Amicus Therapeutics to Present at the 28th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference on Monday, January 11, 2010

CRANBURY, N.J., Jan. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Amicus Therapeutics (Nasdaq: FOLD) today announced that President and Chief Executive Officer, John F. Crowley, will be presenting an overview of the Company's key strategic priorities for 2010 at the upcoming 28th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference. Mr. Crowley's presentation is scheduled to begin on Monday, January 11 at 10:30 a.m. PST.

Individuals can listen to a live webcast of the presentation by logging on to the Investors section of the Amicus Therapeutics' web site, http://www.amicustherapeutics.com. Participants should allow approximately five to ten minutes prior to the presentation's start time to visit the site and download any streaming media software needed to listen to the Internet webcast. A replay of the webcast will also be available on the Company's Web site for 30 days.

About Amicus Therapeutics

Amicus Therapeutics is developing orally-administered, small molecule drugs called pharmacological chaperones, a novel, first-in-class approach to treating a broad range of diseases including lysosomal storage disorders and diseases of neurodegeneration. Amicus' lead program is in Phase 3 for the treatment of Fabry disease.

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