Amylin Pharmaceuticals to Present at the 2010 Jefferies Global Life Sciences Conference

SAN DIEGO, June 2, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMLN) will be presenting at the Jefferies Global Life Sciences Conference in New York on Wednesday, June 9, 2010 at 9:30 a.m. ET / 6:30 a.m. PT. Mark Foletta, senior vice president, finance and chief financial officer at Amylin Pharmaceuticals, will provide a corporate overview.

The presentation will be webcast live through the "Investors" section of Amylin's corporate Web site at www.amylin.com, and a recording will be made available on the Web site following the event. To access the live webcast, please log on to Amylin's site approximately fifteen minutes prior to the presentation to register and download any necessary audio software.

About Amylin Pharmaceuticals

Amylin Pharmaceuticals is a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to improving lives of patients through the discovery, development and commercialization of innovative medicines. Amylin has developed and gained approval for two first-in-class medicines for diabetes, SYMLIN® (pramlintide acetate) injection and BYETTA® (exenatide) injection. Amylin's research and development activities leverage the Company's expertise in metabolism to develop potential therapies to treat diabetes and obesity. Amylin is headquartered in San Diego, California. Further information about Amylin Pharmaceuticals is available at www.amylin.com.

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