Alnylam to Webcast Presentation at the Annual BIO Investor Forum on October 19, 2005.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 management will present a company overview at the annual BIO Investor Forum on Wednesday, October 19, 2005, at 3:40 p.m. PDT PDT abbr. Pacific Daylight Time PDT Pacific Daylight Time PDT n abbr (US) (= Pacific Daylight Time) → hora de verano del Pacífico PDT , at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden . A live audio webcast of this presentation will be available on the "Investors" section of the company's website, http://www.alnylam.com. A replay of the presentation will be posted on the Alnylam website approximately three hours after the event, and will be archived for 30 days. About Alnylam Alnylam is a biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapeutics based on a breakthrough in biology known as 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, founded in 2002 by scientific pioneers in the field of RNAi, maintains a leadership position in fundamental patents, technology, and know-how relating to RNAi. Alnylam is applying its expertise in RNAi to address multiple therapeutic opportunities that cannot effectively be addressed with small molecules or antibodies, the two current major classes of drugs. The company's expertise in designing and optimizing RNAi therapeutics has enabled Alnylam to form major alliances with leading companies including Merck, Medtronic, and Novartis. The company's global headquarters are in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with 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. For more information, please visit www.alnylam.com. |
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