Jul 7, 2020   SOURCE: PR NewsWire

Ionis Pharmaceuticals to hold neurology franchise webcast

CARLSBAD, Calif., July 7, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: IONS) announced today that it will host a live webcast on Tuesday, July 14(th) at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time to review its neurology franchise. The approximately 90-minute webcast will include presentations from Brett P. Monia, Ph.D., chief executive officer; C. Frank Bennett, Ph.D., chief scientific officer and franchise leader for neurology; Holly Kordasiewicz, Ph.D., vice president, neurology research; and Frank Rigo, Ph.D., vice president, functional genomics and drug discovery. The agenda for the webcast will be as follows:


       Welcome and Introductions             
     Wade Walke

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        Ionis - The Leader in RNA-targeted
         Therapeutics                         
     Brett Monia

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        Ionis - The Leader in Neurological
         Diseases                             
     Frank Bennett

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       Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis           Frank Bennett & Frank Rigo

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        Alzheimer's and Frontotemporal
         Degeneration Diseases                
     Holly Kordasiewicz

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        Parkinson's Disease and Multiple
         System Atrophy                       
     Holly Kordasiewicz

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       Spinocerebellar Ataxias               
     Holly Kordasiewicz

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        Ionis-owned Medicines - Prion, Lafora
         and Alexander's Diseases             
     Holly Kordasiewicz

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       Conclusions                           
     Brett Monia

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       Q&A                                   
     All

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Interested parties may access the webcast at www.ionispharma.com. A webcast replay will be available for a limited time at the same address.

About Ionis Pharmaceuticals
As the leader in RNA-targeted drug discovery and development, Ionis has created an efficient, broadly applicable, drug discovery platform called antisense technology that can treat diseases where no other therapeutic approaches have proven effective. Our drug discovery platform has served as a springboard for actionable promise and realized hope for patients with unmet needs. We created the first and only approved treatment for children and adults with spinal muscular atrophy as well as the world's first RNA-targeted therapeutic approved for the treatment of polyneuropathy in adults with hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis. Our sights are set on all the patients we have yet to reach with a pipeline of more than 40 novel medicines designed to potentially treat a broad range of diseases, including neurological, cardiovascular, infectious, and pulmonary diseases.

To learn more about Ionis visit www.ionispharma.com and follow us on twitter @ionispharma.

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