Synthetic Biologics' Novel IBS-C Program Featured in American College of Gastroenterology Poster

Synthetic Biologics, Inc. (NYSE MKT: SYN) announced that experimental results supporting the proposed therapeutic mode-of-action of SYN-010 in irritable bowel syndrome with constipation (IBS-C) were presented today in a poster at the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) Annual Meeting in Honolulu, HI. The research was sponsored by Synthetic Biologics and performed at Cedars-Sinai under the direction of Mark Pimentel, M.D., FRCP(C), Director of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center's (CSMC) GI Motility Program and Laboratory, and Chairman of Synthetic Biologics' IBS-C Clinical Advisory Board. "The presentation at the ACG Annual Meeting highlighted the therapeutic potential of SYN-010 for IBS-C," stated Jeffrey Riley, Chief Executive Officer for Synthetic Biologics. "As we continue to move our IBS-C program through two ongoing Phase 2 clinical trials, this research, along with SYN-010's novel modified-release formulation of the widely prescribed lovastatin lactone, provides a strong body of support for SYN-010's efficacy in reducing methane levels in the gut. We continue to expect topline results from the first Phase See full press release