TELIK ANNOUNCES ELECTION OF HERWIG VON MORZÉ TO TELIK BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Palo Alto, CA, August 27, 2004 – Telik, Inc. (Nasdaq: TELK) announced the election of Herwig von Morzé, Ph.D. to the company’s Board of Directors.

Dr. von Morzé is an international consultant specializing in pharmaceutical patent strategy, patent prosecution and pharmaceutical product life cycle management. He most recently was Co-Chair of Heller Ehrman’s Patent and Trademark Practice Group. He has directed patent prosecution and enforcement programs in the pharmaceutical industry for more than 25 years.

“We are pleased that Telik will have the benefit of Dr. von Morzé’s extensive pharmaceutical industry experience, and we welcome him to our Board of Directors,” said Michael M. Wick, M.D., Ph.D., chairman and chief executive officer.

Telik, Inc. of Palo Alto, CA is a biopharmaceutical company working to discover, develop and commercialize small molecule drugs to treat serious diseases. The company’s most advanced drug development candidate is TELCYTA™ (TLK286), a tumor-activated small molecule product candidate that is in Phase 3 registration trials in advanced ovarian and non-small cell lung cancer. Telik’s product candidates were discovered using its proprietary drug discovery technology, TRAP, which enables the rapid and efficient discovery of small molecule drug candidates. Additional information is available at www.telik.com.

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Contact:
Carol DeGuzman
Senior Director, Corporate Communications
Telik, Inc.
Tel 650-845-7728
Email cdeguzman@telik.com


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