Astrotech to Present at Sidoti Emerging Growth Convention

AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Astrotech Corporation ASTC announced Chief Executive Officer Thomas B. Pickens, III and Chief Financial Officer Eric Stober are scheduled to present at 2:30 pm ET at the Sidoti Emerging Growth Convention on March 31^st at the New York Marriott Marquis.

Management will be available for 1-on-1 meetings. The Astrotech presentation will be webcast live. Interested parties can access the webcast on the Astrotech investor relations website. The archived webcast will be available for at least 90 days.

About Astrotech Corporation

Astrotech Corporation ASTC identifies and commercializes emerging technologies through its closely held subsidiaries. Management sources investment opportunities from various government laboratories, agencies, universities, and corporations, as well as through its own internal research. Sourced from Oak Ridge Laboratory's chemical analyzer research, 1^st Detect develops, manufactures, and sells chemical analyzers that streamline processes for industrial use in the airport security, food and beverage, semiconductor, pharmaceutical, research and environmental markets, and the military. Sourced from decades of image research from the laboratories of IBM and Kodak combined with classified satellite technology from government laboratories, Astral Images sells film to digital image enhancement, defect removal and color correction software, and post processing services providing economically feasible conversion of television and feature 35mm and 16mm films to the new 4K ultra-high definition (UHD), high-dynamic range (HDR) format necessary for the new generation of digital distribution. Sourced from NASA's extensive microgravity research, Astrogenetix is applying a fast-track on-orbit discovery platform using the International Space Station to develop vaccines and other therapeutics. Demonstrating its entrepreneurial strategy, Astrotech management sold its state-of-the-art satellite servicing operations to Lockheed Martin in August 2014. Astrotech has operations throughout Texas and is headquartered in Austin. For information, please visit www.astrotechcorp.com.

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