Advisory - CIBC World Markets Presents its Annual Biotechnology and Specialty Pharmaceuticals Conference April 4 and 5 in New York City NEW YORK, April 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CIBC World Markets is presenting its Annual Biotechnology and Specialty Pharmaceuticals Conference on April 4 and 5, 2005 at New York's Millennium Broadway Hotel. The conference will feature informative presentations and panels from over 80 public and private healthcare companies, clinical investigators and research scientists. The theme of this year's conference is Breakthrough Therapeutics and Emerging Leadership. In addition to company-sponsored presentations tailored to address the theme of Breakthrough Therapeutics, the conference will feature a therapeutic panel and keynote speakers from leading academic, scientific and clinical institutions. Presentations will focus on novel discoveries and developments in oncology, cardiovascular, autoimmune disorders, CNS/pain and infectious disease. The presentation format will offer observers valuable insights into recent discoveries and developments in key therapeutic areas within the biotech, life sciences and specialty pharmaceutical arenas. Luncheon speakers for the conference are New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg and Daniel Troy, partner at Sidley Austin Brown and Wood, and former chief counsel at the FDA. More information on the conference including a list of presenting companies and an agenda can be found at http://conferences.cibcwm.com/biotech05/. CIBC World Markets is the wholesale banking arm of CIBC, providing a full range of integrated credit and capital markets products, investment banking, and merchant banking to clients in North America and around the world. We deliver innovative full capital solutions to growth-oriented companies and are active in all capital markets. We offer advisory expertise across a wide range of industries and provide top-ranked research for our corporate, government and institutional investor clients. CIBC World Markets' parent company is CIBC, one of North America's first and largest financial institutions with offices in 18 countries, including the world's major financial centers. Important Note about Media Attendance: This event is by invitation only; media and the public are invited to listen to the corporate presentations via audio cast at http://conferences.cibcwm.com/biotech05/. Media are invited to attend the luncheon in person but must register in advance at 416-895-7725. DATASOURCE: CIBC World Markets; CIBC; Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce CONTACT: Media contact: Rod Cumming, Director, Marketing and Communications, CIBC World Markets, at (416) 594-7774 or (416) 895-7725 (cell) or

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