Medivation Announces Participation in Upcoming Conferences

SAN FRANCISCO, April 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Medivation, Inc. (Nasdaq: MDVN) today announced that David Hung, M.D., president and chief executive officer, will present at the following conferences.

Dr. Hung will provide an overview of Medivation and its clinical development programs for Dimebon(TM) for Alzheimer's and Huntington's diseases and MDV3100 for prostate cancer.

A live audio webcast of each presentation will be available on the "Events and Presentations" page of the "Investor Relations" section of the Company's website at http://www.medivation.com. A replay also will be available for 30 days following the live presentation.

About Medivation

Medivation, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the rapid development and commercialization of innovative, life-changing therapeutics that effectively treat serious diseases with critical unmet medical needs, including diseases of the central nervous system and certain types of cancer. We aim to revolutionize treatment for deadly diseases that are not adequately addressed by currently available medicines in order to bring relief and renewed hope to seriously ill patients and their caregivers. Our current clinical development program includes a second, confirmatory pivotal Phase 3 trial of Dimebon(TM) in Alzheimer's disease, a Phase 2 clinical trial of Dimebon in patients with mild-to-moderate Huntington's disease, and a Phase 1-2 clinical trial of MDV3100 in patients with castration-resistant (also known as hormone-refractory) prostate cancer. For more information, please visit us at http://www.medivation.com.

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