CAMBRIDGE, Mass. and EXTON, Pa., April 13, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Idera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq:IDRA), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing toll-like receptor and RNA therapeutics for patients with cancer and rare diseases, today announced that Vincent Milano, Idera's Chief Executive Officer will present a corporate update at the 14th Annual Needham Healthcare Conference on Tuesday, April 14, 2015 at 1:40 p.m. Eastern Time at the Westin Grand Central Hotel in New York City.
A live audio webcast of Idera's presentation will be accessible in the Investors and Media section of Idera's website at http://www.iderapharma.com. An archived version will also be available on the Company's website after the event for 90 days.
About Idera Pharmaceuticals
Idera Pharmaceuticals is a clinical-stage patient focused biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapeutic approaches for the treatment of cancer and rare diseases. Idera's proprietary technology involves creating novel nucleic acid therapeutics. Idera's immunotherapy approach is based on the modulation of Toll-like receptors (TLRs). In addition to its TLR modulation programs, Idera is developing gene silencing oligonucleotides (GSO) technology that it has created to inhibit the production of disease-associated proteins by targeting RNA. To learn more about Idera, visit www.iderapharma.com.
CONTACT: Investor and Media Contact
Robert Doody
Vice President, Investor Relations
and Corporate Communications
484-639-7235
rdoody@iderapharma.com
Idera Pharmaceuticals
