Strongbridge Biopharma plc to Host Investor and Analyst Day on April 5, 2018

DUBLIN, Ireland and TREVOSE, Pa., March 26, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Strongbridge Biopharma plc, SBBP, a global commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of therapies for rare diseases with significant unmet needs, announced today that it will host an Investor and Analyst Day on Thursday, April 5, 2018 in New York, NY at 8:00 a.m. ET, with registration beginning at 7:30 a.m. ET. The event will be hosted by members of the Strongbridge executive management team and will feature presentations from clinical and research experts in the fields of Primary Periodic Paralysis (PPP), Adult Growth Hormone Deficiency (AGHD) and Cushing's syndrome (CS).

The agenda will include an overview of the market opportunity and commercial strategy for KEVEYIS® (dichlorphenamide) for the treatment of PPP, and MACRILEN™ (macimorelin) for the diagnosis of AGHD. Additionally, the Company will discuss the Phase 3 clinical development program and potential commercial opportunity for RECORLEV™ (levoketoconazole) for the treatment of CS.

For additional event details, please contact Marcy Nanus at mnanus@troutgroup.com. A live webcast of the event can be accessed on the Investors section of the Strongbridge website at http://investors.strongbridgebio.com/upcoming-events and will be available for replay.

About Strongbridge Biopharma

Strongbridge Biopharma is a global commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of therapies for rare diseases with significant unmet needs. Strongbridge's commercial portfolio within its rare neuromuscular and rare endocrine franchises includes KEVEYIS® (dichlorphenamide), the first and only FDA-approved treatment for hyperkalemic, hypokalemic, and related variants of primary periodic paralysis, and MACRILEN™ (macimorelin), the first and only FDA-approved oral drug indicated for the diagnosis of adult growth hormone deficiency. The Company's rare endocrine franchise also includes a clinical-stage pipeline of therapies: RECORLEV™ (levoketoconazole), a cortisol synthesis inhibitor currently being studied for the treatment of endogenous Cushing's syndrome, and veldoreotide, a next-generation somatostatin analog being investigated for the treatment of acromegaly and potential additional applications in other conditions amenable to somatostatin receptor activation.

About KEVEYIS 

KEVEYIS® (dichlorphenamide) is indicated for the treatment of primary hyperkalemic periodic paralysis, primary hypokalemic periodic paralysis, and related variants. In clinical studies, the most common side effects of KEVEYIS were a numbness or tingling, difficulty thinking and paying attention, changes in taste, and confusion. These are not all of the possible side effects that you may experience with KEVEYIS. Talk to your doctor if you have any symptoms that bother you or do not go away. You are encouraged to report side effects to Strongbridge Biopharma at 1-855-324-8912, or to the FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088 or visit www.fda.gov/medwatch/. For additional KEVEYIS important safety information and the full prescribing information visit www.keveyis.com.

About MACRILEN

MACRILEN™ (macimorelin) is a prescription oral solution that is used to test for adult growth hormone deficiency (AGHD).  In clinical studies, the most common side effects of MACRILEN were changed sense of taste, dizziness, headache, fatigue, nausea, hunger, diarrhea, upper respiratory tract infection, feeling hot, excessive sweating, sore nose and throat, and decreased heart rate.  These are not all of the possible side effects that you may experience with MACRILEN. Call your healthcare provider for medical advice about side effects. You are encouraged to report side effects to Strongbridge at 1-855-324-8912, or to the FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088 or visit www.strongbridgebio.com/products/macrilen/.  Please see Full Prescribing Information for additional important MACRILEN safety information.

Forward-Looking Statements

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