SAN CARLOS, Calif., Jan 05, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ --

Nektar Therapeutics' (Nasdaq: NKTR) President and Chief Executive Officer, Howard W. Robin, is scheduled to present at the upcoming 27th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco at the Westin St. Francis Hotel on Tuesday, January 13, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. Pacific time (1:00 p.m. Eastern time).

The presentation will be accessible via a Webcast through a link posted on the Investor Relations, Events Calendar section of the Nektar website: http://www.nektar.com. This Webcast will be available for replay until February 15, 2009.

About Nektar

Nektar Therapeutics is a biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapeutics based on its advanced polymer conjugate technology platforms. Nektar's technology and drug development expertise have enabled nine approved products for partners, which include leading biopharmaceutical companies. Nektar is also developing a robust pipeline of its own high-value therapeutics that addresses unmet medical needs by leveraging and expanding its technology platforms to improve and enable molecules. For more information on Nektar Therapeutics, please visit http://www.nektar.com.

     Nektar Contacts:
     Jennifer Ruddock
     Nektar Therapeutics
     650-631-4954
     jruddock@nektar.com

     Susan Noonan
     The SAN Group
     212-966-3650
     susan@sanoonan.com

SOURCE Nektar Therapeutics

http://www.nektar.com

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