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Arrowhead Research Corporation (Nasdaq:ARWR) announced today that Dr. Thomas Schluep, Chief Scientific Officer of Insert Therapeutics, a majority owned subsidiary of Arrowhead, will present at the Nanotech for Investors Summit at the Nano Science and Technology Institute 2007 Conference on May 21, 2007 in Santa Clara, California. Dr. Schluep's presentation, entitled "Insert Therapeutics Product Development Update," will highlight Insert's technical and clinical progress in using its proprietary polymeric transport system, CyclosertTM, to design, develop and commercialize nanoparticle-enhanced small-molecule therapeutics. Insert's lead drug candidate, a combination of its linear, cyclodextrin-based polymer and the anti-cancer compound camptothecin, entered the clinic in 2006.

Arrowhead Subsidiary, Insert Therapeutics, to Present at NSTI Nanotech 07 Conference

PASADENA, CA | Posted on May 17th, 2007

Dr. Schluep is responsible for Insert's drug discovery and development programs. Prior to joining Insert in 2004, Dr. Schluep was in charge of the non-viral gene therapy program at Canji, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Schering-Plough. While at Canji, he held multiple positions of increasing responsibility in the development, manufacture, and analytical testing of non-viral and adenoviral gene therapy vectors. A constant interest of Dr. Schluep has been to understand the role nanotechnology can play in enhancing the efficacy and therapeutic index of a wide variety of therapeutics. He holds a Sc.D. in Process Engineering and an MS in Biotechnology, both from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich, Switzerland.

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About Arrowhead Research Corporation
Arrowhead Research Corporation ( http://www.arrowheadresearch.com ) is a publicly-traded nanotechnology company commercializing new technologies in the areas of life sciences, electronics, and energy. Arrowhead is building value for shareholders through the progress of majority owned subsidiaries founded on nanotechnologies originally developed at universities. The company works closely with universities to source early stage deals and to generate rights to intellectual property covering promising new nanotechnologies. Currently, Arrowhead has four subsidiaries commercializing nanotech products and applications, including anti-cancer drugs, RNAi therapeutics, carbon-based electronics and compound semiconductor materials.

About Insert Therapeutics

Insert Therapeutics, Inc. ( http://www.insertt.com ), a majority-owned subsidiary of Arrowhead Research Corporation (NASDAQ:ARWR), is using its proprietary, nano-engineered, polymeric delivery system, Cyclosert(TM), to design, develop and commercialize drug-delivery-enhanced small-molecule therapeutics and nucleic acids. Cyclosert uses cyclodextrins as building blocks to create an entirely new class of biocompatible materials - linear cyclodextrin-containing polymers that are non-toxic and non-immunogenic at therapeutic doses. Insert’s affiliate company, Calando Pharmaceuticals, is using a related system for the systemic delivery of siRNA. The companies are pursuing this goal through internal research and development, and also through collaborations and partnerships with pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies.

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Arrowhead Research Corporation
Virginia E. Dadey, 212-541-3707

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