AMRI to Receive Second Milestone Payment from Licensing Agreement with Bristol-Myers Squibb.

ALBANY, N.Y. -- AMRI (NASDAQ: AMRI) announced today it will receive a $4 million milestone payment from Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE: BMY) as a result of Bristol-Myers Squibb's submission of a Clinical Trial Application (CTA) to the Health Products and Food Branch (HPFB), Health Canada for approval to initiate Phase I studies on an AMRI compound exclusively licensed to Bristol-Myers Squibb. Upon approval of the CTA by Health Canada, Bristol-Myers Squibb may begin Phase I testing in Canada.

This compound is a biogenic amine reuptake inhibitor acting at multiple targets, which may represent a new class of therapeutic agent that could lead to an improved treatment for depression or other CNS disease indications. AMRI and Bristol-Myers Squibb are parties to an ongoing research collaboration to develop treatments for depression and diseases of the central nervous system (CNS). The two companies will continue to evaluate additional compounds under this collaboration.

"We are pleased to announce the achievement of a second milestone in our research collaboration with Bristol-Myers Squibb," said AMRI Chairman, President and CEO Thomas E. D'Ambra. "The advancement of our licensed compound to a Phase I trial is a significant first for AMRI, demonstrating the ability of AMRI's internal R&D efforts to generate valuable assets with commercial potential. We continue to believe that the biological mechanism underlying this approach has the potential to ultimately generate multiple clinical candidates."

"We also want to take this opportunity to acknowledge the substantial investment, support and leadership of Bristol-Myers Squibb, particularly the research team that has led the development of this series from an advanced preclinical stage to where we are today," D'Ambra continued. "From the beginning, Bristol-Myers Squibb's commitment to develop this technology has been outstanding. We look forward to further progress from our collaboration."

This is the second milestone for this first candidate to emerge from the collaboration; AMRI announced a payment of $1.5 million in June 2007, when this compound was nominated by Bristol-Myers Squibb for development. Under the collaborative agreement, AMRI is eligible to receive up to $66 million per compound in development and regulatory milestone payments for the first two compounds, and additional payments of up to $22 million per compound on subsequent compounds. In addition, AMRI will receive royalties on worldwide sales of commercialized compounds.

About AMRI

Founded in 1991, AMRI provides scientific services, products and technologies focused on improving the quality of life. AMRI works on drug discovery and development projects and conducts manufacturing of active ingredients and pharmaceutical intermediates for many of the world's leading healthcare companies. As an additional value added service to its customers, the company is also investing in R&D in order to expand it contract services and to identify novel early stage drug candidates with the goal to outlicense to a strategic partner. With locations in the U.S., Europe, and Asia, AMRI provides customers with a wide range of services, technologies and cost models.

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