Eiger to Present at Jefferies 2019 London Healthcare Conference

PALO ALTO, Calif., Nov. 15, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Eiger BioPharmaceuticals, Inc. EIGR, focused on the development and commercialization of targeted therapies for serious rare and ultra-rare diseases, today announced that Eiger management will present a corporate update at the Jefferies 2019 London Healthcare Conference on November 20, 2019 from 4:00-4:35 PM GMT in London. 

A live webcast of the presentation will be available on the Eiger BioPharmaceuticals website at www.eigerbio.com under the "Investors" tab.  A replay of the webcast will be available approximately one hour following the completion of the live event.

Eiger will also host one-on-one meetings with investors.

About Eiger

Eiger is a late stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of a pipeline of first-in-class, well-characterized drugs for serious rare and ultra-rare diseases for patients with high unmet medical needs and for which no approved therapies exist. 

The company's lead program is in Phase 3, developing lonafarnib, a first-in-class prenylation inhibitor for the treatment of Hepatitis Delta Virus (HDV) infection.  The company is rapidly advancing peginterferon lambda, a first-in-class interferon, toward registration for the treatment of HDV.  Eiger is preparing an NDA and MAA for lonafarnib to treat Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome (HGPS or Progeria) and Progeroid Laminopathies with plans to submit an NDA by year-end 2019, followed by an MAA submission in the first quarter of 2020.  For additional information about Eiger and its clinical programs, please visit www.eigerbio.com. 

Investors: Ingrid Choong, PhD

Email: ichoong@eigerbio.com   

Phone: 1-650-619-6115

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