Curis to outline Hedgehog Pathway Inhibitor at Annual BIO Investor Forum

Curis, Inc. (NASDAQ: CRIS), a drug development company seeking to develop next generation targeted small molecule drug candidates for cancer treatment, today announced that the Company will be presenting at the 8^th Annual BIO Investor Forum at 4:30 p.m. PDT (7:30 p.m. EDT) on October 28, 2009, at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco, California.

Dan Passeri, Curis’ President and Chief Executive Officer, will provide an overview of the status of GDC-0449, an orally-administered small molecule Hedgehog Pathway Inhibitor. GDC-0449 is currently being developed in Phase II clinical trials by Curis’ collaborator Genentech, including in a pivotal Phase II trial in advanced basal cell carcinoma and Phase II trials in metastatic colorectal cancer and advanced ovarian cancer. Mr. Passeri will also discuss CUDC-101, CUDC-305 and Curis' other targeted cancer programs, in addition to other corporate activities.

There will be a corresponding webcast of the presentation, which can be accessed by visiting:

The presentation will be archived shortly after the live event and available for 30 days following the conference. In addition, it will be available for 30 days on the Investor Relations section of the Curis website at www.curis.com.

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