Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Cambridge, Massachusetts) To Ring The NASDAQ Opening Bell In Conjunction With First Quarter 2006 Financial Results Conference Call

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. will hold a live webcast of its conference call at 7:30 a.m. ET on Thursday, April 27, 2006. Dr. Deborah Dunsire, chief executive officer, will host the call. Senior management will discuss the Company’s first quarter 2006 financial results and additional corporate activities. The Company will announce its financial results for this period in a press release to be issued at 7:01 a.m. ET on Thursday, April 27, 2006.

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The press release and the live webcast can be accessed by visiting the Investors section of the Company’s website, http://www.millennium.com. Following the webcast, an archived version of the call will be available at the same address for 30 days.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, understanding of disease mechanisms and industrialized drug discovery platform, Millennium is developing an exciting pipeline of innovative product candidates. 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 Theresa McNeely Investor Relations Media Relations (617) 761-4734 (617) 761-6996

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CONTACT: Kyle Kuvalanka, Investor Relations, +1-617-761-4734, or TheresaMcNeely, Media Relations, +1-617-761-6996, both of MillenniumPharmaceuticals, Inc.

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