Merrill Lynch Global Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology & Medical Device Conference To Webcast Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Cambridge, Massachusetts) Presentation

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Jan. 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that its presentation at the Merrill Lynch Global Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology & Medical Device Conference will be webcast live and may be accessed by visiting the Investors section of the Company’s website, http://www.millennium.com.

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Dr. Deborah Dunsire, president and chief executive officer of Millennium, will discuss the Company’s goals and financial guidance for 2006 and recent achievements. Her presentation will be delivered at 10:20 a.m. ET on Tuesday, February 7, 2006 from The Grand Hyatt, New York, in New York City. The presentation will be archived for 30 days.

About Millennium

Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a leading biopharmaceutical company based in Cambridge, Mass., markets VELCADE(R) (bortezomib) for Injection, a novel cancer product, and has a robust clinical development pipeline of product candidates. The Company’s research, development and commercialization activities are focused in two therapeutic areas: oncology and inflammation. By applying its knowledge of the human genome, its understanding of disease mechanisms and its industrialized drug discovery platform, Millennium is seeking to develop breakthrough products. The Company’s website is http://www.millennium.com.

Editors’ Note: This press release is also available under the Media section of the Company’s website at: http://www.millennium.com.

Contact:

Kyle Kuvalanka

(617) 761-4734

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CONTACT: Kyle Kuvalanka of Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.,+1-617-761-4734

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