Dynavax to Report Third Quarter 2008 Financial Results

October 30, 2008 at 12:00 AM EDT

BERKELEY, Calif., Oct 30, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Dynavax Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:DVAX) announced today that it plans to report third quarter 2008 financial results before the market opens on Monday, November 3, 2008.

The company also plans to have a corporate overview presentation at the Oppenheimer 19th Annual Healthcare Conference in New York City on November 3, 2008 at 11:20 a.m. EST (8:20 a.m. PST). Michael S. Ostrach, Vice President and Chief Business Officer of Dynavax, will present at this conference. To access the live audio webcast and the subsequent archived audio recording of the presentation, please log onto Dynavax's website at http://investors.dynavax.com/events.cfm.

About Dynavax

Dynavax Technologies Corporation is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company that develops innovative products for the treatment of infectious diseases, respiratory diseases and cancer. The company's novel Toll-like Receptor 9 (TLR9) agonist products are based on its proprietary immunostimulatory sequences (ISS), which are short DNA sequences that stimulate the innate immune response. Dynavax's clinical product candidates include: HEPLISAV(TM), a hepatitis B vaccine partnered with Merck & Co., Inc.; a therapy for hepatitis B; and therapies for cancer and hepatitis C funded by Symphony Dynamo, Inc. The company's preclinical pipeline includes an asthma and COPD drug candidate partnered with AstraZeneca and a Universal Flu vaccine. For more information visit www.dynavax.com.

SOURCE: Dynavax Technologies Corporation

Dynavax Technologies Corporation 
Amy Figueroa, 510-665-7211 
Investor Relations and Corporate Communications 
afigueroa@dynavax.com

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