CRANBURY, NJ -- (MARKET WIRE) -- October 19, 2006 -- Valera Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: VLRX) today said that it is scheduled to present at the Sanders Morris Harris Middle Market Investor Growth Conference on Monday, October 23, 2006 at 9:00 a.m. ET. The conference will be held from October 23 - 24, 2006 at the Omni Berkshire Place in New York City.