ProQR to Present at the Evercore ISI HealthConX Conference

LEIDEN, the Netherlands, Nov. 20, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ProQR Therapeutics N.V. PRQR, a company dedicated to changing lives through the creation of transformative RNA medicines for the treatment of severe genetic rare diseases, today announced that the management will give a presentation at the Evercore ISI 2018 HealthConX Conference to be held in Boston, MA.

The live and archived webcast of the presentation will be accessible from the ‘Investor Relations' section of ProQR's website (www.proqr.com) under ‘Events and Presentations'. The archived webcast will be available for 30 days following the presentation date.

Presentation format:    Fireside chat

Presentation:                Tuesday, November 27, 2018 at 9:30 am ET

About ProQR

ProQR Therapeutics is dedicated to changing lives through the creation of transformative RNA medicines for the treatment of severe genetic rare diseases such as Leber's congenital amaurosis 10, dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa and cystic fibrosis. Based on our unique proprietary RNA repair platform technologies we are growing our pipeline with patients and loved ones in mind.

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ProQR Therapeutics N.V.

Investor Contact:

Smital Shah

Chief Financial Officer

T: +1 415 231 6431

ir@proqr.com

Media Contact:

Sara Zelkovic

LifeSci Public Relations

T: +1 646 876 4933

Sara@lifescipublicrelations.com