Achaogen to Participate in the Guggenheim Securities 5th Annual Boston Healthcare Conference

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Nov. 30, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Achaogen, Inc. AKAO, a late-stage biopharmaceutical company developing innovative antibacterials addressing multi-drug resistant (MDR) gram-negative infections, today announced that management will be hosting investor meetings at the Guggenheim Securities 5^th Annual Boston Healthcare Conference on Wednesday, December 13, 2017 at The InterContinental Boston Hotel in Boston, Massachusetts.

Investors attending the conference who are interested in meeting with Achaogen management should contact their Guggenheim Securities representative.

About Achaogen

Achaogen is a late-stage biopharmaceutical company passionately committed to the discovery, development, and commercialization of innovative antibacterial treatments for MDR gram-negative infections. Achaogen is developing plazomicin, its lead product candidate, for the treatment of serious bacterial infections due to MDR Enterobacteriaceae, including carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae. The Food and Drug Administration has granted plazomicin Breakthrough Therapy designation for the treatment of bloodstream infections caused by certain Enterobacteriaceae in patients who have limited or no alternative treatment options. The Company's second product candidate is C-Scape, an orally-administered beta-lactam/beta-lactamase inhibitor combination. Achaogen's plazomicin program has been funded, and its C-Scape program is funded, in part with Federal funds from the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority. Achaogen has other programs in early and late preclinical stages focused on other MDR gram-negative infections and additional disease areas. All product candidates, including plazomicin, are investigational only and have not been approved for commercialization. For more information, please visit www.achaogen.com.

Source: Achaogen, Inc. AKAO

Investor and Media Contact

David Arrington

Vice President, Investor Relations and Corporate Communications

650.440.5856

darrington@achaogen.com