Oncothyreon to Present at Stifel 2014 Healthcare Conference

SEATTLE, Nov. 12, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Oncothyreon Inc. ONTY announced today that Robert Kirkman, M.D., President and Chief Executive Officer, will present at the Stifel 2014 Healthcare Conference in New York on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2014 at 3:00 p.m. Eastern.

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 recently acquired protocell technology. For more information, visit www.oncothyreon.com.