To: Mike who wrote (1802 ) 8/28/2003 8:28:22 PM From: SemiBull Respond to of 3044 Newsmakers in the Biotech Industry Conference to Webcast Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Presentation Thursday August 28, 4:01 pm ET CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Aug. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/-- Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: MLNM - News) announced today that its presentation at the Newsmakers in the Biotech Industry Conference will be webcast live and may be accessed by visiting the Investors section of the Company's website, www.millennium.com. Millennium senior management will provide an overview of the Company and progress against 2003 goals. The presentation will be delivered at 2:20 p.m. EDT on Thursday, September 4, 2003 from The Millennium Broadway Hotel in New York City. The presentation will be archived for 30 days. About Millennium Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a leading biopharmaceutical company based in Cambridge, Mass., co-promotes INTEGRILIN® (eptifibatide) Injection, a market-leading cardiovascular product, markets VELCADE(TM) (bortezomib) for Injection, a novel cancer product, and has a robust clinical development pipeline of product candidates. The Company's research, development and commercialization activities are focused in three disease areas: cardiovascular, oncology and inflammation. By applying its knowledge of the human genome, its understanding of disease mechanisms, and its industrialized technology platform, Millennium is seeking to develop breakthrough personalized medicine products. Editors' Note: This press release is also available under the Media section of the Company's website at: www.millennium.com. Contact: Cynthia Clayton, Investor Relations Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (617) 551-8607