ARIAD To Present at The 33rd Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference

ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARIA) today announced that it will present at the 33rd Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference being held in San Francisco. Harvey J. Berger, M.D., chairman and chief executive officer, will provide an overview of the Company’s business on Wednesday, January 14 at 3:00 p.m. (PT).

The ARIAD presentation at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference will be webcast live and can be accessed by visiting the investor relations section of the Company's website at http://www.ariad.com/investor. A replay of the presentation will also be available and archived on the site for three weeks.

About ARIAD

ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc., headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts and Lausanne, Switzerland, is an integrated global oncology company focused on transforming the lives of cancer patients with breakthrough medicines. ARIAD is working on new medicines to advance the treatment of various forms of chronic and acute leukemia, lung cancer and other difficult-to-treat cancers. ARIAD utilizes computational and structural approaches to design small-molecule drugs that overcome resistance to existing cancer medicines. For additional information, visit http://www.ariad.com or follow ARIAD on Twitter (@ARIADPharm).

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