SAN DIEGO, CA--(Marketwire - October 02, 2008) - Cypress Bioscience, Inc. (NASDAQ: CYPB) today announced that Michael R. Hufford, PhD, its Vice President of Corporate Development, will present at the JMP Securities Healthcare Focus Conference on October 7, 2008. The JMP conference is being held at the Le Parker Meridien Hotel in New York, NY. Dr. Hufford is scheduled to present on Tuesday, October 7th at 2:30 p.m. Eastern Time. This broadcast can be accessed online at http://www.wsw.com/webcast/jmp7/cypb/.