Bristol-Myers Squibb Posts Data Update on PEG-Interferon Lambda, A Novel Interferon in Development for the Treatment of Hepatitis C

PRINCETON, N.J.--( BUSINESS WIRE )-- Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE: BMY) today posted to the company website an overview of new, 12-week Phase IIa data from the EMERGE study of PEG-Interferon lambda. PEG-Interferon lambda is a novel and potential first-in-class interferon in development for the treatment of hepatitis C. The data were presented today at the 61 st Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Study of the Liver Diseases in Boston. About Bristol-Myers Squibb Bristol-Myers Squibb is a global biopharmaceutical company whose mission is to discover, develop and deliver innovative medicines that help patients prevail over serious diseases. For more information, please visit http://www.bms.com or follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/bmsnews . Bristol-Myers SquibbMedia:Cristi Barnett, [email protected]:John Elicker, [email protected]

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