Keryx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. to Hold Conference Call on Fourth Quarter and Year-End 2007 Financial Results on Monday, February 25, at 8:3...( NEW YORK Feb. 21 /- Keryx Biophar...)

NEW YORK, Feb. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Keryx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: KERX) will hold a conference call on Monday, February 25, 2008 at 8:30 a.m. EST to discuss the fourth quarter and year-end 2007 financial results and business outlook for 2008. Michael S. Weiss, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, will host the call. Keryx will announce its financial results for this period in a press release to be issued prior to the call.

In order to participate in the conference call, please call 1-877-874-1565 (U.S.), 1-719-325-4750 (outside the U.S.), call-in ID: KERYX. The audio recording of the conference call will be available for replay at http://www.keryx.com, for a period of 15 days after the call.

The press release announcing our financial results for this period will be posted on the Company's website, http://www.keryx.com, prior to the call.

About Keryx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.

Keryx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. is focused on the acquisition, development and commercialization of medically important, novel pharmaceutical products for the treatment of life-threatening diseases, including diabetes and cancer. Keryx's lead compound under development is Sulonex(TM) (sulodexide) oral gelcaps, previously referred to as KRX-101, a first-in-class, oral heparinoid compound for the treatment of diabetic nephropathy, a life-threatening kidney disease caused by diabetes. Sulonex is in a pivotal Phase 3 and Phase 4 clinical program under a Special Protocol Assessment with the Food & Drug Administration. Additionally, Keryx is developing Zerenex(TM), an oral, iron- based compound that has the capacity to
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