Antares Pharma, Inc. to Present at 8th Annual Needham Life Sciences Conference

Antares Pharma, Inc. (NYSE Amex: AIS) today announced that it will present at the upcoming 8th Annual Needham Life Sciences Conference to be held June 10-11, 2009 at The New York Palace Hotel located in New York City.

Antares Pharma’s President and Chief Executive Officer, Paul K. Wotton, Ph.D., and Robert F. Apple, Chief Financial Officer, will present Thursday, June 11th at 1:30 p.m. ET (Eastern Time).

Investors may access the live audio web cast of Antares’ presentation at the following link: http://www.wsw.com/webcast/needham31/antr.ob/. A web cast replay of the presentation may also be accessed via the company’s website at www.antarespharma.com under the Investors Relations section until Thursday, June 25th.

About Antares Pharma

Antares Pharma is a product development company committed to improving pharmaceuticals through its patented drug delivery systems. Antares has multiple development partnerships with leading pharmaceutical companies. The Company’s products are designed to improve safety and efficacy profiles by minimizing dosing and reducing side effects while enabling improved patient compliance. The Company’s lead product candidate, Anturol™, an oxybutynin ATD™ gel for the treatment of OAB (overactive bladder), is currently under evaluation in a pivotal Phase III trial. Antares has three validated drug delivery systems: the ATDTM Advanced Transdermal Gel Delivery system, injection technology platforms including both VibexTM disposable pressure assisted auto injectors and Vision® reusable needle-free injectors; and Easy TecTM oral disintegrating tablets (ODT). Two of the systems have generated FDA approved products. Antares Pharma leverages its multiple drug delivery systems to add value to existing drugs and to create new products. Antares Pharma has corporate headquarters in Ewing, New Jersey, with subsidiaries performing research, development, manufacturing and product commercialization activities in Minneapolis, Minnesota and Basel, Switzerland.

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