Bio-Technology General Corporation to Present at Emerald Investment Forum.

Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers

LANCASTER, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 31, 2003

Bio-Technology General Corporation to present at Emerald Forum: Emerald Asset Management has announced that Bio-Technology General Corporation (NASDAQ: BTGC) will be presenting at the Tenth Annual Emerald Groundhog Day Investment Forum, scheduled for Thursday, February 6, 2003 at the Wyndham Franklin Plaza Hotel in Philadelphia.

The Forum will showcase investment opportunities in some of the region's fastest growing companies, as well as industry leaders from across the country. Senior management of over 40 public and private companies are scheduled to make 30-minute formal presentations during concurrent sessions. Emerald Asset Management, Inc. and its subsidiaries present this year's Forum with lead sponsor, Commerce Bank (NYSE: CBH).

The Forum provides a unique opportunity for portfolio managers, analysts, and investment industry professionals to interact with senior executives representing a wide array of industries ranging from banking & financial services, capital goods, consumer goods, life sciences, specialty chemicals, technology, and transportation. In addition, analysts from Emerald Asset Management and Commerce Capital Markets will be sharing their views on the most compelling growth opportunities for the coming year.

The Emerald Forum and company presentations will be available through a live webcast at www.teamemerald.com. Following the conference, a webcast replay will be available at the same address.

Emerald Asset Management is a diversified investment services company that operates through its wholly owned subsidiary Emerald Advisers, Inc., and its Emerald Research and Emerald Venture Capital divisions. Emerald's family of mutual funds offers research-driven investment products and services to retail, institutional and private/alternative investors. Emerald is headquartered in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, with satellite offices in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and San Diego, California.

Additional Forum and Emerald Asset Management information, including registration information, can be found on Emerald's Internet home page at http://www.teamemerald.com