Date:1/26/2009

ls with radezolid (RX-1741), an oxazolidinone that was discovered at Rib-X, as an oral/IV agent for treatment of serious Gram-positive infections. The RX-04 discovery program is developing novel classes of antibiotics active against multi-drug resistant Gram-negative bacteria and the RX-02 discovery program is focused on developing an IV/oral macrolide active against methicillin-resistant S. aureus, multidrug-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae and S. pyogenes. Both delafloxacin and radezolid are currently in Phase 2 clinical trials.

For more information on the Rib-X mission and the pipeline, please visit the Company website at www.rib-x.com.

(1) Commercial and Pipeline Insight: Hospital Antibacterials - A market beyond MRSA; Datamonitor; August 24, 2007

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