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Onyx Pharmaceuticals To Present At The 2008 Credit Suisse Health Care Conference

Emeryville, CA — Nov. 05, 2008

Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ONXX) today announced that it will present at the 2008 Credit Suisse Health Care Conference on Wednesday, November 12, at 10:00 a.m. Mountain Time (9:00 a.m. Pacific Time). Interested parties may access a live webcast of the presentation on our website at:

http://www.onyx-pharm.com/view.cfm/32/Event-Calendar

It is recommended that listeners log on 15 minutes early in order to register and download any necessary software. For those unable to participate during the live webcast, a recorded replay of the presentation will be available within 24 hours of the completion of the presentation through December 12, 2008.

Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company committed to improving the lives of people with cancer by changing the way cancer is treatedTM. The company, in collaboration with Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, Inc., is developing and marketing Nexavar®, a small molecule drug. Nexavar is currently approved for the treatment of liver cancer and advanced kidney cancer. Additionally, Nexavar is being investigated in several ongoing trials in non-small cell lung cancer, melanoma, breast cancer, and other cancers. For more information about Onyx, visit the company's website at www.onyx pharm.com.

Nexavar® (sorafenib) tablets is a registered trademark of Bayer Pharmaceuticals Corporation.