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Amira Pharmaceuticals to Present
at
Thomas Weisel Partners Healthcare Conference

San Diego, CA - September 3, 2009 -- Amira Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a small molecule pharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and early development of new drugs to treat inflammatory disease, announced today that Robert Baltera, Chief Executive Officer, will present a company overview at the Thomas Weisel Partners Healthcare Conference. The presentation is scheduled for 8:35 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, September 9, 2009, at The Four Seasons Hotel in Boston.

About Amira

Founded in 2005 and headquartered in San Diego, Amira Pharmaceuticals is a small molecule pharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and early development of compounds to treat inflammatory disease linked to the phospholipid pathways. Amira has a strategic partnership with GlaxoSmithKline for the development of FLAP (5-lipoxygenase activating protein) inhibitors in respiratory and cardiovascular disease.

Amira combines the rigor of a big pharmaceutical company with the ingenuity and energy of a small company, creating an environment for efficient and effective pre-clinical and clinical program decisions. Its scientific founders have successfully worked together for more than a decade and were pivotal in the discovery of a number of inflammatory drugs, including Singulair®. The drug hunters at Amira are now actively leveraging their history