THE WOODLANDS, Texas,
Jan. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Lexicon
Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: LXRX) announced today that Dr.
Arthur T. Sands, president and chief executive officer, will
present at the JPMorgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco, California on Monday, January
10, 2011 at 10:30 a.m. Pacific
Time. Dr. Sands will provide an overview of Lexicon's
latest clinical data and drug development objectives.
A live webcast of the presentation will be available through
Lexicon's corporate website at www.lexpharma.com. An archived
version of the presentation will be available for 30 days after the
event.
About Lexicon
Lexicon is a biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering
and developing breakthrough treatments for human disease.
Lexicon currently has four drug candidates in mid-stage
development for diabetes, irritable bowel syndrome, carcinoid
syndrome and rheumatoid arthritis, all of which were discovered by
Lexicon's research team. Lexicon has used its proprietary
gene knockout technology to identify more than 100 promising drug
targets. Lexicon has focused drug discovery efforts on 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.
Safe Harbor Statement
This press release contains "forward-looking" statements,
including statements relating to Lexicon's growth and future
operating results, discovery and development of products, strategic
alliances and intellectual property, as well as other matters that
are not historical facts or information. All forward-looking
statements are based on management's current assumptions and
expectations and involve risks, uncertainties and other important
factors, specifically including those relating to Lexicon's ability
to successfully conduct preclinical and clinical development of its
potential drug candidates, advance additional candidates into
preclinical and clinical development, obtain necessary regulatory
approvals, achieve its operational objectives, obtain patent
protection for its discoveries and establish strategic alliances,
as well as additional factors relating to manufacturing,
intellectual property rights, and the therapeutic or commercial
value of its drug candidates, that may cause Lexicon's actual
results to be materially different from any future results
expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.
Information identifying such important factors is contained under
"Factors Affecting Forward-Looking Statements" and "Risk Factors"
in Lexicon's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2009, as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. Lexicon undertakes no
obligation to update or revise any such forward-looking statements,
whether as a result of new information, future events or
otherwise.
SOURCE Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.