CRANBURY, N.J., April 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Amicus Therapeutics (Nasdaq: FOLD) will announce first quarter 2009 financial results after the regular close of markets on Thursday, May 7, 2009. The results announcement will be followed by a live conference call and webcast that afternoon at 5 p.m. EDT.

Interested participants and investors may access the conference call at 5 p.m. EDT by dialing 877-874-1565 (U.S./Canada) or 719-325-4830 (international). A telephonic replay of the call will be available for seven days beginning at 8 p.m. EDT. Access numbers for this replay are 888-203-1112 (U.S./Canada) and 719-457-0820 (international); participant code 5114983.

An audio webcast can also be accessed via the investor section of the Amicus Therapeutics Web site at www.amicustherapeutics.com under Investors: Events and Presentations. Web participants are encouraged to go to the Web site 15 minutes prior to the start of the call to register, download and install any necessary software. After the live webcast, an audio webcast replay will remain available in the Investors section of the Amicus Therapeutics Web site for 30 days.

Amicus' press releases are available at www.amicustherapeutics.com.

About Amicus Therapeutics

Amicus Therapeutics is a biopharmaceutical company developing novel, oral therapeutics known as pharmacological chaperones for the treatment of a range of human genetic diseases. Pharmacological chaperone technology involves the use of small molecules that selectively bind to and stabilize proteins in cells, leading to improved protein folding and trafficking, and increased activity. Amicus is initially targeting lysosomal storage disorders, which are severe, chronic genetic diseases with unmet medical needs.

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