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11/25/09Inspire Announces Webcast of Presentation at Piper Jaffray Health Care Conference
DURHAM, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 25, 2009-- Inspire Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ISPH) announced today that Christy L. Shaffer, Ph.D., President and CEO, and Thomas R. Staab, II, CFO and Treasurer, will present at the 21st Annual Piper Jaffray Health Care Conference on Wednesday, December 2, 2009 at 10:00 am ET in New York City. The webcast of the presentation will be available on Inspire's web site at www.inspirepharm.com. ... 
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11/05/09Inspire Reports Third Quarter 2009 Financial Results
Q3 2009 Revenue Increased by 26% over Q3 2008 Cash & Investments Balance Increased with Recent $115 Million Equity Financing DURHAM, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 5, 2009-- Inspire Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ISPH) announced today financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2009, reporting a net loss of $8.5 million or ($0.12) per common share. Total revenue for the third quarter of 2009 was $... 
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11/04/09Inspire Completes Patient Enrollment in Three Late-Stage Clinical Trials in Cystic Fibrosis, Dry Eye and Blepharitis
DURHAM, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 4, 2009-- Inspire Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ISPH) announced today patient enrollment is complete in three of its late-stage clinical trials. “We are pleased to be executing on our strategic plan with the achievement of these patient enrollment milestones in the clinical development programs for denufosol, PROLACRIA™ and AZASITE®, as this places us in a position to have top-line results from all ... 
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10/22/09Inspire Announces Date for Conference Call and Webcast to Discuss Third Quarter 2009 Financial Results
DURHAM, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 22, 2009-- Inspire Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ISPH) announced today that it plans to report third quarter 2009 financial results on Thursday, November 5, 2009 before the market opens. Inspire's President and CEO, Christy L. Shaffer, Ph.D., and CFO and Treasurer, Thomas R. Staab, II, will host a conference call and live webcast on Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. ET. To access the confere... 
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10/20/09Inspire's President and CEO Christy Shaffer Receives Cystic Fibrosis Foundation's Highest Award
DURHAM, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 20, 2009-- Inspire Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ISPH) announced today that Christy L. Shaffer, Ph.D., President and CEO, received the Breath of Life Award, which is the most important recognition awarded to an individual or company by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF) for extraordinary commitment and contributions to support the work of the CFF. Dr. Shaffer was presented the award at the 23rd annual Nor... 
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10/15/09Inspire Announces Presentation at the North American Cystic Fibrosis Conference and Provides Enrollment Update for Phase 3 Cystic Fibrosis Trial
- TIGER-2 Trial Enrollment Nearing Completion with 430 Patients Enrolled - DURHAM, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 15, 2009-- Inspire Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ISPH) announced today Inspire scientists and collaborators will present data from the denufosol tetrasodium cystic fibrosis (CF) program in a poster presentation at the 23rd Annual North American Cystic Fibrosis Conference (NACFC) October 15 - 17, 2009 in Minneapolis, MN. ... 
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09/09/09Inspire Committed to Helping Healthcare Providers and Patients During Erythromycin Ophthalmic Ointment Shortage
DURHAM, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep. 9, 2009-- Inspire Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ISPH) announced today that it has been communicating with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and is increasing its production of AzaSite® (azithromycin ophthalmic solution) 1% in response to the manufacturing supply shortage of erythromycin ophthalmic ointment (0.5%). Erythromycin ophthalmic ointment is a macrolide antibiotic routinely used in neonates for ... 
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09/09/09Inspire Wins North Carolina Health & Life Sciences Award for Cystic Fibrosis Development Program
DURHAM, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep. 9, 2009-- Inspire Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ISPH) announced today it received the North Carolina Health & Life Sciences Award in the category of “Breakthrough Research” for its denufosol tetrasodium program for cystic fibrosis (CF). This award recognizes innovative research that has the potential to solve problems of great importance to science or society. Inspire received the award at the annu... 
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09/08/09Inspire Announces Webcasts of Presentations at Morgan Stanley, BioCentury and UBS Healthcare Conferences
DURHAM, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep. 8, 2009-- Inspire Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ISPH) announced today that Thomas R. Staab, II, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, will present at the Morgan Stanley Global Healthcare Unplugged Conference on Tuesday, September 15, 2009 at 8:00 am ET, Christy L. Shaffer, Ph.D., President and CEO, will present at the BioCentury Newsmakers Conference on Wednesday, September 16, 2009 at 3:00 pm ET and Benjamin R. ... 
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08/10/09Inspire Announces Closing of $115 Million Public Offering
DURHAM, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 10, 2009-- Inspire Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ISPH) announced today the closing of its previously announced public offering of 22,222,223 shares of its common stock. The Company also announced that the underwriter exercised in full its over-allotment option to purchase an additional 3,333,332 shares, bringing the total shares sold to 25,555,555 at a price of $4.50 per share for gross proceeds of $115 million. N... 
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08/05/09Inspire Announces Pricing of $100 Million Common Stock Offering
DURHAM, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 5, 2009-- Inspire Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ISPH) announced today the pricing of its previously announced public offering of its common stock at a price to the public of $4.50 per share and an increase in the offering size to 22.2 million shares. Inspire has granted Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., the sole underwriter of the offering, an option to purchase up to an additional 3.3 million shares of common stock t... 
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08/04/09Inspire Announces Public Offering of Common Stock
DURHAM, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 4, 2009-- Inspire Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ISPH) announced today its intention, subject to market and other conditions, to offer $80 million of its common stock in a registered public offering pursuant to its existing shelf registration statement. Inspire also intends to grant to the underwriter of the offering an option to purchase additional shares of common stock to cover over-allotments, if any. Inspire p... 
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07/31/09Inspire Reports Second Quarter 2009 Financial Results
- 2009 Annual Financial Guidance Reaffirmed - - CEO Succession Plan Announced - DURHAM, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul. 31, 2009-- Inspire Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ISPH) announced today financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2009, reporting a net loss of $9.5 million or ($0.17) per share. Total revenue for the second quarter of 2009 was $23.1 million, as compared to $22.0 million for the second quarter of 2008, reflecting an ... 
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07/28/09Inspire Announces Date for Conference Call and Webcast to Discuss Second Quarter 2009 Financial Results
DURHAM, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul. 28, 2009-- Inspire Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ISPH) announced today that it plans to report second quarter 2009 financial results on Friday, July 31, 2009 before the market opens. Inspire's President and CEO, Christy L. Shaffer, Ph.D., and CFO and Treasurer, Thomas R. Staab, II, will host a conference call and live webcast on Friday, July 31, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. ET. To access the conference call,... 
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07/21/09Inspire's Thomas Staab Named CFO of the Year by Triangle Business Journal
Company Also Receives Two Employee Wellness Awards DURHAM, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul. 21, 2009-- Inspire Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ISPH) announced today that Thomas R. Staab, II, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, was named CFO of the Year in the Small Public Company category in Triangle Business Journal’s 2009 CFO of the Year Award program. Awards were presented to professionals in the Triangle area of North Carolina who exemplify excelle... 
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06/12/09Inspire Announces Presentations at European Cystic Fibrosis Society Annual Meeting
DURHAM, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun. 12, 2009-- Inspire Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ISPH) announced today Inspire scientists and collaborators are presenting additional data from TIGER-1, the Company’s first Phase 3 trial with denufosol tetrasodium for the treatment of cystic fibrosis, at the European Cystic Fibrosis Society annual meeting June 10 - 13, 2009 in Brest, France. The oral poster presentation, “Effects of Denufosol ... 
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06/04/09Inspire Announces Webcast of Presentation at Needham Life Sciences Conference
DURHAM, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun. 4, 2009-- Inspire Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ISPH) announced today that Christy L. Shaffer, Ph.D., President and CEO, will present at the 8th Annual Needham Life Sciences Conference on Thursday, June 11, 2009 at 11:30 am ET in New York City. The webcast of the presentation will be available on Inspire's web site at www.inspirepharm.com. An archived version of the webcast presentation will also ... 
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05/15/09Inspire Announces Presentations at American Thoracic Society Annual Meeting
Data Presented from Phase 3 Cystic Fibrosis Trial with Denufosol Tetrasodium DURHAM, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May. 15, 2009-- Inspire Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ISPH) announced today Inspire scientists and collaborators will present data at the American Thoracic Society (ATS) annual meeting May 15 - 20, 2009 in San Diego, CA. The oral poster presentation, “Phase 3 Study of Denufosol Tetrasodium for the Treatment of Cystic Fibrosis” (R.B. Moss, R.D... 
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05/12/09Inspire Announces Webcast of Presentation at Deutsche Bank Health Care Conference
DURHAM, N.C., May 12, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Inspire Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ISPH) announced today that Thomas R. Staab, II, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, and Kim Brazzell, Ph.D., Executive Vice President and Head, Ophthalmology Business, will present at the Deutsche Bank 34th Annual Health Care Conference Tuesday, May 19, 2009 at 8:10 am ET in Boston, MA. The webcast of the presentation will be available on Inspire's web site at www.insp... 
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05/07/09Inspire Reports First Quarter 2009 Financial Results
DURHAM, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May. 7, 2009-- Inspire Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ISPH) announced today financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2009, reporting a net loss of $19.4 million or ($0.34) per share, which included a one-time, non-recurring restructuring charge of $1.9 million, or ($0.03) per share. Total revenue for the first quarter of 2009 was $14.3 million, as compared to $9.7 million for the first quarter o... 
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05/04/09Inspire Announces Poster Presentations at 2009 Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Annual Meeting
DURHAM, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May. 4, 2009-- Inspire Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ISPH) announced today the presentation of data related to post-marketing open-label clinical and nonclinical work with AzaSite® (azithromycin ophthalmic solution) 1% in poster presentations at the 2009 Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) annual meeting May 3-7, 2009 in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. The following poster presentations will ... 
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05/04/09Inspire Initiates Phase 2 Program with AzaSite(R) for the Treatment of Blepharitis
DURHAM, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May. 4, 2009-- Inspire Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ISPH) announced today it has initiated a Phase 2 program with AzaSite® (azithromycin ophthalmic solution) 1% to pursue a potential indication for the treatment of blepharitis, an ocular disease characterized by inflammation of the eyelids. AzaSite is currently approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of bacterial conjunctivitis.... 
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04/23/09Inspire Announces Date for Conference Call and Webcast to Discuss First Quarter 2009 Financial Results
DURHAM, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr. 23, 2009-- Inspire Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ISPH) announced today that it plans to report first quarter 2009 financial results on Thursday, May 7, 2009 before the market opens. Inspire's President and CEO, Christy L. Shaffer, Ph.D., and CFO and Treasurer, Thomas R. Staab, II, will host a conference call and live webcast on Thursday, May 7, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. ET. To access the conference call,... 
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04/03/09Inspire Announces Presentations at 2009 American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery Annual Meeting
DURHAM, N.C., Apr 03, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Inspire Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ISPH) announced today that Inspire scientists and collaborators are presenting information from the Phase 4 program with AzaSite(R) (azithromycin ophthalmic solution) 1% in two electronic poster presentations at the 2009 American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) annual meeting April 3 - 8, 2009 in San Francisco, CA. The poster presentation titled, "Clini... 
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03/10/09Inspire Announces Webcast of Presentation at Cowen Health Care Conference
DURHAM, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar. 10, 2009-- Inspire Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ISPH) announced today that Christy L. Shaffer, Ph.D., President and CEO, will present at the Cowen and Company 29th Annual Health Care Conference Tuesday, March 17, 2009 at 11:00 am ET in Boston, MA. The webcast of the presentation will be available on Inspire's web site at www.inspirepharm.com. An archived version of the webcast presentation will a... 
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03/03/09Inspire Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2008 Financial Results
DURHAM, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar. 3, 2009-- Inspire Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ISPH) announced today financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2008, reporting a net loss of $9.7 million or ($0.17) per common share for the fourth quarter and a net loss of $51.6 million or ($0.91) per common share for the full year. Total revenue for the fourth quarter of 2008 was $18.9 million, as compared to $13.9 mil... 
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02/17/09Inspire Announces Date for Conference Call and Webcast to Discuss Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2008 Financial Results
DURHAM, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 17, 2009-- Inspire Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ISPH) announced today that it plans to report fourth quarter and full year 2008 financial results on Tuesday, March 3, 2009 before the market opens. Inspire's President and CEO, Christy L. Shaffer, Ph.D., and Executive Vice President and CFO, Thomas R. Staab, II, will host a conference call and live webcast on Tuesday, March 3, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. ET. ... 
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02/10/09Inspire Elects Alan F. Holmer to Board of Directors
DURHAM, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 10, 2009-- Inspire Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ISPH) today announced the election of Alan F. Holmer to its Board of Directors, effective February 6, 2009. Mr. Holmer was elected by the Board of Directors to fill a vacancy. He will serve the remainder of a three-year term expiring at Inspire’s 2009 annual meeting of stockholders and is expected to be nominated for re-election at the 2009 annual mee... 
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02/03/09Inspire Announces Webcast of Presentation at BIO CEO Conference
DURHAM, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Inspire Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ISPH) announced today that Christy L. Shaffer, Ph.D., President and CEO, will present at the BIO CEO & Investor Conference Tuesday, February 10, 2009 at 11:30 am ET in New York City. The webcast of the presentation will be available on Inspire's web site at www.inspirepharm.com. An archived version of the webcast presentation will also be available thro... 
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01/27/09Inspire Initiates Phase 3 Prolacria(TM) Dry Eye Trial under Special Protocol Assessment Agreement
DURHAM, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 27, 2009--Inspire Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ISPH) announced today it has reached agreement with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) through a Special Protocol Assessment (SPA) on the design of a Phase 3 clinical trial for Prolacria(TM) (diquafosol tetrasodium ophthalmic solution) 2% for the treatment of dry eye disease and has recently initiated enrollment in the trial. Based on the SPA agreeme... 
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