Oncothyreon to Present at Jefferies 2015 Healthcare Conference

SEATTLE, May 26, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Oncothyreon Inc. ONTY announced today that Robert Kirkman, M.D., President and Chief Executive Officer, is scheduled to present at the Jefferies 2015 Healthcare Conference on Wednesday, June 3, 2015 at 11:30 a.m. Eastern Time in New York.

A live and archived webcast of the presentation will be accessible by visiting the Oncothyreon website www.oncothyreon.com under the "News & Events" section.

About Oncothyreon

Oncothyreon is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company specializing in the development of innovative therapeutic products for the treatment of cancer. Our goal is to discover, develop and commercialize novel compounds that have the potential to improve the lives and outcomes of cancer patients. Our current clinical-stage product candidates include ONT-380, an orally active and selective small molecule HER2 inhibitor, and ONT-10, a therapeutic vaccine targeting MUC1. We are developing preclinical product candidates in oncology, and potentially certain rare diseases, using our protocell technology. For more information, visit www.oncothyreon.com.