HEALTH AND BEAUTY CLOSE-UP-3 October 2008-Pharmasset to Present at the JMP Securities Healthcare Focus Conference on Monday(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com

Pharmasset management announced that it will present at the Third Annual JMP Securities Healthcare Focus Conference

Schaefer Price, Pharmasset's Chief Executive Officer, will provide an overview of the company on Monday, October 6, from 10-10:30 AM (ET).

To access a live webcast of Price's overview via the internet, log on to the "Events & Presentations" section of the Investor Center on Pharmasset's website at http://investor.pharmasset.com/events.cfm . Please connect to the website at least ten minutes prior to the start of the presentation to ensure adequate time for a reliable connection and any software download that may be necessary for the webcast.

A replay of the webcast will be available on Pharmasset's website for thirty days following the conference. The investor presentation will be available for download in PDF format immediately following the presentation in the "Events & Presentations" section of the Investor Center on Pharmasset's website at http://investor.pharmasset.com/events.cfm

Pharmasset is a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company committed to discovering, developing and commercializing novel drugs to treat viral infections. Pharmasset's primary focus is on the development of oral therapeutics for the treatment of hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).

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