VILLA GUARDIA (COMO), Italy--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Gentium S.p.A. (NASDAQ:GENT) (the Company) today announced that Laura I. Ferro, M.D., the Company’s president and chief executive officer, and Gary G. Gemignani, the Company’s chief financial officer, will present a corporate update at the upcoming Rodman & Renshaw Eighth Annual Healthcare Conference. The presentation is scheduled for 8:50 AM (Eastern Time) on Wednesday, November 8, 2006. The event will be held from November 6-8, 2006 at the New York Palace Hotel in New York.