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NPS Pharmaceuticals to Present at BIO CEO & Investor Conference

BEDMINSTER, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- NPS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: NPSP) announced today that Francois Nader, M.D., president and chief executive officer, is scheduled to present at the 11^th Annual BIO CEO and Investor Conference in New York on Tuesday, February 10, 2009 at 11:30 a.m. ET. The presentation will be available as a live webcast with a replay available approximately three hours after the presentation has concluded. Interested parties may access the webcast from the NPS website at http://www.npsp.com.

About NPS Pharmaceuticals

NPS Pharmaceuticals is developing therapeutics for rare gastrointestinal and endocrine disorders with high-unmet medical needs. The company is currently advancing two late-stage programs. Teduglutide, a proprietary analog of glucagon-like peptide-2, is in Phase 3 clinical development for intestinal failure associated with short bowel syndrome as GATTEX™ and in preclinical development for additional intestinal failure related conditions. NPSP558 (parathyroid hormone 1-84 [rDNA origin] injection) is in Phase 3 clinical development as a hormone therapy for hypoparathyroidism. NPS complements its proprietary programs with a royalty-based portfolio of products and product candidates that includes agreements with Amgen, GlaxoSmithKline, Kyowa Kirin, Ortho-McNeil, and Nycomed. Additional information is available at http://www.npsp.com.

Source: NPS Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

NPS Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Gail Brophy, 908-450-5335

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