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ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq:ACAD), a biopharmaceutical company utilizing innovative technology to fuel drug discovery and clinical development of novel treatments for central nervous system disorders, today announced that it will present at the Eighth Annual Needham Life Sciences Conference on Wednesday, June 10, 2009 at 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time at The New York Palace Hotel in New York City.

A live

webcast of ACADIA’s presentation will be accessible on the company’s website, www.acadia-pharm.com : , under the investors section and an archived recording will be available on the website through June 24, 2009.

About ACADIA Pharmaceuticals


ACADIA is a biopharmaceutical company utilizing innovative technology to fuel drug discovery and clinical development of novel treatments for central nervous system disorders. ACADIA is currently developing a portfolio consisting of its five most advanced product candidates including pimavanserin, which is in Phase III development for Parkinson’s disease psychosis in collaboration with Biovail. In addition to pimavanserin, ACADIA has a product candidate in Phase II for chronic pain and a product candidate in Phase I for glaucoma, both in collaboration with Allergan, as well as two programs in IND-track development. All of the product candidates in ACADIA’s pipeline emanate from discoveries made using its proprietary drug discovery platform.
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ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc.Lisa Barthelemy, Director,

Investor RelationsThomas H. Aasen, Vice President and Chief

Financial Officer858-558-2871