Organovo to Present at 2015 Piper Jaffray Healthcare Conference

SAN DIEGO, Nov. 23, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Organovo Holdings, Inc. (NYSE MKT: ONVO) ("Organovo"), a three-dimensional biology company focused on delivering scientific and medical breakthroughs using its 3D bioprinting technology, today announced that Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Keith Murphy is scheduled to speak at the 2015 Piper Jaffray Healthcare Conference in New York City on Wednesday, December 2, 2015 at 11:00am Eastern Time (ET). The presentation will be simultaneously audio webcast at http://www.organovo.com. The audio webcast will be archived for 90 days following the conference.

About Organovo Holdings, Inc.

Organovo designs and creates functional, three-dimensional human tissues for use in medical research and therapeutic applications. The Company develops 3D human disease models through internal development and in collaboration with pharmaceutical and academic partners. Organovo's 3D human tissues have the potential to accelerate the drug discovery process, enabling treatments to be developed faster and at lower cost. The Company recently launched its initial product of the planned exVive3D^TM portfolio offering, the exVive3D Human Liver Tissue for use in toxicology and other preclinical drug testing. Additional products are in development, with the anticipated release of the exVive3D Human Kidney Tissue scheduled for the third quarter of calendar year 2016. The Company also actively conducts early research on specific tissues for therapeutic use in direct surgical applications. In addition to numerous scientific publications, the Company's technology has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Time Magazine, The Economist, and numerous other media outlets. Organovo is changing the shape of medical research and practice. Learn more at www.organovo.com.