SAN DIEGO, May 11, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MediciNova, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company that is publicly traded on the Nasdaq Global Market (Nasdaq:MNOV) and the Jasdaq Market of the Osaka Securities Exchange (Code Number:4875), today announced it will report first quarter 2011 results on Monday, May 16, 2011 with the filing of its quarterly report on Form 10-Q. An earnings press release will be issued on the morning of Tuesday, May 17, 2011 and a conference call and webcast hosted by MediciNova management will take place on May 17th at 4:30 P.M.(EDT).