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WuXi PharmaTech Schedules Fourth Quarter 2008 Earnings Release on Thursday, March 26, 2009

  WUXI APPTEC LOGO. (PRNewsFoto/WUXI APPTEC LOGO)

SHANGHAI CHINA
 
Earnings Conference Call to be Held on March 26, 2008 at 8:00 am (Eastern) / 5:00 am (Pacific) / 8:00 pm (Beijing/Shanghai/Hong Kong)

SHANGHAI, China, March 12 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- WuXi PharmaTech (Cayman) Inc. (NYSE: WX), a leading pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device R&D outsourcing company with operations in China and the United States, today announced that it will release financial results for the fourth quarter 2008 on March 26, 2008 Shanghai time, and after the US market close on Wednesday, March 25, 2008 New York time.

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The earnings release will be available on the investor relations section of its website at http://www.wuxiapptec.com .

Following the earnings announcement, WuXi PharmaTech senior management will host a conference call at 8:00 am (Eastern) / 5:00 am (Pacific) / 8:00 pm (Beijing/Shanghai/Hong Kong) on Thursday, March 26, 2009, to discuss its 2008 fourth quarter financial results and recent business activities. The conference call may be accessed by calling:

    United States:    1-866-519-4004
    China (Landline): 800-819-0121
    China (Mobile):   400-620-8038
    Hong Kong:        800-933-053
    United Kingdom:   0-808-234-6646
    International:    +65-6735-7955
    Conference ID:    90240602

A telephone replay will be available two hours after the call's completion at:

    United States:  1-866-214-5335
    China  North:   10-800-714-0386
    China South:    10-800-140-0386
    Hong Kong:      800-901-596
    United Kingdom: 0-800-731-7846
    International:  +61-2-8235-5000
    Passcode:       90240602

A live webcast of the conference call and replay will be available in the investor relations section of WuXi PharmaTech's website at http://www.wuxiapptec.com .

About WuXi PharmaTech

WuXi PharmaTech is a leading pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device R&D outsourcing company, with operations in China and the United States. As a research-driven and customer-focused company, WuXi PharmaTech provides pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device companies with a broad and integrated portfolio of laboratory and manufacturing services throughout the drug and medical device R&D process. WuXi PharmaTech's services are designed to help its global partners in shortening the cycle and lowering the cost of drug and medical device R&D. The operating subsidiaries of WuXi PharmaTech are known as WuXi AppTec. For more information, please visit: http://www.wuxiapptec.com .

    For further information, please contact:

    WuXi PharmaTech (Cayman) Inc.
     Ronald Aldridge (for investors)
     Director of Investor Relations
     Tel:   +1-215-218-5515
     Email: ir@wuxiapptec.com

     Sherry Shao (for the media)
     WuXi PharmaTech (Cayman) Inc.
     Tel:   +86-21-5046-4002
     Email: pr@wuxiapptec.com

SOURCE WuXi PharmaTech (Cayman) Inc.