Pfenex to Present at the Jefferies 2018 Global Healthcare Conference

SAN DIEGO, May 30, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pfenex Inc. PFNX announced today that it will be presenting at the Jefferies 2018 Global Healthcare Conference in New York City. 

President and Chief Executive Officer, Eef Schimmelpennink, is scheduled to present on Friday June 8, 2018 from 1:30 PM – 2:00 PM ET.

Interested parties can access the live audio webcast for this presentation from the Investors Section of Pfenex's website at www.pfenex.com.  The webcast replay will be available after the conclusion of the live presentation for approximately 60 days.

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About Pfenex Inc.
Pfenex is a clinical-stage development and licensing biotechnology company focused on leveraging its Pfenex Expression Technology® to improve protein therapies for unmet patient needs. Using the patented Pfenex Expression Technology platform, the Company has created an advanced pipeline of therapeutic equivalents, vaccines, biologics and biosimilars. The Company's lead product candidates are PF708, a therapeutic equivalent candidate to Forteo® (teriparatide) for the treatment of osteoporosis, and its novel anthrax vaccine candidates, Px563L and RPA563, funded through an advanced development contract with the U.S. government. In addition, the Company is developing hematology/oncology products in collaboration with Jazz Pharmaceuticals. Furthermore, the Company's pipeline includes biosimilar candidates to Lucentis® and Neulasta®.

Contacts:
Susan A. Knudson
Chief Financial Officer
Pfenex, Inc.
sknudson@pfenex.com

Hans Vitzthum, Managing Director
LifeSci Advisors, LLC
Hans@LifeSciAdvisors.com
617-535-7743