(January 28, 2004) -- Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) is scheduled to participate in the 2004 Merrill Lynch Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology and Medical Device Conference, which is being held February 3-5 in New York City.

Larry Best, Boston Scientific Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will make a 35-minute presentation at the conference on Tuesday, February 3, beginning at approximately 8:10 a.m. ET.

A live webcast of Mr. Best's presentation will be available to all interested parties at Boston Scientific's website at www.bostonscientific.com. Please visit the website beginning February 3 for details on how to access the webcast. To ensure a timely connection to the webcast it is recommended that users register at least 15 minutes before the webcast begins.

This webcast is being hosted by Merrill Lynch. The replay will be archived and available in the Webcast and Archives section of the Investor Relations site at www.bostonscientific.com beginning no later than 12:15 p.m. ET February 3 and running through Tuesday, February 17.

Boston Scientific is a worldwide developer, manufacturer and marketer of medical devices whose products are used in a broad range of interventional medical specialties. For more information, please visit: www.bostonscientific.com.