Arrowhead to Present at Jefferies 2015 Hepatitis B Summit

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PASADENA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–

Arrowhead Research Corporation (NASDAQ: ARWR) today announced that chief

operating officer and head of R&D Bruce Given, M.D., will present at the

Jefferies 2015 Hepatitis B Summit in Boston on Thursday, August 6, 2015.

About ARC-520

Arrowhead’s RNAi-based candidate ARC-520 is being investigated in the

treatment of chronic HBV infection. The small interfering RNAs (siRNAs)

in ARC-520 intervene at the mRNA level, upstream of the reverse

transcription process where current standard of care nucleotide and

nucleoside analogues act. Arrowhead is investigating ARC-520

specifically, to determine if it can be used to achieve a functional

cure, which is an immune clearant state characterized by hepatitis B

s-antigen negative serum with or without sero-conversion. Arrowhead has

completed a Phase 1 single ascending dose study in normal volunteers and

the company is conducting single dose Phase 2a studies and multiple dose

Phase 2b studies in chronic HBV patients. Approximately 350-400 million

people worldwide are chronically infected with the hepatitis B virus,

which can lead to cirrhosis of the liver and is responsible for 80% of

primary liver cancers globally.

About Arrowhead Research Corporation

Arrowhead Research Corporation is a biopharmaceutical company developing

targeted RNAi therapeutics. The company is leveraging its proprietary

Dynamic Polyconjugate delivery platform to develop targeted drugs based

on the RNA interference mechanism that efficiently silences

disease-causing genes. Arrowhead’s pipeline includes ARC-520 for chronic

hepatitis B virus and ARC-AAT for liver disease associated with Alpha-1

antitrypsin deficiency.

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uncertainties, including our ability to finance our operations, the

future success of our scientific studies, our ability to successfully

develop drug candidates, the timing for starting and completing clinical

trials, rapid technological change in our markets, and the enforcement

of our intellectual property rights. Arrowhead Research Corporation’s

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new events or circumstances.

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