Amicus Therapeutics, Inc. to Present at the Canaccord Genuity 30th Annual Growth Conference on August 12, 2010

CRANBURY, N.J., Aug. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Amicus Therapeutics (Nasdaq: FOLD) announced today that the Company's Chairman and CEO John F. Crowley will be presenting a corporate overview, including the Company's continued progress with its global Phase 3 program for Fabry disease, at the Canaccord Genuity 30th Annual Growth Conference. Mr. Crowley's presentation is scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m. (EDT) on Thursday, August 12, 2010.

Individuals can listen to a live webcast of the presentation by logging on to the Investors section of the Amicus Therapeutics' web site, http://www.amicustherapeutics.com. Participants should allow approximately five to ten minutes prior to the presentation's start time to visit the site and download any streaming media software needed to listen to the Internet webcast. A replay of the webcast will also be available on the Company's web site for 30 days.

About Amicus Therapeutics

Amicus Therapeutics is a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing treatments for rare diseases. The Company is developing orally-administered, small molecule drugs called pharmacological chaperones, a novel, first-in-class approach to treating a broad range of diseases including lysosomal storage disorders and neurodegenerative diseases. Amicus' lead program is in Phase 3 for the treatment of Fabry disease.

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