Pharmasset to Present at Susquehanna's Second Annual SIGnificant Investment Options in Healthcare Conference on Wednesday,...( PRINCETON N.J. Feb. 27 /- Pharmas...)

PRINCETON, N.J., Feb. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Pharmasset, Inc. (Nasdaq: VRUS) management will present at Susquehanna Financial Group's Second Annual SIGnificant Investment Options in Healthcare Conference being held March 4-5, 2008 at the W Hotel in New York, NY. Schaefer Price, Pharmasset's Chief Executive Officer, will provide an overview of the company on Wednesday, March 5, 2008 from 2:00 PM to 2:30 PM (ET) in the W Hotel's Sea/Ocean Room. In addition, Dr. Michelle Berrey, Pharmasset's Chief Medical Officer, and Dr. Michael Otto, Pharmasset's Chief Scientific Officer, will participate in a hepatitis C virus (HCV) therapeutic workshop, entitled "HCV: Polymerase Inhibitors" on Wednesday, March 5, 2008 from 9:15 AM to 10:15 AM (ET).

To access a simultaneous webcast of Mr. Price's overview of the company via the internet, log on to the "Events & Presentations" section of the Investor Center on Pharmasset's website at http://investor.pharmasset.com/events.cfm. Please connect to the website at least ten minutes prior to the start of the presentation to ensure adequate time for a reliable connection and any software download that may be necessary for the webcast.

A replay of the webcast will be available on Pharmasset's website for thirty days following the conference. The investor presentation will be available for download in PDF format immediately following the presentation in the "Events & Presentations" section of the Investor Center on Pharmasset's website at http://investor.pharmasset.com/events.cfm.

About Pharmasset

Pharmasset is a clinical-stage pharmaceutical co
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