ACADIA Pharmaceuticals to Present at the JMP Securities Healthcare Focus Conference on October 6, 2008

SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)– 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 JMP Securities Healthcare Focus Conference on Monday, October 6, 2008, at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time at Le Parker Meridien 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 October 20, 2008.

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 focused on developing a portfolio of its four most advanced product candidates, including pimavanserin in Phase III for Parkinson’s disease psychosis, a compound in Phase II for chronic pain and a compound in Phase I for glaucoma, both in collaboration with Allergan, and ACP-106 in IND-track development. All of the product candidates in ACADIA’s pipeline emanate from discoveries made using its proprietary drug discovery platform and are directed at indications with large unmet medical needs. ACADIA’s corporate headquarters is located in San Diego, California and it maintains research and development operations in both San Diego and Malmo, Sweden.

Source: ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc.