Keryx Biopharmaceuticals to Present at the JMP Securities Life Sciences Conference 2015

BOSTON, June 16, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Keryx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc., KERX, a biopharmaceutical company focused on bringing innovative therapies to market for patients with renal disease, today announced that it will present at the JMP Securities Life Sciences Conference in New York City on Wednesday, June 24, 2015 at 2:30 p.m. EDT.

A live audio webcast of the presentation will be accessible from Keryx's website at http://investors.keryx.com within the Investor Relations section under the "webcasts and presentations" page. An archived version of this webcast will be available following the conclusion of the live presentation.

About Keryx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.

Keryx Biopharmaceuticals, with offices in New York and Boston, is focused on bringing innovative therapies to market for patients with renal disease. In December 2014, the Company launched its first FDA-approved product, Auryxia™ (ferric citrate) for the treatment of elevated serum phosphorus levels in patients with chronic kidney disease on dialysis, in the United States. In January 2014, ferric citrate was approved for the treatment of patients with all stages of CKD in Japan, where it is being marketed as Riona® by Keryx's Japanese partner, Japan Tobacco Inc. and Torii Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. For more information about Keryx, please visit www.keryx.com.