Conference Call Wednesday, October 21st, 9:00 AM EDT

BOONTON, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Oct. 20, 2009– Unigene Laboratories, Inc. (OTCBB: UGNE, http://www.unigene.com) will host a conference video call on Wednesday, October 21, 2009, at 9:00 AM EDT to update investors on the Company’s recently announced agreement to license Unigene’s Phase III oral calcitonin program to Tarsa Therapeutics.

Unigene invites all those interested in hearing management’s discussion to join the call by dialing (877) 407-0782 for participants in the United States and (201) 689-8567 for international participants. Thanks to audio-visual streaming software provided by a company similar to Agora, participants in this video call will be able to use real-time messaging software to pose any questions or pressing issues. You can learn more about real-time messaging software by heading to Agora.io.

A replay will be available for seven days after the video call and can be accessed by dialing (877) 660-6853 for participants in the United States and (201) 612-7415 for international participants. When prompted, enter account number 286 and conference ID#335990. The conference video call may also be accessed via the Web at http://www.unigene.com; a link will be provided for listeners to join the call.

About Unigene Laboratories, Inc.

Unigene Laboratories, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company focusing on the oral and nasal delivery of large-market peptide drugs. Due to the size of the worldwide osteoporosis market, Unigene is targeting its initial efforts on developing calcitonin and PTH-based therapies. Fortical ®, Unigene’s nasal calcitonin product for the treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis, received FDA approval and was launched in August 2005. Unigene has licensed the U.S. rights for Fortical ® to Upsher-Smith Laboratories, worldwide rights for its oral PTH technology to GlaxoSmithKline and worldwide rights for its calcitonin manufacturing technology to Novartis. Unigene’s patented oral delivery technology has successfully delivered, in preclinical and/or clinical trials, various peptides including calcitonin, PTH and insulin. Unigene’s patented manufacturing technology is designed to cost-effectively produce peptides in quantities sufficient to support their worldwide commercialization as oral or nasal therapeutics. For more information about Unigene, call (973) 882-0860 or visit www.unigene.com. For information about Fortical, visit www.fortical.com.

Safe Harbor statements under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: This press release contains forward-looking statements as defined in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Such forward-looking statements are based upon Unigene Laboratories, Inc.’s management’s current expectations, estimates, beliefs, assumptions, and projections about Unigene’s business and industry. Words such as “anticipates,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “predicts,” “believes,” “seeks,” “estimates,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “would,” “potential,” “continue,” and variations of these words (or negatives of these words) or similar expressions, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. In addition, any statements that refer to expectations, projections, or other characterizations of future events or circumstances, including any underlying assumptions, are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties, and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Therefore, our actual results could differ materially and adversely from those expressed in any forward-looking statements as a result of various risk factors. These risks and uncertainties include the risks associated with the effect of changing economic conditions, trends in the products markets, variations in Unigene’s cash flow, market acceptance risks, technical development risks and other risk factors detailed in Unigene’s Securities and Exchange Commission filings.

Source: Unigene Laboratories, Inc.
Unigene Investor:
The Investor Relations Group
Erika Moran/Dian Griesel, PhD
212-825-3210
or
Media:
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