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SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Aug. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Poniard Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: PARD), a biopharmaceutical company focused on oncology, today announced that Jerry McMahon, Ph.D., chairman and CEO, will participate in three upcoming conferences in September during which he will provide a corporate overview, including a discussion of the clinical development program for picoplatin, the Company's lead product candidate.
-- The Thomas Weisel Partners Healthcare Conference on Wednesday, September 3, at 4:25 p.m. Eastern Time at the Four Seasons Hotel in Boston
-- BioCentury's NewsMakers in the Biotech Industry Conference on Thursday, September 4, at 2:30 p.m. Eastern Time at the Millennium Broadway Hotel in New York
-- The 3rd Annual Citi Biotech Day on Monday, September 8, at 2:35 p.m. Eastern Time at the Citi Center in New York
Live audio webcasts of Poniard's presentations at the Thomas Weisel Partners Healthcare Conference and Citi Biotech Day will be available for 10 business days following each conference. Each webcast can be accessed on the "Events" page of the "News & Events" section of the Company's website at http://www.poniard.com.
About Poniard Pharmaceuticals
Poniard Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company focused on
the development and commercialization of innovative oncology products to
impact the lives of people with cancer. Picoplatin, the Company's lead
platform product candidate, is a new generation platinum therapy with an
improved safety profile relative to existing platinum-based cancer
therapies. Picoplatin is designed to overcome platinum resistance
associated with chemotherapy in solid tumors,
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