UBS Hosts Global Specialty Pharmaceuticals Conference

          WHAT:       The 2006 UBS Global Specialty Pharmaceuticals Conference             will feature presentations by over 85 pharmaceutical             companies including drug delivery, generic and other             specialty pharmaceuticals. The preliminary list of             presenting companies includes:  Acadia Acambis plc Advanced Medical Optics Aeterna Zentaris Akorn, Inc. Alkermes, Inc.  Alliant Pharmaceuticals Alpharma American Pharmaceutical Partners, Inc.  Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Antares Arena Pharmaceuticals Asiapharma Auxilium Axcan Pharma Inc. Barr Pharmaceuticals, Inc.  Barrier Therapeutics, Inc.  Bavarian Nordic Research A/S Bentley Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Biocryst Bioenvision, Inc.  Biovail Corporation Cardiome Pharma Corp.  China Shineway Pharmaceutical   Group CoTherix Cytrx DOV Pharmaceuticals, Inc  Durect Corporation Encysive Pharmaceuticals Inc.   Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings Inc.  Enzon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Eurand S.p.A. Flamel Technologies S.A.  Geron Corporation  Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Limited  Hi-Tech Pharmacal Co., Inc.  Icagen, Inc.  Indevus Iomai Jubilant Organosys Ltd. Kalbe Farma King Pharmaceuticals, Inc.  K-V Pharmaceutical Company  LaboPharm Inc. Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc.  MannKind Corporation MGI Pharma, Inc.  Nabi Biopharmaceuticals  Nastech Pharmaceutical Company Inc.  Neose Technologies, Inc.  Neurochem Inc.  New River Pharmaceuticals Inc.  Northfield Laboratories Inc.  Novavax, Inc.  Noven Pharmaceuticals, Inc. NPS Pharmaceuticals Ovation Pharmaceutical, Inc. Pain Therapeutics, Inc.  Paladin Labs, Inc.  Par Pharmaceutical Companies Pharmion Corporation  Pozen, Inc.  Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc.  Prometheus Laboratories Inc.  pSivida Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited  Salix Pharmaceuticals, Ltd.  Santarus, Inc.  Savient Pharmaceuticals, Inc.  ScinoPharm Taiwan, Ltd.  Scolr Sepracor Inc.  Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Group Sirna SkyePharma PLC  Somaxon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.  Sun Pharmaceuticals Industries SuperGen, Inc. The Medicines Company  Valera Pharmaceuticals Inc.  Xanodyne Zheijiang Hisun Pharmaceutical Company  WHY:        Pharmaceuticals continues to be one of the most rapidly             growing sectors in healthcare and 2006 will undoubtedly be             another promising year as consolidation and             differentiations continues within the sector. The             conference will feature will address key therapeutic             topics as well as legislative and regulatory issues that             continue to impact the pharmaceutical industry.  WHEN:       Monday, April 24 and Tuesday, April 25, 2006  WHERE:      Grand Hyatt New York              Park Avenue at Grand Central              New York City  WEBCAST:    Live audio transmissions of company presentations will be             accessible via the UBS Investment Bank website at             www.ibb.ubs.com when the conference opens. Replays will be             available starting approximately three hours after the             initial presentation and will remain accessible for four             weeks.  REGISTER:   Members of the media may register for the conference by             contacting Allison Chin-Leong at             allison.chin-leong@ubs.com or (212) 882-5693.