Rocket Pharmaceuticals Announces Participation at the SVB Leerink Spotlight Series: Rare & Genetic Diseases Conference

Rocket Pharmaceuticals, Inc. RCKT ("Rocket"), a leading U.S.-based multi-platform clinical-stage gene therapy company, today announces that Gaurav Shah, M.D., Chief Executive Officer and President of Rocket is scheduled to present on Wednesday, August 7, 2019, at 1:30p.m. Eastern Time at the SVB Leerink Spotlight Series: Rare & Genetic Diseases conference in Boston, Massachusetts.

About Rocket Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Rocket Pharmaceuticals, Inc. RCKT ("Rocket") is an emerging, clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on developing first-in-class gene therapy treatment options for rare, devastating diseases. Rocket's multi-platform development approach applies the well-established lentiviral vector (LVV) and adeno-associated viral vector (AAV) gene therapy platforms. Rocket's first two clinical programs using LVV-based gene therapy are for the treatment of Fanconi Anemia (FA), a difficult to treat genetic disease that leads to bone marrow failure and potentially cancer, and Leukocyte Adhesion Deficiency-I (LAD-I), a serve pediatric genetic disorder that causes recurrent and life-threatening infections which are frequently fatal. Rocket's first clinical program using AAV-based gene therapy is for Danon disease, a devastating, pediatric heart failure condition. Rocket's pre-clinical pipeline programs for bone marrow-derived disorders are for Pyruvate Kinase Deficiency (PKD) and Infantile Malignant Osteopetrosis (IMO). For more information about Rocket, please visit www.rocketpharma.com.

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