SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Feb. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Poniard Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:PARD), a biopharmaceutical company focused on innovative oncology therapies, today announced that Ronald Martell, chief executive officer, will provide a corporate overview at the 12th Annual BIO CEO and Investor Conference on Tuesday, February 9, 2010 at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York City. A live audio webcast of the corporate overview will be available for 10 business days on the "Events" page of the "News & Events" section of the Company's Web site at http://www.poniard.com/. About Poniard Pharmaceuticals Poniard Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative oncology products to impact the lives of people with cancer. For additional information please visit http://www.poniard.com/. (C) 2010 Poniard Pharmaceuticals, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Poniard and Poniard Pharmaceuticals are trademarks of Poniard Pharmaceuticals, Inc. DATASOURCE: Poniard Pharmaceuticals, Inc. CONTACT: Investors & Media, Susan Neath of WCG, +1-212-301-7182, , for Poniard Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Web Site: http://www.poniard.com/

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