


Inspire Announces Webcast of Presentation at Piper Jaffray Conference
DURHAM, N.C.--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Inspire Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ISPH) announced today that Christy L. Shaffer, Ph.D., President and CEO, will present at the Piper Jaffray 20th Annual Health Care Conference Tuesday, December 2, 2008 at 9:30 am ET in New York City.
Also in conjunction with the conference, Benjamin R. Yerxa, Ph.D., Executive Vice President and Chief, Research and Development, will participate on a cystic fibrosis panel Wednesday, December 3, 2008 at 10:00 am ET.
The webcast of Dr. Shaffer's presentation will be available on Inspire's web site at [ www.inspirepharm.com ]. An archived version of the webcast presentation will also be available through this link for a limited time following the conference.
About Inspire
Inspire is a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to discovering, developing and commercializing prescription pharmaceutical products for ophthalmic and pulmonary diseases. Inspire is currently developing products for dry eye, cystic fibrosis and glaucoma. Inspire employs a U.S. sales force for the promotion of AzaSite® (azithromycin ophthalmic solution) 1% for bacterial conjunctivitis, Elestat® (epinastine HCl ophthalmic solution) 0.05% for allergic conjunctivitis and Restasis® (cyclosporine ophthalmic emulsion) 0.05% for dry eye. Elestat and Restasis are registered trademarks owned by Allergan, Inc. AzaSite is a registered trademark owned by InSite Vision Incorporated. For more information, visit [ www.inspirepharm.com ].