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MorphoSys AG /

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MorphoSys AG (FSE: MOR; Prime Standard Segment, TecDAX) announced today that its management will present at the upcoming J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco.

J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference

Date: January 12, 2012 at 09:30am PT (12:30pm ET, 5:30pm GMT; 6:30pm CET)

Venue: San Francisco, USA

Presenter: Dr. Simon Moroney, CEO of MorphoSys AG

The PDF version and the live and archived webcast of the presentation will be provided at [ www.morphosys.com ]

About MorphoSys:

MorphoSys developed HuCAL, the most successful antibody library technology in the pharmaceutical industry. By successfully applying this and other patented technologies, MorphoSys has become a leader in the field of therapeutic antibodies, one of the fastest-growing drug classes in human healthcare. The Company's AbD Serotec unit uses HuCAL and other technologies to generate superior monoclonal antibodies for research and diagnostic applications. Through its own development efforts and successful partnerships in the pharmaceutical industry, MorphoSys has built a therapeuticpipeline of more than 70 human antibody drug candidates for the treatment of cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, and Alzheimer's disease, to name just a few. With its ongoing commitment to new antibody technology and drug development, MorphoSys is focused on engineering the medicines of tomorrow. MorphoSys is listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange under the symbol MOR. For regular updates about MorphoSys, visit [ http://www.morphosys.com ]

HuCAL®, HuCAL GOLD®, HuCAL PLATINUM®, CysDisplay®, RapMAT® and arYla® are registered trademarks of MorphoSys AG. Ylanthia® and 100 billion high potentials™ are trademarks of MorphoSys AG.

Slonomics® is a registered trademark of Sloning BioTechnology GmbH, a subsidiary of MorphoSys AG.

This communication contains certain forward-looking statements concerning the MorphoSys group of companies. The forward-looking statements contained herein represent the judgment of MorphoSys as of the date of this release and involve risks and uncertainties. Should actual conditions differ from the Company's assumptions, actual results and actions may differ from those anticipated. MorphoSys does not intend to update any of these forward-looking statements as far as the wording of the relevant press release is concerned.

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