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MediciNova Reports First Quarter 2013 Results

SAN DIEGO, May 8, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MediciNova, Inc. a biopharmaceutical company traded on the NASDAQ Global Market (Nasdaq:MNOV) and the Jasdaq Market of the Osaka Securities Exchange (Code Number: 4875), today announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2013 through the filing of its quarterly report on Form 10-Q.

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MediciNova Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2012 Results

SAN DIEGO, March 28, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MediciNova, Inc. a biopharmaceutical company traded on the NASDAQ Global Market (Nasdaq:MNOV) and the Jasdaq Market of the Osaka Securities Exchange (Code Number: 4875), today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2012.

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MediciNova Announces MN-166 (ibudilast) Opioid Withdrawal and Analgesia Data Presentation at the American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting

SAN DIEGO, March 20, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MediciNova, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company that is publicly traded on the NASDAQ Global Market (Nasdaq:MNOV) and the Jasdaq Market of the Osaka Securities Exchange (Code Number: 4875), today announced that data from a Phase 1b/2a study of MN-166 (ibudilast) in opioid withdrawal and analgesia will be presented during a poster session from 5:30p.m. to 7:00p.m. at the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) Annual Meeting in San Diego on March 21, 2013.

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FDA Grants Fast Track Designation for MediciNova's MN-166 (ibudilast) for the Treatment of Methamphetamine Dependence

SAN DIEGO, Feb. 25, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MediciNova, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company that is publicly traded on the NASDAQ Global Market (Nasdaq:MNOV) and the Jasdaq Market of the Osaka Securities Exchange (Code Number: 4875), today announced that it has received Fast Track designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for MN-166 (ibudilast) for the treatment of methamphetamine dependence. Fast Track is a process designed to facilitate the development and expedite the review of drugs that are intended to treat serious diseases and have the potential to fill an unmet medical need.  An important feature of the FDA's Fast Track program is that it emphasizes early and frequent communication between the FDA and the sponsor throughout the entire drug development and review process to improve the efficiency of product development. Accordingly, Fast Track status can potentially lead to a shortened timeline to ultimate drug approval. 

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MediciNova Provides Development Update

SAN DIEGO, Jan. 3, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MediciNova, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company that is publicly traded on the NASDAQ Global Market (Nasdaq:MNOV) and the Jasdaq Market of the Osaka Securities Exchange (Code Number: 4875), provides a development update on its two lead programs, MN-221 and MN-166.

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MediciNova Receives Notice of Patent Allowance for Method of Treating Acute Exacerbations of Asthma

SAN DIEGO, Dec. 9, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MediciNova, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company that is publicly traded on the NASDAQ Global Market (Nasdaq:MNOV) and the Jasdaq Market of the Osaka Securities Exchange (Code Number: 4875), announced that it has been granted a Notice of Allowance from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for a pending patent application, which covers the use of MN-221 for the treatment of acute exacerbations of asthma.

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MediciNova Announces Initiation of a Clinical Trial of MN-166 in Opioid Abusers With Columbia University and the New York State Psychiatric Institute

SAN DIEGO, Nov. 20, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MediciNova, Inc. a biopharmaceutical company traded on the NASDAQ Global Market (Nasdaq:MNOV) and the Jasdaq Market of the Osaka Securities Exchange (Code Number: 4875), announced the initiation of enrollment of a Phase 2a clinical trial with MN-166 (ibudilast) in prescription opioid or heroin abusers. The trial will be conducted at Columbia University and the New York State Psychiatric Institute and is funded by the National Institutes for Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Health.

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MediciNova Extends MN-166 Patent Position in Europe

SAN DIEGO, Nov. 18, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MediciNova Inc, a biopharmaceutical company traded on the NASDAQ Global Market (Nasdaq:MNOV) and the Jasdaq Market of the Osaka Securities Exchange (Code Number: 4875), today announced that it has received Notices of Allowance from the European Patent Office (EPO) for two pending patent applications. One covers the use of ibudilast (MN-166) in drug addiction and the other provides for ibudilast use to enhance opioid analgesia in acute pain settings. MN-166 is the company's lead drug development candidate for certain neurological conditions, including progressive multiple sclerosis, drug addiction, and pain.

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MediciNova to Present at the Fourth World Congress of Emergency Medicine

SAN DIEGO, Nov. 14, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MediciNova, Inc. a biopharmaceutical company traded on the NASDAQ Global Market (Nasdaq:MNOV) and the Jasdaq Market of the Osaka Securities Exchange (Code Number: 4875), announced that Dr. Kazuko Matsuda, Chief Medical Officer, will present the results of the phase 2 clinical trial of MN-221 in acute exacerbation of asthma at the Fourth World Congress of Emergency Medicine being held in Cancun, Mexico November 14 through 17.

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MediciNova Announces Publication of MN-221 Clinical Results in Journal of Asthma

SAN DIEGO, Nov. 12, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MediciNova, Inc. a biopharmaceutical company traded on the NASDAQ Global Market (Nasdaq:MNOV) and the Jasdaq Market of the Osaka Securities Exchange (Code Number: 4875), today announced the publication of positive Phase 2 clinical results in two asthma studies in the