Ardelyx to Present at the Wedbush 2014 Life Sciences Management Access Conference

FREMONT, Calif., Aug. 5, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Ardelyx, Inc. (Nasdaq: ARDX), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on cardio-renal, GI and metabolic diseases, today announced that Mike Raab, Ardelyx's President and Chief Executive Officer, is scheduled to present at the Wedbush 2014 Life Sciences Management Access Conference on Tuesday, August 12, 2014, at 2:30pm Eastern Time at the Le Parker Meridien Hotel in New York City. 

Individuals who are interested in listening to the live presentation can participate via webcast at http://wsw.com/webcast/wedbush28/ardx. A copy of the presentation will also be available at http://www.ardelyx.com.

About Ardelyx, Inc.

Ardelyx is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of innovative, non-systemic, small molecule therapeutics that work exclusively in the gastrointestinal tract to treat cardio-renal, gastrointestinal and metabolic diseases. The Company has developed a proprietary drug discovery and design platform enabling it, in a rapid and cost-efficient manner, to discover and design novel drug candidates. Utilizing this platform, Ardelyx has discovered and designed tenapanor, a product currently in three separate Phase 2 clinical trials for the treatment of constipation-predominant irritable bowel syndrome (IBS-C), complications associated with end-stage renal disease (ESRD), and chronic kidney disease (CKD).

Ardelyx formed a collaborative partnership with AstraZeneca in October 2012 to develop and commercialize tenapanor. In addition to tenapanor, the Company is evaluating small molecule NaP2b inhibitors for the treatment of hyperphosphatemia in ESRD, a program licensed to Sanofi, and is independently is advancing several additional research programs focused in cardio-renal, GI and metabolic diseases. Ardelyx is located in Fremont, California. For more information, please visit Ardelyx's website at www.ardelyx.com.

Forward Looking Statements

To the extent that statements contained in this press release are not descriptions of historical facts regarding Ardelyx, they are forward-looking statements reflecting the current beliefs and expectations of management made pursuant to the safe harbor of the Private Securities Reform Act of 1995.  Such forward-looking statements involve substantial risks and uncertainties that could cause Ardelyx's future results, performance or achievements to differ significantly from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements.  Ardelyx undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements.  For a further description of the risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ from those expressed in these forward-looking statements, as well as risks relating to Ardelyx's business in general, please refer to Ardelyx's prospectus filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 19, 2014, and its future periodic reports to be filed with Securities and Exchange Commission.  

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