THE WOODLANDS, Texas,
Feb. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Lexicon
Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: LXRX), a biopharmaceutical company
focused on discovering and developing breakthrough treatments for
human disease, announced today that Arthur T. Sands, M.D., Ph.D.,
Lexicon's president and chief executive officer, will present at
the 2011 BIO CEO & Investor Conference in New York on Monday,
February 14, 2011 at 3:30 p.m.
Eastern Time. At the conference, which is hosted by
the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO), Dr. Sands will
provide an overview on Lexicon's clinical development programs and
milestones.
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 An archived
version of the presentation will be available for 30 days after the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 BIO CEO & Investor Conference
The BIO CEO & Investor Conference is the largest independent
investor conference focused on publicly-traded biotechnology
companies. The conference provides a forum where
institutional investors, industry analysts, and senior
biotechnology executives have the opportunity to shape the future
investment landscape of the biotechnology industry through
issue-oriented plenary sessions, educational sessions focused on
hot therapeutic areas and key business issues, company
presentations, and one-on-one meetings. The 2011 BIO CEO
& Investor Conference will take place from February 14-15.
About Lexicon
Lexicon is a biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering
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.