Achillion to Present at the Barclays Global Healthcare Conference

Achillion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

(Nasdaq:ACHN) announced today that Milind Deshpande, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer of Achillion, will present a corporate overview at the Barclays Global Healthcare Conference on Thursday, March 15, 2018, at 11:15 a.m. ET at the Loews Miami Beach Hotel in Miami, FL.

The live audio and subsequent archived webcasts of the Company's presentations will be accessible from the Company's investor relations website, http://ir.achillion.com. The audio recording will be archived for 30 days following the live presentation. Please connect to Achillion's website several minutes prior to the start of the presentation to ensure adequate time for any software downloads that may be necessary.

About Achillion Pharmaceuticals

Achillion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACHN) is a science-driven, patient-focused company seeking to leverage its capabilities across the continuum from discovery to commercialization in its goal of providing better treatments for people with serious diseases. The company employs a highly-disciplined discovery and development approach that has allowed it to build a platform of potent and specific complement factor D inhibitors for AP-mediated diseases. Achillion is rapidly advancing its efforts to bring life-saving medicines to patients with rare diseases. More information is available at http://www.achillion.com.

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