October 1, 2010

Idera Pharmaceuticals Announces IMO-2125 Presentation at the 61st Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD)

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Oct 01, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Idera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. /quotes/comstock/15*!idra/quotes/nls/idra (IDRA 3.25, -0.04, -1.22%) today announced that data related to IMO-2125, its novel immune modulator for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, will be presented at the 61st Annual Meeting of the American Association of the Study of Liver Diseases in Boston, Massachusetts October 29 -- November 2, 2010. The full abstract can now be accessed through the AASLD website, http://www.aasld.org/.

"IMO-2125, a TLR9 Agonist, Induces Immune Responses which Correlate with Reductions in Viral Load in Null Responder HCV Patients", M. Rodriguez-Torres, et al., will be presented in a session entitled HCV Therapy: From Discovery to Clinical Development on Sunday, October 31, 2010 at 3:30 p.m. ET.

About IMO-2125

IMO-2125, a Toll-like Receptor (TLR) 9 agonist, is a novel immune modulator being developed as a potential component of treatment for chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. IMO-2125 is designed to stimulate an immune response in HCV patients, causing the body to generate natural interferons and other cytokines to suppress the virus. IMO-2125 is currently in a Phase 1 clinical trial in null-responder patients, defined as those who did not achieve a 2 log10 reduction with prior standard of care treatment, as monotherapy for 4 weeks. IMO-2125 is also being evaluated in a Phase 1 clinical trial in treatment-naive patients in combination with ribavirin for 4 weeks.

About Idera Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Idera Pharmaceuticals develops drug candidates to treat infectious diseases, autoimmune and inflammatory 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 http://www.iderapharma.com/.

Idera Forward Looking Statements

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Idera Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Teri Dahlman, 617-679-5519
tdahlman@iderapharma.com
or
MacDougall Biomedical Communications
Chris Erdman, 781-235-3060
cerdman@macbiocom.com

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