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</description><pubDate>8/8/2008 2:06:00 PM</pubDate><ccbn:name xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">Metabasis Therapeutics</ccbn:name><ccbn:price xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">54.0000</ccbn:price><ccbn:revision xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">Final</ccbn:revision><ccbn:storetitle xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">Metabasis Therapeutics Q2 2008 Earnings Conference Call Transcript</ccbn:storetitle><ccbn:ticker xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">MBRX</ccbn:ticker><ccbn:time xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">4:30pm ET</ccbn:time><title>Metabasis Therapeutics Q2 2008 Earnings Conference Call Transcript</title><ccbn:type xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">Transcript</ccbn:type><ccbn:docid xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">T1896354</ccbn:docid><category>Credit &amp; Investment Research</category><alacra:ip>Thomson StreetEvents</alacra:ip></item><item><link>http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ccbn/T1857045</link><guid isPermaLink="false">ccbn/T1857045</guid><ccbn:index_mode xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">norm</ccbn:index_mode><description>... - Collins Stewart -  AnalystGood afternoon. I am Salveen Kochnover, biotech analyst here at Collins Stewart. We are pleased next to have Metabasis  Therapeutics present. On behalf of Metabasis, we have the CEO, Dr. Paul Laikind. ...

</description><pubDate>7/9/2008 4:03:00 PM</pubDate><ccbn:name xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">Metabasis Therapeutics</ccbn:name><ccbn:price xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">54.0000</ccbn:price><ccbn:revision xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">Final</ccbn:revision><ccbn:storetitle xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">Metabasis Therapeutics  at Collins Stewart 4th Annual Growth Conference Transcript</ccbn:storetitle><ccbn:ticker xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">MBRX</ccbn:ticker><ccbn:time xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">3:00pm ET</ccbn:time><title>Metabasis Therapeutics  at Collins Stewart 4th Annual Growth Conference Transcript</title><ccbn:type xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">Transcript</ccbn:type><ccbn:docid xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">T1857045</ccbn:docid><category>Credit &amp; Investment Research</category><alacra:ip>Thomson StreetEvents</alacra:ip></item><item><link>http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ccbn/T1821812</link><guid isPermaLink="false">ccbn/T1821812</guid><ccbn:index_mode xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">norm</ccbn:index_mode><description>...Good day, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the First Quarter #### Metabasis Therapeutics Earnings Conference Call. (OPERATOR INSTRUCTIONS) I would now like to turn the presentation over to your host for today's call, Ms. Connie Bienfait, vice president of investor relations and corporate communications. Please proceed. ...

</description><pubDate>5/2/2008 11:05:00 AM</pubDate><ccbn:name xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">Metabasis Therapeutics</ccbn:name><ccbn:price xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">54.0000</ccbn:price><ccbn:revision xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">Final</ccbn:revision><ccbn:storetitle xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">Q1 2008 Metabasis Therapeutics Earnings Conference Call Transcript</ccbn:storetitle><ccbn:ticker xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">MBRX</ccbn:ticker><ccbn:time xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">4:30pm ET</ccbn:time><title>Q1 2008 Metabasis Therapeutics Earnings Conference Call Transcript</title><ccbn:type xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">Transcript</ccbn:type><ccbn:docid xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">T1821812</ccbn:docid><category>Credit &amp; Investment Research</category><alacra:ip>Thomson StreetEvents</alacra:ip></item><item><link>http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ccbn/T1765005</link><guid isPermaLink="false">ccbn/T1765005</guid><ccbn:index_mode xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">norm</ccbn:index_mode><description>... - Cowen and Company -  Analyst, Moderator Good afternoon, and welcome once again to Cowen and Company's ##th Annual Health Care Conference. I'm Phil Nadeau, a  biotech analyst here at Cowen, and it's my pleasure to introduce the next presenting company. That's Metabasis. We like Metabasis here at Cowen. We think that they have a really interesting drug discovery platform, and we think that they're one of the few small capitalized companies that still have what it takes to develop and discover their own drugs. So we're really glad that their CEO, Paul Laikind, could come here today to give us about a ##-minute corporate presentation. Then there'll be a breakout immediately following in the Brandeis Room. Paul?...

</description><pubDate>3/19/2008 2:05:00 AM</pubDate><ccbn:name xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">Metabasis Therapeutics</ccbn:name><ccbn:price xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">54.0000</ccbn:price><ccbn:revision xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">Final</ccbn:revision><ccbn:storetitle xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">Metabasis Therapeutics  at Cowen and Company Health Care Conference Transcript</ccbn:storetitle><ccbn:ticker xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">MBRX</ccbn:ticker><ccbn:time xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">2:25pm ET</ccbn:time><title>Metabasis Therapeutics  at Cowen and Company Health Care Conference Transcript</title><ccbn:type xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">Transcript</ccbn:type><ccbn:docid xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">T1765005</ccbn:docid><category>Credit &amp; Investment Research</category><alacra:ip>Thomson StreetEvents</alacra:ip></item><item><link>http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ccbn/T1748833</link><guid isPermaLink="false">ccbn/T1748833</guid><ccbn:index_mode xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">norm</ccbn:index_mode><description>...Good day, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the Fourth Quarter #### Metabasis Therapeutics Earnings Conference Call. At this time all participants are in a listen-only mode. We will be facilitating a question and answer session towards the end of today's conference. (OPERATOR INSTRUCTIONS) I would now turn your call over to Ms. Constance Bienfait, Vice President of Investor Relations and Corporate Communications. Please proceed. ...

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</description><ccbn:type xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">Transcript</ccbn:type><ccbn:docid xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">T1690133</ccbn:docid><category>Credit &amp; Investment Research</category><alacra:ip>Thomson StreetEvents</alacra:ip></item><item><link>http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ccbn/T1683580</link><guid isPermaLink="false">ccbn/T1683580</guid><ccbn:index_mode xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">norm</ccbn:index_mode><pubDate>11/6/2007 1:06:00 PM</pubDate><ccbn:name xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">Metabasis Therapeutics</ccbn:name><ccbn:price xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">54.0000</ccbn:price><ccbn:revision xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">Final</ccbn:revision><ccbn:storetitle xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">Q3 2007 Metabasis Therapeutics Earnings Conference Call Transcript</ccbn:storetitle><ccbn:ticker xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">MBRX</ccbn:ticker><ccbn:time xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">4:30pm ET</ccbn:time><title>Q3 2007 Metabasis Therapeutics Earnings Conference Call Transcript</title><description>...Good day, ladies and gentlemen and welcome to the Third Quarter #### Metabasis Therapeutics Conference Call. My name is [Samuel] and I'll be your coordinator for today. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. We will conduct a question-and-answer session toward the end of this conference. (OPERATOR INSTRUCTIONS). As a reminder, this conference is being recorded for replay purposes. I would now like to turn the call over to today's host, Ms. Constance Bienfait, Vice President Investor Relations and Corporate Communications. Please proceed, ma'am. ...

</description><ccbn:type xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">Transcript</ccbn:type><ccbn:docid xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">T1683580</ccbn:docid><category>Credit &amp; Investment Research</category><alacra:ip>Thomson StreetEvents</alacra:ip></item><item><link>http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/srp/1087388748</link><guid isPermaLink="false">srp/1087388748</guid><srp:index_mode xmlns:srp="http://www.alacra.com/srp">norm</srp:index_mode><description>...Address:#### Towne Center Drive, Building ###, San Diego, California ##### Incorporated:DelawareWeb Site: www.mbasis.comSIC Classification: Pharmaceutical Preparations (####) Business Description: Metabasis Therapeutics, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of novel small molecule drugs principally to treat metabolic diseases linked to pathways in the liver and to treat liver diseases. Examples of common metabolic diseases include diabetes, hyperlipidemia, a disease involving elevated levels of lipids such as cholesterol, and obesity. IPO Date: ##-##-####...

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