UPDATE -- Moleculin Biotech, Inc. (Nasdaq: MBRX) to Ring The Nasdaq Stock Market Closing Bell in celebration of IPO

ADVISORY, June 02, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --

What: 
Moleculin Biotech MBRX, a preclinical and clinical-stage pharmaceutical company focused on the development of anti-cancer drug candidates, will visit the Nasdaq MarketSite in Times Square to celebrate its initial public offering (IPO).

In honor of the occasion, Walter Klemp, Chief Executive Officer, will ring the Closing Bell. 

Where:
Nasdaq MarketSite – 4 Times Square – 43^rd & Broadway – Broadcast Studio

When:
Thursday, June 2, 2016 – 3:45 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET       

Moleculin Biotech Media Contact:
Sean Leous
(646) 863-8998
sleous@pcgadvisory.com

Nasdaq MarketSite:
Emily Pan
(646) 441-5120
emily.pan@nasdaq.com

Feed Information:
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Gal 3C/06C 95.05 degrees West
18 mhz Lower
DL 3811 Vertical
FEC 3/4
SR 13.235
DR 18.295411
MOD 4:2:0
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About Moleculin Biotech, Inc.

Moleculin Biotech, Inc. is a preclinical and clinical-stage pharmaceutical company focused on the development of anti-cancer drug candidates, many of which are based on discoveries made at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center.

Our lead product candidate is Annamycin, a Phase II clinical stage anthracycline for the treatment of relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia, more commonly referred to as AML.

We also have two active pre-clinical small molecule portfolios, one of which is focused on the modulation of hard-to-target tumor cell signaling mechanisms and the recruitment of the patient's own immune system. The other portfolio targets the metabolism of tumors.

For more information about the offering, please visit www.moleculin.com

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