Vital Therapies to Present at the Jefferies 2018 Global Healthcare Conference

SAN DIEGO, June 07, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vital Therapies, Inc. VTL, a biotherapeutic company developing ELAD®, a cell-based therapy targeting the treatment of acute forms of liver failure, today announced that Russell J. Cox, Chief Executive Officer, will present at the Jefferies 2018 Global Healthcare Conference in New York City at 8:30 a.m. ET on Friday, June 8.

A live webcast of the presentation will be available on the Investor Relations page of the Company's website at: http://ir.vitaltherapies.com/. An archive of the presentation will be available for replay following the conference.

About Vital Therapies, Inc.

Vital Therapies, Inc. is a biotherapeutic company developing a cell-based therapy targeting the treatment of acute forms of liver failure.  The Company's ELAD System is an extracorporeal human allogeneic cellular liver therapy currently in phase 3 clinical trials. Vital Therapies, Inc. is based in San Diego, California.  Vital Therapies® and ELAD® are trademarks of Vital Therapies, Inc.

Contact:

Vital Therapies, Inc. 

Al Kildani

Vice President, Investor Relations and Business Development

858-673-6840

akildani@vitaltherapies.com