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Emergent BioSolutions to Hold Annual Meeting of Stockholders Wednesday, May 21, 2008 at 10:00 am Eastern

ROCKVILLE, Md.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–April 8, 2008–Emergent BioSolutions Inc. (NYSE:EBS) announced today that it will hold its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on Wednesday, May 21, 2008 beginning at 10:00 am Eastern Time at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, 3 Research Court, Rockville, MD, 20850.

At the annual meeting, stockholders will consider and vote on the following matters:

the election of Zsolt Harsanyi, Ph.D. and Louis W. Sullivan, M.D. to serve as Class II directors, each for a term of three years;
the ratification of the approval of the rights agreement that we entered into with American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as rights agent, on November 14, 2006; and
the ratification of the selection by the audit committee of Ernst & Young LLP as the company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2008.
Stockholders also will consider and vote on any other matters as may properly come before the annual meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof. The company’s board of directors has no knowledge of any other matters which may come before the meeting.

Stockholders of record at the close of business on March 31, 2008 are entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the annual meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof.

If you plan to attend the meeting, please bring photo identification for admission. Also, if your shares are held in the name of a broker, bank or other nominee, please bring with you a proxy, letter or account statement (or copy thereof) from your broker, bank or nominee confirming your ownership of Emergent BioSolutions stock so that you can be admitted to the meeting. Also, if your shares are held of record by a broker, bank or other nominee and you wish to vote at the meeting, you must obtain a broker’s proxy card issued in your name.

Interested parties may listen to the Annual Meeting via conference call by dialing either 1-800-561-2693 in the U.S. or +1-617-614-3523 outside the U.S. No passcode is required for the live call. Interested parties may also access a webcast of the Annual Meeting by visiting the Emergent BioSolutions website at www.emergentbiosolutions.com .

A replay of the teleconference will be available approximately one hour following the conclusion of the call by dialing 888/286-8010 or 617/801-6888 and using the passcode 35297263. The replay will be available through June 4. In addition, the webcast will be archived on the company’s website, www.emergentbiosolutions.com, under “Investors”.

About Emergent BioSolutions Inc.

Emergent BioSolutions Inc. is a profitable, multinational biopharmaceutical company dedicated to one simple mission — to protect life. We develop, manufacture and commercialize immunobiotics, consisting of vaccines and therapeutics that assist the body’s immune system to prevent or treat disease. Our products target infectious diseases and other medical conditions that have resulted in significant unmet or underserved public health needs. Our marketed product, BioThrax(R) (Anthrax Vaccine Adsorbed), is the only vaccine approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the prevention of anthrax infection. More information on the company is available at www.emergentbiosolutions.com.