 2:10 p.m. PT
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Where:
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www.isispharm.com
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How:
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Live on the Internet.
Simply log onto our website listed above.
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If you are unable to participate during the live event, a replay
of the webcast will be available for a limited time at
www.isispharm.com.
ABOUT ISIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Isis is exploiting
its leadership position in RNA-targeted technology to discover and
develop novel drugs for its product pipeline and for its
partners. Isis' broad pipeline consists of 38 drugs to treat
a wide variety of diseases with an emphasis on cardiovascular,
metabolic, severe and rare diseases, including neurological
disorders, and cancer. Isis' partner, Genzyme, is
commercializing Isis' lead product, KYNAMRO®, in
the United States and other
countries for the treatment of patients with homozygous FH.
Isis has numerous drugs in Phase 3 development in severe/rare
diseases and cardiovascular diseases. These include
volanesorsen, a drug Isis is developing and plans to commercialize
through its wholly owned subsidiary, Akcea Therapeutics, to treat
patients with familial chylomicronemia syndrome and familial
partial lipodystrophy; ISIS-TTRRx, a drug Isis is
developing with GSK to treat patients with the polyneuropathy and
cardiomyopathy forms of TTR amyloidosis; and ISIS-SMNRx,
a drug Isis is developing with Biogen to treat infants and children
with spinal muscular atrophy, a severe and rare neuromuscular
disease. Isis' patents provide strong and extensive
protection for its drugs and technology. Additional
information about Isis is available at www.isispharm.com.
ISIS PHARMACEUTICALS' FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENT
This
press release includes forward-looking statements regarding Isis
Pharmaceuticals' financial position and outlook, Isis' business,
and the therapeutic and commercial potential of Isis' technologies
and products, including KYNAMRO, volanesorsen,
ISIS-SMNRx and ISIS-TTRRx, in
development. Any statement describing Isis' goals,
expectations, financial or other projections, intentions or beliefs
is a forward-looking statement and should be considered an at-risk
statement. Such statements are subject to certain risks and
uncertainties, particularly those inherent in the process of
discovering, developing and commercializing drugs that are safe and
effective for use as human therapeutics, and in the endeavor of
building a business around such drugs. Isis' forward-looking
statements also involve assumptions that, if they never materialize
or prove correct, could cause its results to differ materially from
those expressed or implied by such forward-looking
statements. Although Isis' forward-looking statements reflect
the good faith judgment of its management, these statements are
based only on facts and factors currently known by Isis. As a
result, you are cautioned not to rely on these forward-looking
statements. These and other risks concerning Isis' programs
are described in additional detail in Isis' annual report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31,
2014, and its most recent quarterly report on Form 10-Q,
which are on file with the SEC. Copies of these and other
documents are available from the Company.
In this press release, unless the context requires otherwise,
"Isis," "Company," "we," "our," and "us" refers to Isis
Pharmaceuticals and its subsidiaries.
Isis Pharmaceuticals® is a registered trademark of
Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Akcea Therapeutics™ is a trademark
of Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. KYNAMRO® is a
registered trademark of Genzyme Corporation.
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