Verastem to Present at the JMP Securities Healthcare Conference 2012

Verastem to Present at the JMP Securities Healthcare Conference 2012

Verastem, Inc., (NASDAQ: VSTM) a biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing drugs to treat breast and other cancers by targeting cancer stem cells, announced that the Company will present at the JMP Securities Healthcare Conference 2012 on July 13, 2012, in New York City.

The Verastem presentation will be at 9:00am ET on Friday, July 13, 2012, in the Tribeca Room at the Peninsula Hotel in New York, NY.

A webcast of the presentation can be accessed by visiting the investors section of the Company’s website at . A replay of the webcast will be archived on the Verastem website for two weeks following the presentation date.

Verastem, Inc. (NASDAQ: VSTM) is a biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing drugs to treat breast and other cancers by targeting cancer stem cells. Cancer stem cells are an underlying cause of tumor recurrence and metastasis. For more information please visit .

Any statements in this press release about future expectations, plans and prospects for the Company constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results may differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements. The Company anticipates that subsequent events and developments will cause the Company’s views to change. However, while the Company may elect to update these forward-looking statements at some point in the future, the Company specifically disclaims any obligation to do so.