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Research and development expense was $154.4 million in 2008 as compared to $153.6 million for 2007. Included in the $154.4 million of overall research and development spending is approximately $82.0 million of new investments in Nektar preclinical and clinical development programs.
Nektar has also continued to make improvements to its operating efficiencies as compared to a year ago. For the twelve months ended December 31, 2008, the company's general and administrative expense was $51.5 million as compared to $57.3 million for the same period a year ago.
Net income for the quarter ended December 31, 2008 was $76.8 million or $0.83 per share, compared to net income of $39.0 million or $0.42 per share in the fourth quarter of 2007. For the year 2008, the company reported a net loss of $34.3 million or $0.37 per share, compared to a net loss of $32.8 million or $0.36 per share for 2007.
Conference Call to Discuss Fourth Quarter and Year-End 2008 Financial Results
The company also announced that due to scheduling considerations, the conference call to review results will now be held on March 2, 2009 at 2 PM Pacific Time. Details are below:
Howard Robin, president and chief executive officer, and John Nicholson, chief financial officer, will host a conference call beginning at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET)/2:00 p.m. Pacific Time (PT) on Monday, March 2, 2009.
A live audio-only Webcast of the conference call can be accessed through a link that is posted on the home page and Investor Relations section of the Nektar website: http://www.nektar.com.
To access the conference call, follow these instructions:
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