Alnylam to Webcast Conference Call Discussing Second Quarter 2006 Financial Results.CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NYSE: ALNY), a biopharmaceutical company, engages in the development and commercialization of therapeutic products based on RNA interference (RNAi) in the United States. , Inc. (Nasdaq: ALNY), a leading RNAi therapeutics company, today announced that it will report financial results for the second quarter of 2006 on Wednesday, July 26, 2006, before the U.S. financial markets open. Management will provide an update on the company, discuss second quarter results, and discuss expectations for the future via conference call on Wednesday, July 26, 2006, at 9:00 a.m. ET. To access the call, please dial 800-638-5495 (domestic) or 617-614-3946 (international) five minutes prior to the start time and provide the passcode 27491647. A replay of the call will be available from 11:00 a.m. ET on July 26, 2006 until August 2, 2006. To access the replay, please dial 888-286-8010 (domestic) or 617-801-6888 (international), and provide the passcode 22803817. A live audio webcast of the call will also be available on the "Investors" section of the company's website, www.alnylam.com. An archived webcast will be available on the Alnylam website approximately two hours after the event and will be archived for 14 days. About Alnylam Alnylam is a biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapeutics based on RNA interference RNA interference n. A process in which the introduction of double-stranded RNA into a cell inhibits the expression of genes. , or RNAi. The company is applying its therapeutic expertise in RNAi to address significant medical needs, many of which cannot effectively be addressed with small molecules or antibodies, the current major classes of drugs. Alnylam is building a pipeline of RNAi therapeutics; its lead program is in Phase I human clinical trials for the treatment of respiratory syncytial virus respiratory syncytial virus (sĭnsĭsh`əl): see cold, common. (RSV RSV respiratory syncytial virus; Rous sarcoma virus. RSV abbr. respiratory syncytial virus RSV 1 Respiratory syncytial virus, see there 2 Rous sarcoma virus, see there ) infection, which is the leading cause of hospitalization in infants in the U.S. The company's leadership position in fundamental patents, technology, and know-how relating to relating to relate prep → concernant relating to relate prep → bezüglich +gen, mit Bezug auf +acc RNAi has enabled it to form major alliances with leading companies including Merck, Medtronic, and Novartis. The company, founded in 2002, maintains global headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and has an additional operating unit operating unit A type of operating company that engages in transactions with outsiders and that is owned by another business. For example, in 1995 the stockholders of Capital Cities/ABC approved a $19 billion merger with the Walt Disney Company, whereupon in Kulmbach, Germany. Alnylam is honored to be the "emerging/mid-cap" company recipient of the 2006 James D. Watson James Dewey Watson (born April 6, 1928) is an American molecular biologist, best known as one of the co-discoverers of the structure of DNA. Watson, Francis Crick, and Maurice Wilkins were awarded the 1962 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine "for their discoveries concerning the Helix Award, the biotechnology industry's award for outstanding achievement. For more information, visit www.alnylam.com. |
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