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Presentation to Highlight Results of Ocular Neuroprotection Candidate

FREMONT, Calif., Dec. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Quark Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a development-stage pharmaceutical company discovering and developing novel RNA interference (RNAi)-based therapeutics, today announced that its Chief Operating Officer, Dr. Rami Skaliter is scheduled to present results on the Company's ocular neuroprotection candidate at the 20th Annual Piper Jaffray Health Care Conference to be held December 2-3, 2008 at the New York Palace in New York City.

                       Event: 20th Annual Piper Jaffray Health Care Conference
                       Date:  Tuesday, December 2, 2008
                       Time:  11:30 am ET

As previously announced, the ocular neuroprotection candidate is the Company's first RNAi drug candidate having a novel, proprietary structure covered by Quark's intellectual property. Data has validated its neuroprotective effects on dying retinal ganglion cells, a cause of blindness and glaucoma.

About Quark Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Quark Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a development-stage pharmaceutical company engaged in discovering and developing novel therapeutic RNAi drug candidates. Quark has a fully integrated drug development platform that spans therapeutic target identification to drug development. Quark's RNAi technology includes novel siRNA structures and chemistry providing Quark with freedom to operate in the siRNA intellectual property arena, as well as the ability for non-invasive delivery of siRNA to target tissues including the eye, ear, kidney, lung, spinal cord and brain.

PF-4523655 (RTP801i-14), currently in Phase II clinical trials, is a synthetic, chemically modified, siRNA molecule to inhibit the expression of the gene RTP801 discovered by Quark through the gene discovery platform BiFAR. PF-4523655 is licensed to Pf
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