Cerus to Release Fourth Quarter and Year-End 2010 Results on March 3, 2011

CONCORD, Calif.--()--Cerus Corporation (NASDAQ:CERS) announced today that its fourth quarter and year-end 2010 financial results will be released on Thursday, March 3, 2011, after the close of the stock market. The company will host a conference call and webcast at 4:15 p.m. ET that afternoon, during which management will discuss the Company's financial results and provide a general business overview and outlook.

To access the live webcast, please visit the Investor Relations page of the Cerus web site at http://investor.cerus.com. Alternatively, you may access the live conference call by dialing 866-235-9006 (U.S.) or 631-291-4549 (international).

A replay will be available on the company’s web site, or by dialing 800-642-1687 (U.S.) or 706-645-9291 (international) and entering conference ID number 47634450. The replay will be available approximately three hours after the call through March 18, 2011.

ABOUT CERUS

Cerus Corporation is a biomedical products company focused on commercializing the INTERCEPT Blood System to enhance blood safety. The INTERCEPT system is designed to reduce the risk of transfusion-transmitted diseases by inactivating a broad range of pathogens such as viruses, bacteria and parasites that may be present in donated blood. The nucleic acid targeting mechanism of action enables INTERCEPT treatment to inactivate established transfusion threats, such as hepatitis B and C, HIV, West Nile virus and bacteria, and is designed to inactivate emerging pathogens such as influenza, malaria and dengue. Cerus currently markets and sells the INTERCEPT Blood System for both platelets and plasma in Europe, Russia, the Middle East and selected countries in other regions around the world. The INTERCEPT red blood cell system is in clinical development. See http://www.cerus.com for more information.

INTERCEPT and the INTERCEPT Blood System are trademarks of Cerus Corporation.

Contacts

Cerus Corporation
Kevin D. Green, 925-288-6138
Vice President, Finance & CAO

Release Summary

Cerus (NASDAQ:CERS) will release Q4 and year-end 2010 financial results after close of market on Thursday, March 3, 2011, and host a conference call and webcast at 4:15 p.m. ET

Contacts

Cerus Corporation
Kevin D. Green, 925-288-6138
Vice President, Finance & CAO