CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Dec. 20, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Merrimack Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq:MACK) today announced that Robert Mulroy, President & CEO, is scheduled to present at the 32^nd Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference on Wednesday, January 15, 2014 at 3:00 p.m. (PT) at the Westin St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco.

A live webcast of the presentation can be accessed by visiting the Investors section of Merrimack's website at investors.merrimackpharma.com. A replay of the webcast will be archived on Merrimack's website for two weeks following the presentation.

About Merrimack

Merrimack is a biopharmaceutical company discovering, developing and preparing to commercialize innovative medicines paired with companion diagnostics for the treatment of cancer. Merrimack applies its systems biology-based approach to biomedical research throughout the research and development process. Merrimack currently has six oncology therapeutics in clinical development. For more information, please visit Merrimack's website at www.merrimackpharma.com.

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