Astrotech to Present at the 17th Annual B. Riley & Co. Investor Conference

AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Astrotech Corporation ASTC will meet with investors at the 17^th Annual B. Riley & Co. Investor Conference on Wednesday, May 25, 2016 at The Loews Hollywood Hotel, Los Angeles.

Astrotech's Chief Executive Officer Thomas B. Pickens, III and Chief Financial Officer Eric Stober are scheduled to present at 2:30 p.m. PT. Mr. Pickens and Mr. Stober will be available for one-on-one meetings throughout the day.

About Astrotech Corporation

Astrotech Corporation ASTC is an innovative science and technology company that invents, acquires and commercializes technological innovations sourced from research institutions, laboratories, universities, and internally and then funds, manages, and builds proprietary, scalable start-up companies for profitable divestiture to market leaders to maximize shareholder value. Sourced from Oak Ridge Laboratory's chemical analyzer research, 1^st Detect develops, manufactures, and sells chemical analyzers that streamline processes for industrial use in the airport security, food and beverage, semiconductor, pharmaceutical, research and environmental markets, and the military. Sourced from decades of image research from the laboratories of IBM and Kodak combined with classified satellite technology from government laboratories, Astral Images sells film to digital image enhancement, defect removal and color correction software, and post processing services providing economically feasible conversion of television and feature 35mm and 16mm films to the new 4K ultra-high definition (UHD), high-dynamic range (HDR) format necessary for the new generation of digital distribution. Sourced from NASA's extensive microgravity research, Astrogenetix is applying a fast-track on-orbit discovery platform using the International Space Station to develop vaccines and other therapeutics. Demonstrating its entrepreneurial strategy, Astrotech management sold its state-of-the-art satellite servicing operations to Lockheed Martin in August 2014. Astrotech has operations throughout Texas and is headquartered in Austin. For information, please visit www.astrotechcorp.com.