BioSante Pharmaceuticals, Inc. to Present at BioCentury and BIO Healthcare Conferences

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LINCOLNSHIRE, Illinois (October 17, 2011)– BioSante Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: BPAX) today announced that Stephen M. Simes, BioSante's president & CEO will present at two healthcare conferences in October. Mr. Simes will speak at the BioCentury NewsMakers in the Biotech Industry on Friday, October 21 at 11:30 am EDT in New York and at the BIO Investor Forum on Tuesday, October 25 at 3:30 pm PDT in San Francisco.

BioSante will provide a company overview at each conference, as well as an update on the LibiGel^®(testosterone gel) Phase III clinical development program and planned new drug application (NDA) submission.

A live audio webcast of remarks by Mr. Simes, at the BioCentury conference may be accessed at

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About BioSante Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

BioSante is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on developing products for female sexual health and oncology. BioSante's lead products include LibiGel^®(transdermal testosterone gel) for the treatment of female sexual dysfunction (FSD), specifically hypoactive sexual desire disorder (HSDD), which is in Phase III clinical development according to a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Special Protocol Assessment (SPA). BioSante's first FDA-approved product is Elestrin™ (estradiol gel) indicated for the treatment of hot flashes associated with menopause, marketed in the U.S. by Azur Pharma, BioSante's licensee. BioSante also is developing a portfolio of cancer vaccines, four of which have been granted Orphan Drug designation, and are currently in several Phase II clinical trials. Other BioSante products are Bio-T-Gel™, a testosterone gel for male hypogonadism, for which an NDA is pending, licensed to Teva Pharmaceuticals, and an oral contraceptive in Phase II clinical development. Additional information is available online at:www.biosantepharma.com.

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