Pfenex to Present at the JMP Securities 2018 Life Science Conference

SAN DIEGO, June 14, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pfenex Inc. PFNX announced today that it will be presenting at the JMP Securities 2018 Life Science Conference in New York City.

President and Chief Executive Officer, Eef Schimmelpennink, is scheduled to present on Wednesday, June 20, 2018 at 3:00 PM ET.

Interested parties can access the live audio webcast and archive for this presentation from the Investors Section of Pfenex's website at www.pfenex.com.

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About Pfenex Inc.
Pfenex is a clinical-stage development and licensing biotechnology company focused on leveraging its Pfēnex Expression Technology® to improve protein therapies for unmet patient needs. Using the patented Pfēnex 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 including PF743, a recombinant crisantaspase, and PF745, a recombinant crisantaspase with half-life extension technology, 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