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U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray Health Care Conference to Webcast Alkermes' Corporate Presentation

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Jan 28, 2002 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Alkermes, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALKS) announced today that its corporate presentation will be webcast live by U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray on Wednesday, January 30, 2002 at 11:00am ET. The webcast may be viewed at http://www.on24.com/clients/piperjaffray/conference_020129/index.html?presenter=alkermesinc&format=rmmulti and will remain archived for 30 days.

Richard Pops, Chief Executive Officer of Alkermes, Inc., will present an overview of the company at 11:00am ET on Wednesday, January 30, 2002, from The Pierre Hotel in New York.

Alkermes is a leader in the development of products based on sophisticated drug delivery technologies. We have several areas of focus, including (i) controlled, sustained-release of injectable drugs lasting several days to several weeks, using our ProLease(R) and Medisorb(R) technologies and (ii) the development of pharmaceutical products based on our proprietary AIR(TM) pulmonary technology. In addition to our Cambridge, Massachusetts, headquarters, research and manufacturing facilities, Alkermes operates research and manufacturing facilities in Ohio and a medical affairs office in Cambridge, England.

CONTACT:          Alkermes, Inc.
                  Rebecca Peterson
                  Director, Investor Relations
                  (617) 583-6378

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