SAN DIEGO, Sept. 23, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Trius Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq:TSRX) announced today that Jeffrey Stein, Ph.D., President and Chief Executive Officer of Trius Therapeutics, will provide a corporate presentation on Tuesday September 27 at 10:30 a.m. at the 6th Annual JMP Securities Healthcare Conference. The presentation will take place in New York, NY at the St. Regis New York Hotel.
A live webcast will be available through the Investor Relations page of the Trius website at http://investor.triusrx.com. A webcast replay will be available approximately two hours after the presentation and will be archived for 30 days.
About Trius Therapeutics
Trius Therapeutics is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of innovative antibiotics for life-threatening infections. The company's lead investigational drug, tedizolid phosphate, is an IV and orally administered second generation oxazolidinone in Phase 3 clinical development for the treatment of ABSSSI. Trius has two Special Protocol Assessments (SPA) with the FDA for its two Phase 3 ABSSSI trials and has partnered with Bayer HealthCare for the development and commercialization of tedizolid phosphate outside of the U.S. and the European Union. In addition to the company's tedizolid phosphate clinical program, Trius is currently conducting three preclinical programs using its proprietary discovery platform to develop antibiotics to treat infections caused by gram-negative bacteria. For more information, visit www.triusrx.com.