Atea Pharmaceuticals Announces Upcoming Investor Events

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Atea Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: AVIR) announced participation in key investor events on September 13, 2022. The management will host a conference call at 8:30 a.m. ET to detail the global Phase 3 trial of bemnifosbuvir for COVID-19 treatment. Additionally, CEO Jean-Pierre Sommadossi will engage in a fireside chat at the Morgan Stanley 20th Annual Global Healthcare Conference at 12:55 p.m. ET. Live webcasts of these events will be available on Atea's website.

BOSTON, Sept. 07, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Atea Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: AVIR) (“Atea”), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, today announced that Atea management will participate in the following investor events in September.

Bemnifosbuvir Global Phase 3 Registrational Trial in Non-Hospitalized Patients:

• Company management will host a conference call on Tuesday, September 13, 2022 at 8:30 a.m. ET to provide details on the study design of the global Phase 3 registrational trial of bemnifosbuvir and program strategy for the treatment of COVID-19. The event can be accessed here.
  

Morgan Stanley 20th Annual Global Healthcare Conference:

• Jean-Pierre Sommadossi, PhD, Chief Executive Officer and Founder of Atea, together with members of the Atea management team, will participate in a fireside chat at the Morgan Stanley 20th Annual Global Healthcare Conference on Tuesday, September 13, 2022 at 12:55 p.m. ET. The event can be accessed here.
  

Live webcasts and recordings of these presentations will be available on the Company’s website at https://ir.ateapharma.com/news-and-events/events-and-presentations.

About Atea Pharmaceuticals

Atea is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering, developing and commercializing oral therapies to address the unmet medical needs of patients with severe viral diseases. Leveraging the Company’s deep understanding of antiviral drug development, nucleos(t)ide chemistry, biology, biochemistry and virology, Atea has built a proprietary nucleos(t)ide prodrug platform to develop novel product candidates to treat single stranded ribonucleic acid, or ssRNA, viruses, which are a prevalent cause of severe viral diseases. Atea plans to continue to build its pipeline of antiviral product candidates by augmenting its nucleos(t)ide platform with other classes of antivirals that may be used in combination with its nucleos(t)ide product candidates. Currently, Atea is focused on the development of orally-available antiviral agents for difficult-to-treat, severe viral infections, including severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the virus that causes COVID-19, hepatitis C virus (HCV), dengue virus and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). For more information, please visit www.ateapharma.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements contained in this press release that do not relate to matters of historical fact should be considered forward-looking statements, including without limitation statements regarding our expectations surrounding the potential of our product candidates, including bemnifosbuvir combination product candidates, and expectations regarding our pipeline, including trial design and development timelines. These statements are neither promises nor guarantees, but involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, the uncertainty around and costs associated with the clinical development of bemnifosbuvir as a potential treatment for COVID-19 and HCV. These and other important factors discussed under the caption “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 and our other filings with the SEC could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by the forward-looking statements made in this press release. Any such forward-looking statements represent management’s estimates as of the date of this press release. While we may elect to update such forward-looking statements at some point in the future, we disclaim any obligation to do so, even if subsequent events cause our views to change.

Contacts

Jonae Barnes
SVP, Investor Relations and Corporate Communications
617-818-2985
Barnes.jonae@ateapharma.com

Will O’Connor
Stern Investor Relations
212-362-1200
will.oconnor@sternir.com

FAQ

What is the schedule for Atea Pharmaceuticals' investor events in September 2022?

Atea Pharmaceuticals will host a conference call on September 13, 2022, at 8:30 a.m. ET and participate in the Morgan Stanley 20th Annual Global Healthcare Conference at 12:55 p.m. ET.

How can I access the conference call about bemnifosbuvir by Atea Pharmaceuticals?

You can access the conference call on September 13, 2022, at 8:30 a.m. ET via the link provided in the press release.

Who will represent Atea Pharmaceuticals at the Morgan Stanley Conference?

CEO Jean-Pierre Sommadossi and members of the Atea management team will participate in the fireside chat.

What is bemnifosbuvir and its significance for Atea Pharmaceuticals?

Bemnifosbuvir is a drug candidate being studied in a global Phase 3 trial as a potential treatment for COVID-19.

Where can I find recordings of the investor events hosted by Atea Pharmaceuticals?

Recordings of the investor events will be available on Atea's website.