VANCOUVER, Oct. 24 /CNW/ - Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ("Angiotech")
(NASDAQ: ANPI, TSX: ANP), a global specialty pharmaceutical and medical device
company, today announced that its 2008 Annual and Special General Meeting of
Shareholders taking place on October 30, 2008 at 8:30am Pacific time will be
available via webcast and conference call dial-in.