IDEC Pharmaceuticals Announces Second Quarter 2003 Financials Conference Call

(BUSINESS WIRE) — IDEC Pharmaceuticals Corporation’s (NASDAQ:IDPH) chairman and chief executive officer William H. Rastetter, Ph.D., will host a live conference call and webcast on Thursday, July 17, 2003, at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time (1:30 p.m. Pacific Time) to discuss financial results for the second quarter of 2003.

This call is being webcast by CCBN and can be accessed at IDEC’s web site at idecpharm.cdmail.biz. A replay of the webcast will remain available for 10 business days. For a menu of IDEC’s current news releases and quarterly reports or to retrieve a specific release, call (888) 329-2309.

CONTACT: IDEC Pharmaceuticals Corporation Vince Reardon, 858-431-8656 Vreardon@idecpharm.cdmail.biz

SOURCE: IDEC Pharmaceuticals Corporation