Idera Pharmaceuticals to Present at Upcoming Investor Conferences

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Idera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: IDRA), a drug discovery and development company focused on therapeutics targeting Toll-like Receptors (TLR), today announced that it will discuss its TLR-targeted drug discovery and development programs and provide a general corporate overview at the following conferences:

• BIO Investor Forum 2008, on Thursday, October 30 at 2:15 p.m. PT (5:15 p.m. ET) at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco.
• Rodman and Renshaw Annual Global Investment Conference, on Monday, November 10 at 11:35 a.m. at the Palace Hotel in New York City.

The presentations will be available on the Company’s website at www.iderapharma.com.

About Idera Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Idera Pharmaceuticals develops drug candidates to treat infectious diseases, autoimmune diseases, cancer, and respiratory diseases, and for use as vaccine adjuvants. Our proprietary drug candidates are designed to modulate specific Toll-like Receptors, which are a family of immune system receptors that direct immune system responses. Our pioneering DNA and RNA chemistry expertise enables us to create drug candidates for internal development and generates opportunities for multiple collaborative alliances. For more information, visit www.iderapharma.com.

Idera Forward Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements concerning Idera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. For this purpose, any statements contained herein that are not statements of historical fact may be deemed to be forward-looking statements. Without limiting the foregoing, the words "believes," "anticipates," "plans," "expects," "estimates," "intends," "should," "could," "will," "may," and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. There are a number of important factors that could cause the Company’s actual results to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements, including whether products based on the Company’s technology will advance into or through the clinical trial process on a timely basis or at all and receive approval from the United States Food and Drug Administration or equivalent foreign regulatory agencies; whether, if the Company’s products receive approval, they will be successfully distributed and marketed; whether the Company’s cash resources will be sufficient to fund the Company’s operations; and such other important factors as are set forth under the caption "Risk Factors" in the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on August 1, 2008, which important factors are incorporated herein by reference. The Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update any forward-looking statements.