LONDON, October 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Amarin Corporation plc (NASDAQ: AMRN) today announced that Rick Stewart, Chief Executive Officer, will present at the 4th Annual Bio Investor Forum on Wednesday, October 10, 2007 at 2.45 pm Pacific time. The event will be held from October 9 to 11 at the Palace Hotel, San Francisco.

The presentation will be simultaneously webcast and a link will be provided on Amarin Corporation's website http://www.amarincorp.com.

About Amarin

Amarin is committed to improving the lives of patients suffering from central nervous system and cardiovascular diseases. Our goal is to be a leader in the research, development and commercialization of novel drugs that address unmet patient needs.

Amarin's CNS development pipeline includes two programs in Parkinson's disease, one in epilepsy and one in memory and cognition. Amarin is initiating a series of cardiovascular preclinical and clinical programs to capitalize on the known therapeutic benefits of essential fatty acids in cardiovascular disease. Amarin also has a proprietary lipid-based technology platform for the targeted transport of molecules through the liver and/or to the brain that can be leveraged in a wide range of disease applications for its own product pipeline or with potential partners.

Amarin has its primary stock market listing in the U.S. on NASDAQ ('AMRN') and secondary listings in the U.K. and Ireland on AIM ('AMRN') and IEX ('H2E'), respectively.

For press releases and other corporate information, visit the Amarin website at http://www.amarincorp.com. Information on our website does not form part of this press release.

Disclosure Notice:

The information contained in this document is as of October 9, 2007. Amarin assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in this document as a result of new information or future events or developments. This document contains forward-looking statements about Amarin's financial condition, results of operations, business prospects and products in research that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. You can identify these statements by the fact that they use words such as 'will', 'anticipate', 'estimate', 'expect', 'project', 'forecast', 'intend', 'plan', 'believe' and other words and terms of similar meaning in connection with any discussion of future operating or financial performance or events. Among the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described or projected herein are the following: risks relating to the Company's ability to maintain its Nasdaq listing (including the risk that the Company may not be able to achieve compliance with the Nasdaq minimum bid price and/or other continued listing criteria within the required timeframe or at all and the risk that the Company may not be able to successfully appeal a Nasdaq delisting determination); the success of Amarin's research and development activities; decisions by regulatory authorities regarding whether and when to approve Amarin's drug applications, as well as their decisions regarding labeling and other matters that could affect the commercial potential of Amarin's products; the speed with which regulatory authorizations, pricing approvals and product launches may be achieved; the success with which developed products may be commercialized; competitive developments affecting Amarin's products under development; the effect of possible domestic and foreign legislation or regulatory action affecting, among other things, pharmaceutical pricing and reimbursement, including under Medicaid and Medicare in the United States, and involuntary approval of prescription medicines for over-the-counter use; Amarin's ability to protect its patents and other intellectual property; claims and concerns that may arise regarding the safety or efficacy of Amarin's product candidates; governmental laws and regulations affecting Amarin's operations, including those affecting taxation; Amarin's ability to maintain sufficient cash and other liquid resources to meet its operating requirements; general changes in International and US generally accepted accounting principles; growth in costs and expenses; and the impact of acquisitions, divestitures and other unusual items. A further list and description of these risks, uncertainties and other matters can be found in Amarin's Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006, filed with the SEC on March 5 2007, Amarin's statutory annual report for the year ended 31 December, 2006 furnished on a Form 6-K to the SEC on May 9, 2007 and in its Reports of Foreign Issuer on Form 6-K furnished to the SEC.

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Source: PR Newswire (October 9, 2007 - 8:31 AM EDT)

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