MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA--(Marketwire - Sep 7, 2012) - Prana Biotechnology (NASDAQ: [ PRAN ]) (ASX: PBT) today announced that Chief Scientific Advisor, Rudy Tanzi, Joseph P. and Rose F. Kennedy Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School; and Prana Chairman, R&D Board, Jeffrey Cummings, Director, Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health in Las Vegas, will take part in a panel discussion entitled, 'Alzheimer's and Other Issues of Aging' on Sunday, September 9^th at the Celebration of Science Conference in Washington, D.C. Freda Lewis-Hall, Executive Vice President, Chief Medical Officer, Pfizer Inc. will moderate the panel and George Vradenburg, Chairman and co-founder, USAgainstAlzheimer's will also participate as a panelist.

The session will consider what are the most promising new technologies for fighting Alzheimer's which currently affects more than five million Americans. They will address innovative technologies and what is the best way forward for combating Alzheimer's and other age related diseases. The panel will also discuss what scientific advances will help us realize the potential of longevity.

The Celebration of Science will gather over 1,000 leaders from the scientific, government, industry, philanthropic and academic communities to honor the tremendous accomplishments of science so far and to reaffirm the commitment to imagine what's possible for the future.

About Prana Biotechnology Limited
Prana Biotechnology was established to commercialize research into age-related neurodegenerative disorders. The Company was incorporated in 1997 and listed on the Australian Securities Exchange in March 2000 and listed on NASDAQ in September 2002. Researchers at prominent international institutions including The University of Melbourne, The Mental Health Research Institute (Melbourne) and Massachusetts General Hospital, a teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School, contributed to the discovery of Prana's technology.

For further information please visit the Company's web site at [ www.pranabio.com ].

Forward Looking Statements
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