THE WOODLANDS, Texas, Jan. 8, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq:LXRX) announced today that Arthur T. Sands, M.D., Ph.D., Lexicon's president and chief executive officer, will present at the JPMorgan Healthcare Conference at The Westin St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco, California on Thursday, January 15, 2009 at 12:00 p.m. Pacific Time. Dr. Sands will provide an overview of Lexicon's clinical and preclinical development programs and corporate objectives.
A live webcast of this event may be accessed on Lexicon's corporate website at www.lexpharma.com. An archived version of the webcast will be available on the website for a limited period of time following the event.
About Lexicon
Lexicon is a biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing breakthrough treatments for human disease. Lexicon currently has five drug candidates in development for autoimmune disease, carcinoid syndrome, diabetes, glaucoma and irritable bowel syndrome, all of which were discovered by the company's research team. Lexicon's goal is to advance 10 drug candidates into human clinical trials by the end of 2010, the strategic objective of its 10TO10 program. The company has used its proprietary gene knockout technology to identify more than 100 promising drug targets. Lexicon has applied small molecule chemistry and antibody technology to these biologically-validated targets to create its extensive pipeline of clinical and preclinical programs. For additional information about Lexicon and its programs, please visit www.lexpharma.com.
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