SAN DIEGO, July 2, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MediciNova, Inc. a biopharmaceutical company traded on the NASDAQ Global Market (Nasdaq:MNOV) and the Jasdaq Market of the Osaka Securities Exchange (Code Number: 4875), announced today that Dr. Yuichi Iwaki, President & CEO, will present a corporate overview at the JMP Securities Seventh Annual Healthcare Conference on Thursday, July 12, 2012 at 4:00pm (EDT) in New York.