Renovis, Inc. To Present At SG Cowen & Co., LLC Health Care Conference

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., March 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Renovis, Inc. today announced that Chief Executive Officer Corey S. Goodman, Ph.D. will be presenting at the SG Cowen & Co. 26th Annual Health Care Conference at The Boston Marriott Copley Place in Boston. The presentation will be webcast live via the internet on March 7, 2006 at 2:20 p.m. EST. To access the live webcast, please visit Renovis' homepage, http://www.renovis.com. An archived version of the webcast will be available in the same location for 7 days following the presentation.

About Renovis

Renovis is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of drugs for diseases and disorders in the areas of neuroprotection, pain and inflammation. Our most advanced product candidate, NXY-059, is in Phase III clinical trials for acute ischemic stroke with our exclusive licensee, AstraZeneca AB. NXY-059, an investigational drug under development by AstraZeneca and licensed from Renovis, has a proposed mechanism of action of free radical trapping. It is being studied as a neuroprotectant in clinical trials based on effects seen in experimental models of acute ischemic stroke. In addition to proprietary research programs in the areas of neuroprotection, pain and inflammation we have a worldwide collaboration and license agreement with Pfizer to research, develop and commercialize small molecule VR1 antagonists, and a research and development collaboration with Genentech to discover and develop anti-angiogenesis drugs and drugs that promote nerve re-growth following nervous system injury.

For additional information about the company, please visit http://www.renovis.com.

Safe Harbor Statement

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, included in this press release regarding our strategy, future operations, future financial position, plans and objectives of management are forward-looking statements. We may not actually achieve these plans, intentions or expectations and Renovis cautions investors not to place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements. Actual results or events could differ materially from the plans, intentions and expectations disclosed in the forward-looking statements we make. Various important factors could cause actual results or events to differ materially from the forward-looking statements that we make are described in greater detail in the "Risk Factors" section of our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 14, 2005. We do not assume any obligation to update any forward-looking statements.

Contacts: INVESTORS: MEDIA: Renovis, Inc. Noonan Russo John C. Doyle Jane Petrino (650) 266-1407 212-845-4274 doyle@renovis.comjane.petrino@eurorscg.com

Renovis, Inc.

CONTACT: Investors: John C. Doyle of Renovis, Inc., +1-650-266-1407,doyle@renovis.com; or Media: Jane Petrino of Noonan Russo, +1-212-845-4274,jane.petrino@eurorscg.com, for Renovis, Inc.

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