HOPKINTON, Mass., Nov. 05, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Spring Bank Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: SBPH), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapeutics for the treatment of viral infections, inflammatory diseases and certain cancers, today announced that it will present at two upcoming healthcare conferences. Details of the conferences are as follows:
| Jefferies 2018 London Healthcare Conference – London, November 14-15, 2018 | |
| Presenter: | Martin Driscoll, president and chief executive officer |
| Date: | November 15, 2018 |
| Time: | 5:20 pm GMT |
| 30th Annual Piper Jaffray Healthcare Conference – New York, November 27-29, 2018 | |
| Fireside Chat: | Mr. Driscoll and Dr. Nezam Afdhal, chief medical officer |
| Date: | November 28, 2018 |
| Time: | 1:00 EST |
About Spring Bank
Spring Bank Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company engaged in the discovery and development of a novel class of therapeutics using its proprietary small molecule nucleotide platform. The company designs its compounds to selectively target and modulate the activity of specific proteins implicated in various disease states. The company’s lead product candidate, inarigivir, is being developed for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV). Inarigivir is designed to selectively activate within infected cells retinoic acid-inducible gene 1 (RIG-I), which has been shown to inhibit HBV viral replication and induce the intracellular interferon signaling pathways for antiviral defense. The company is also developing its lead STING (Stimulator of Interferon Genes) agonist product candidate, SB 11285, an immunotherapeutic agent for the treatment of selected cancers.
Contacts
Spring Bank Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Jonathan Freve
Chief Financial Officer
(508) 473-5993
jfreve@springbankpharm.com
LifeSci Advisors, LLC
Ashley R. Robinson
(617) 535-7742
Ashley@lifesciadvisors.com