BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. today announced that Hank Fuchs, M.D., Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer of BioMarin, will present a company update at the Baird Healthcare Conference in New York City on Wednesday, September 9, 2009 at 3:45 p.m. ET.

Interested parties may access a live audio webcast of the conference call via the investor section of the BioMarin website, www.BMRN.com. A replay of the call will be archived on the site for one week following the call.

About BioMarin

BioMarin develops and commercializes innovative biopharmaceuticals for serious diseases and medical conditions. The company's product portfolio comprises three approved products and multiple clinical and pre-clinical product candidates. Approved products include Naglazyme (galsulfase) for mucopolysaccharidosis VI (MPS VI), a product wholly developed and commercialized by BioMarin; Aldurazyme (laronidase) for mucopolysaccharidosis I (MPS I), a product which BioMarin developed through a 50/50 joint venture with Genzyme Corporation; and Kuvan (sapropterin dihydrochloride) Tablets, for phenylketonuria (PKU), developed in partnership with Merck Serono, a division of Merck KGaA of Darmstadt, Germany. Other product candidates include PEG-PAL (PEGylated recombinant phenylalanine ammonia lyase), which is in clinical development for the treatment of PKU and GALNS (N-acetylgalactosamine 6-sulfatase), which is currently in Phase I/II clinical development for the treatment of MPS IVA. For additional information, please visit www.BMRN.com. Information on BioMarin's website is not incorporated by reference into this press release.

BioMarin , Naglazyme and Kuvan are registered trademarks of BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.

  Aldurazyme  is a registered trademark of BioMarin/Genzyme LLC.



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  Investors                                 Media
  Eugenia Shen                              Susan Berg
  BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.              BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.
  (415) 506-6570                            (415) 506-6594

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SOURCE: BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.