NASDAQ Welcomes Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc. to The

NEW YORK, July 24, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: NDAQ ) announced that trading of Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: AGIO ), a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to developing innovative small molecule treatments for cancer and inborn errors of metabolism, commenced on The NASDAQ Stock Market on July 24, 2013.

Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company passionately committed to applying its scientific leadership in the field of cellular metabolism to transform the lives of patients with cancer and inborn errors of metabolism, or IEMs, which are a subset of orphan genetic metabolic diseases. Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc. uses cellular metabolism as a platform for developing potentially transformative medicines.

"Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a cutting edge biopharmaceutical company with the potential to change treatment for cancer and IEMs," said Nelson Griggs, Senior Vice President, NASDAQ OMX Corporate Client Group. "NASDAQ OMX is proud to welcome Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc. to the NASDAQ OMX family."

NASDAQ OMX has been the exchange of choice for pioneering biopharmaceutical companies like Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc. More than 90 percent of heath care companies that have listed on U.S. markets have chosen to call NASDAQ OMX home year-to-date in 2013.

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