ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARIA) today announced that it will present at the seventh annual JMP Securities Healthcare Conference being held at the Peninsula Hotel in New York City. Timothy P. Clackson, Ph.D., president of research and development and chief scientific officer, will provide an overview of the Company’s business on Friday, July 13, 2012 at 10:30 a.m. (ET).

The ARIAD presentation at the JMP Securities 2012 Healthcare Conference will be webcast live and can be accessed by visiting the investor relations section of the Company's website at http://www.ariad.com/investor. A replay of the presentation will also be available and archived on the site for three weeks.

About ARIAD

ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is an emerging global oncology company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of medicines to transform the lives of cancer patients. ARIAD’s approach to structure-based drug design has led to several internally discovered, molecularly targeted product candidates for drug-resistant or difficult-to-treat cancers, including certain forms of chronic myeloid leukemia and non-small cell lung cancer. For additional information, visit http://www.ariad.com or follow ARIAD on Twitter (@ARIADPharm).